Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] ['s] [noun] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Professional Boxers ' Association would try er , many years ago , and it did n't have the support of people like the G M B and the S P F. |
| 2 | Biddy had produced crash-helmets for Hoomey and Nails and they were all keeping their fingers crossed that Jazz 's turban would be allowed as a substitute , as for motor-cyclists ; they had also acquired jodhpurs and boots second-hand ( one pair from Mrs Smith herself ) and a roughly matched set of yellow jerseys . |
| 3 | Ideally , each user 's equipment would respond only to signals containing that user 's unique address code . |
| 4 | Much of the normal scientist 's knowledge will be tacit , in the sense developed by Michael Polanyi . |
| 5 | When Susan Einzig was appointed to the illustration department in 1946 she saw instantly how destructive Minton 's influence could be , for the drawback of his teaching was that it did little to encourage the discovery of a personal style . |
| 6 | That Howe 's resignation should have occurred so opportunely for Heseltine — on the very eve of the one time of year that the party rules permit a leadership challenge — was extremely important . |
| 7 | The associated user 's name will be displayed beside DC user . |
| 8 | FIG. 1 The spatial Prisoners ' Dilemma can generate a large variety of qualitatively different patterns , depending on the magnitude of the parameter , b , which represents the advantage for defectors . |
| 9 | Clearly , however , even if a company can freely establish a branch in a host member state it is also necessary to decide whether the conduct of that branch 's business should be regulated by the home member state or the host member state . |
| 10 | That afternoon 's performance could only mean one thing . |
| 11 | People working in these professions often take pleasure in describing a sales campaign in which surplus stocks of milk were dispersed by persuading the public that it had a taste for a new mass product , such as yoghurt , or in reminding us that ploughman 's lunches could be invented to persuade a new group to patronize pubs . |
| 12 | Summing up a strange horse 's temperament would be simple , allowing you to avoid being kicked or bitten . |
| 13 | Within two or three years , the majority of a grafted vine 's network would be dependent not upon the grafted roots , but upon the regenerated root system of the producing vine and as such would be at the mercy of phylloxera . |
| 14 | Rural clients ' problems can therefore be seen to be similar to their city counterparts , but the rural advisers ' problems are different . |
| 15 | The flour-thickened curries , greasy hot pots and lasagnes , sausages and mash , or ersatz shepherd 's pie wo n't do much for your waistline or fatty lipid count . |
| 16 | Slave lines showed a propensity to innovate ; and in any case Abdulkarim seemed to think it would not matter crucially what his widowed sister 's daughter might do . |
| 17 | ‘ This afternoon 's coverage should go a long way in helping you set up your own firm , ’ he said , wiping his hands on a serviette . |
| 18 | This afternoon 's showers should clear up this evening to leave all areas with a dry night . |
| 19 | This afternoon 's game may answer some of these questions . |
| 20 | Times have changed dramatically for the county , but this afternoon 's game will determine the full extent of a well publicised revival . |
| 21 | The hon. Gentleman has for some time been against the original fast rail link through Kent and south London , and we have learnt tonight that he is against the current project , apparently because he believes that all British Rail 's money should be spent on saving his neck by improving the lousy commuter service that his constituents have had to tolerate for 13 years of Tory misrule — to use a well-known phrase from a couple of decades back . |
| 22 | As soon as the wall was mended , another truck 's brakes would fail . |
| 23 | If the change is not well managed throughout this process , different groups ' interests may be so radically affected that the process has to degenerate into chaos before stability can be regained . |
| 24 | He asked himself , I wonder what this old warrior 's reaction would be if I told him I had fallen in love with a married woman ? |
| 25 | Even a few hours ' warning can save lives and reduce injuries . |
| 26 | X rescues or similar out because of the Seayak 's loaded weight and bailing would have been a very frustrating experience beam on in that sea ; a flexible hose from another boat 's pump would have worked but mine was glassed in ! |
| 27 | An exploration of an old craftman 's tool-roll would reveal some strangely shaped tools , probably made for some one-off job . |
| 28 | The Federation of British Aquarists ' Societies will forward a list of affiliated clubs on request . |
| 29 | Exceptionally , 12 months ' extension may be granted ( Ord 7 , r 20(3) ) . |
| 30 | A group of residents in an old peoples ' home may between them be confronting many occasions of loss and death ; the handling of these matters requires sensitivity too . |