Example sentences of "[adv] this [modal v] [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously this would impose a significant strain on the Exchequer . |
| 2 | Now obviously this can happen a bit , but I do n't think , on the whole it happens very much , at least certainly not in a way that matters erm I do n't think it does matter if people change things a little bit , because erm but on the whole people are doing things in the way that they 're doing them erm because they 've got accustomed to doing them that way and that 's the way that they 've planned it , and that 's the way that it comes out as a result of all of those pressures that there are on them . |
| 3 | So this should make a good paperback , one hopes at under £10 . |
| 4 | Sometimes extravagant claims are made for the incapacitatory effectiveness of ordinary prison sentences , and it is argued that if prison sentences were longer this could produce a substantial reduction in crime by means of incapacitation . |
| 5 | The response points out that there is little point in improving regional road links if traffic can not move at the beginning or end of its journey — inevitably this must involve a public transport solution within urban areas , with some form of limitation on car usage . |
| 6 | Now this will affect a vast area of atmosphere , because the air moving over that sea surface tends to take up the characteristics and if the temperature 's higher on the sea surface than normal , the air becomes warmer than normal , and this sets up all sorts of reactions , it will probably produce a lot more clouds , for instance , and erm this in turn will cut off the sun 's rays from that area of atmosphere , and this will have an effect on the whole erm heat engine of the atmosphere as we know it so erm we 're now studying how far afield this is affecting the weather . |
| 7 | Very often this must involve a partnership between the school or community centre with organisations that can assist in the planning , such as the Edinburgh Green Belt Trust or the Central Scotland Countryside Trust . |
| 8 | Their current goal is to win an entry into Crufts , but maybe this will take a couple of years . |
| 9 | Similarly , if every time one of your subordinates makes suggestions at a meeting you purse your lips then this may send a message to the person that you disapprove and they may be discouraged from coming forward with ideas . |
| 10 | One could instead increase mutation rates artificially : if doubling mutation rates doubled senescence , or if a slight increase in the mutation rate produced catastrophic senescence ( Box 2 ) , then this would suggest a substantial effect of mutation in the original population . |
| 11 | If objectives from the higher categories of Bloom 's taxonomy are included , where students are asked to make judgements , to criticise and evaluate ; and if students are given a range of objectives from which they may make their own choices and even , at the later stages of training , are encouraged to write their own , then this will go a long way to meeting this criticism . |
| 12 | On the other hand , if the single-minded pursuit of profits ( as constrained by external regulation ) is liable to damage the public interest , then this will require a modification of the existing set of shareholder rights and the framework of company law that upholds them . |
| 13 | Diana Elbourne is correct that the volume of placental transfusion received will contribute to the recorded birth weight ; theoretically this could mean a difference of up to 6% . |
| 14 | Why this should make a critical difference is far from clear since a company can create a fixed charge of accounts receivable or a mortgage of future property . |
| 15 | Many people prefer to create a pressed flower design where the component parts do not overlap each other , and certainly this can give a flatter effect , but not one that I find as interesting . |