Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] as a warning " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , during that poor run which ultimately cost them the title , they were knocked out of the FA Cup by lowly Wrexham , and that must act as a warning in neon lights for their trip to non-League Yeovil . |
| 2 | But the way Wycombe came back at us in the first game should serve as a warning that it will not be easy . ’ |
| 3 | But it should serve as a warning to teachers that suggestions from the ‘ fundamental disciplines ’ must be viewed with caution and scepticism . |
| 4 | The Chinese , even if they were not spies , were certainly not-be trusted , for they were evidently too cowardly to be relied on as stokers to get up sufficient steam to escape German U-boats , which should serve as a warning to " yellow-loving shipowners . " |
| 5 | The comparison of the philosophy of competition policy in the three jurisdictions should serve as a warning against ignoring completely the ‘ public-interest ’ dimension . |
| 6 | The experience of the EC with member state aids to attract foreign direct investment should serve as a warning that EC rules are not always sufficient to prevent member states from taking unilateral steps to improve their national economies at the expense of others . |
| 7 | Versions of Locke 's doctrine of cultural relativity are still staunchly upheld by many professional anthropologists of high repute , though my demonstration that it incorporates the traditional proposition that the opposition " we " / " they " is the equivalent of " human being " / " monster " should serve as a warning . |
| 8 | And its spectacular fall from grace should serve as a warning . |
| 9 | The judge said the long sentence should serve as a warning to others tempted to join the illegal trade in exotic birds . |
| 10 | In the case of Britain , Wedderburn ( 1974 , p. 31 ) notes that the failure of the 1971 Industrial Relations Act , many of whose legalistic provisions had US antecedents , ‘ might serve as a warning against over simple enthusiasm for the translation of developments from other countries into the British framework ’ . |
| 11 | Coroner Clifford Tughan said that he hoped Mr McCaffrey 's tragic death would serve as a warning to others who might be tempted to climb out of lifts . |