Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two shipwrecked men in a boat have only enough food for one , so that one of them must die if the other is to live . |
| 2 | First , everyone should realise that the countryside is a workplace and not just a recreation place . |
| 3 | Everyone should demand if the security guards are not functioning their duty we should not let them go by so |
| 4 | I may say that the above " idea " belongs to my system of controlling the boys by " influence " rather than by the " cane " . |
| 5 | Chairman , if I if I may say that the erm the er minutes of that committee were approved by sub-committee at their subsequent meeting on the twenty fourth of November erm |
| 6 | ‘ But unfortunately , or perhaps fortunately I ought to say because the Press is here , that sort of sentence is not open to me . ’ |
| 7 | In considering whether at this stage it is possible to say that the answer to this question must be ‘ nothing ’ I must assume that the third defendant will be found guilty of conspiracy or fraud as alleged by the plaintiffs and also that the third party will be found to be negligent as regards the plaintiffs in the respects mentioned in the third party notice . |
| 8 | I decided to study linguistics at M.I.T. Although I learned a great deal , particularly regarding rigorous methods in linguistics , I must confess that the M.I.T. approach to linguistics was too narrow for my taste , and I found the hothouse atmosphere there somewhat uncomfortable . |
| 9 | So I must check that the figures I 've already given you , that 's the way that I 've done it . |
| 10 | ‘ Ah , I must mention that the sun is shining , ’ said Mr Singleton . |
| 11 | Before I end I must mention that the Llangollen Railway , like all others , has its problems . |
| 12 | ‘ I must stress that the involvement of armed forces , the police and the voluntary services will cease once the trades unions agree , as they did two weeks ago , to provide normal accident and emergency service ’ . |
| 13 | I must stress that the equation is not one that Bukharin himself put forward , but has been derived by myself from his set of simple equations for equilibrium conditions . |
| 14 | The Secretary of State and his Ministers do not like to be reminded that they have a welfare role , but I must stress that the back payment of entitlement at issue tonight occurs under the National Insurance Act 1946 , a Social Security Act and the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 which all state that DSS officers shall : ’ exercise their functions in such a manner as shall best promote the welfare of persons affected by the exercise of these functions . ’ |
| 15 | However , I must stress that the word ‘ vigilante ’ in fact never passed my lips during the interview conducted by your reporter . |
| 16 | While you ponder this month 's challenge , I must admit that the first competition , about the Teddy box , has proved a cathartic experience for me . |
| 17 | A harmless grass snake , I concluded , although I must admit that the proximity of the Reptile Centre did make me a touch more circumspect than usual as I made for the summit . |
| 18 | I still have it today , and I must admit that the ‘ poems ’ indicate the desperation of a lonely adolescent rather than the promise of any talent . |
| 19 | ‘ I must emphasise that the present nitrate standard of 50mg/litre remains , in our view , the appropriate preferred standard . |
| 20 | I must emphasise that the vowels and are not included in the set of English phonemes but are simply additional symbols to make the writing and reading of transcription easier . |
| 21 | Lawrence said : ‘ I must act because the Swindon game is terribly important if we are to win promotion . |
| 22 | Now I must agree that the recommendation for generic substitution would provide savings for our poor beleaguered NHS . |
| 23 | Not having the powers of an auditor , I must accept that the insurance industry is having difficulty balancing its books . |
| 24 | It takes no account of the er er government requirements for er this coming year , and having said that , I I must accept that the overall increase proposed for erm , ninety- four , five , er is only three point three per cent . |
| 25 | I must say that the standard of high jumping is very good this year . |
| 26 | The champion jockey had been waving the whip in his left hand and when he put it down inside the last furlong , I must say that the clear impression from behind my glasses was that he thought the race was over . |
| 27 | ’ Summing up , ’ said Nilghard , ‘ I must say that the only place where I have seen correspondingly bad situations in Central Europe before is around the biggest airports in West Germany . ’ |
| 28 | I must say that the Methodists had the edge when it came to music and poetry , and Granda used to encourage me to take part . |
| 29 | I must say that the black and gold hardware that has been chosen for this guitar is excellent , too . |
| 30 | While this letter may not be similar to certain ones you 've had recently , I must say that the Morrissey saga has been somewhat overplayed , do n't you think ? |