Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [art] [noun sg] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is only possible where the signer can establish ( a ) that he/she signed the document without negligence and ( b ) that he/she mistakenly thought he/she was signing a document of a fundamentally different type from that actually signed ( Saunders v Anglia BS [ 1971 ] AC 1004 ) . |
| 2 | Secondly , a continuing and , in some ways , irresolvable problem is how to balance the twin aims of conservation and recreation since , despite the Sandford recommendations , it has not always been clear where the emphasis should be ( Cripps 1980 ) . |
| 3 | The Sogna , which in Italian means ‘ let you dream ’ , will be built in very small numbers and it 's still not clear where the powerplant will come from . |
| 4 | No one is clear where the situation can now lead ; they are only aware that the blanket of fear is suddenly not so suffocating any more . |
| 5 | ‘ Over the years I 've learned that you have this endearing ability to spot a chance to make a profit further than a leopard can spot a limp . |
| 6 | The offeror may wish to do this if the target would remain technically listed or the offeror would not have sufficient control over the target 's assets after the takeover . |
| 7 | Since men are usually a bit taller than their female partners , it 's easier if the man can stand so that he 's a little lower than his partner . |
| 8 | I got on to the roof : the upper levels of mortar had crumbled so much that it was doubtful if the stack would survive the next gale . |
| 9 | In fact the uncertainty is so wide that is doubtful if the forecast would be of much value . |
| 10 | But it is doubtful if the problem can or should be solved with spending cuts alone . |
| 11 | But it is doubtful if the problem can or should be solved with spending cuts alone . |
| 12 | It is doubtful if the mill could ever be operated on a commercial scale and in Wilf Medlam 's words it is ‘ a desirable and harmless anachronism , doing its bit to satisfy the immense demand for 100% wholemeal flour ’ . |
| 13 | These results show that there is a higher complication rate if there are features of Crohn 's disease but that the medium term functional results are acceptable if the pouch can be retained . |
| 14 | But their solicitor says their chances are slim unless the law can be changed . |
| 15 | I note that the C E C is opposing this , but I feel that maybe they 've missed the points and the branch should actually take some responsibility for this because the wording could be better , we concede that point . |
| 16 | I 'm not too worried about this because the team should be well prepared by kick-off time and in Ronnie Moran and Roy Evans , there are two people on the inside whose European experience is second to none . |
| 17 | Many GIS users assume , perhaps subconsciously , that data quality and reliability must be high because the technology used to manipulate them is sophisticated . |
| 18 | To act in such a way is wrong because the employee may be denied a full opportunity to respond to every point being made against him . |
| 19 | There must always be the fear that , however good a writer may be involved , the depiction of mental handicap will be unrealistic because the writer will have no real understanding about the subject . |
| 20 | Thus , he pronounced against the rule that a man could not be liable for the rape of his concubine , stating that concubinage was evidence of consent , but no more than this since the woman could withdraw from cohabitation and thus withdraw her consent . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Held , allowing the appeal , that , although a judge had the power to call a witness where justice and fairness required that witness to give evidence , a judge could neither refuse to permit the prosecution to discontinue its case nor direct whether the trial should continue until the close of the prosecution 's case ; and that , accordingly , the judge had erred in directing the prosecution to continue and in calling the police officer to give evidence for the prosecution ( post , p. 536B , C–G ) . |
| 23 | The Environment Secretary , Chris Patten has agreed to alterations to the County 's structure plan , but it 's still not clear whether the Authority will have to proceed with a controversial scheme for a gravel pit at Finmere . |
| 24 | In the past , it was not even entirely clear whether the tariff should properly be constructed solely on the basis of the seriousness of the current offence , as the Court of Appeal insisted in the case of R . |
| 25 | The daddy had , no doubt through some oversight , neglected to mention the matter of his long overdue account with Mr Moore and the tall boy was forced to pay this before the shopkeeper would part with the goods . |
| 26 | Of these seven patients , six had potential aetiological factors other than use of gangliosides ; protopathic bias was detected in five , and in the remaining one it was doubtful whether the drug could be blamed . |
| 27 | It is doubtful whether the council will be able to recover all the back tax or enforce the costs order . |
| 28 | The council was doubtful whether the public would want to pay for the changes . |
| 29 | Simon , for all his shambling manner and muttered speech was a highly articulate young man and Markby had learned upon enquiry that he was the product of a minor public school — although it was doubtful whether the school would have cared to broadcast his presence amongst its alumni . |
| 30 | City have slumped to halfway after three defeats on the trot and it is doubtful whether the recovery will start at Maine Road today against a Villa side that Reid acknowledges is ‘ brilliantly balanced right through ’ . |