Example sentences of "[adv] [modal v] [pron] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How long could their own obstruction permit the slave-owners to claim the slaves were unfit for freedom ? |
| 2 | And , in an argument utterly characteristic of the mercantilist view of a conflict-ridden world , Norris raised the bogey of the old rival France ; he claimed that France 's naval power had been so strengthened by her own involvement in the slave trade that if Britain discontinued it not only would her commercial prosperity decline but she would lose naval predominance . |
| 3 | Teachers , it was felt , were the guardians of a politically free curriculum : if they lost their entitlement to control the learning experiences of pupils , not only would their own professionalism be undermined , but , worse , schools could easily become the agents for transmitting ‘ state-approved knowledge ’ . |
| 4 | And , if they do , how should their organisational structure be incorporated into the managerial hierarchy of the hospital ? |
| 5 | The important question was how should our great freedom and flexibility be used ? |
| 6 | How could her young sister have behaved so inconsiderately ? |
| 7 | How could his beautiful champagne based sauce be indicted for murder ? |
| 8 | Presumably several people would benefit very substantially from Riddle 's will , but how would his projected marriage have changed that ? |
| 9 | How would my own child see me ? |
| 10 | how would you how would you copper plate things . |
| 11 | How will your best friend react ? |
| 12 | How can my hon. Friend argue that compensation should be given to haemophiliacs because , sadly , they suffered a congenital disease and that a sick person who required a blood transfusion was in a different category ? |
| 13 | How can our fragmented society make itself whole again ? |
| 14 | Yet should their own government , run by fellow noblemen and dedicated to their security , conclude that serfdom was too dangerous to perpetuate , they would bow to the inevitable . |
| 15 | Why must her blonde hair , bleached now by the long summer 's light to a ravishing pallor , be chopped so harshly ? |
| 16 | He himself is moved to relieve his distress , but why should my imaginative simulation move me to do the same ? |
| 17 | Where would his philosophical attitude be now ? |
| 18 | Where would your extra resistance come from ? |
| 19 | Jeez , where would your damn factory be if you did n't try new processes ? ’ |
| 20 | Following that up when , when can your long suffering shareholders er , expect to see any return on the B Sky B stake and a follow up on that ? |