Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | By adding the pluses and minuses , it soon becomes apparent which of the remaining six places we ought to go to visit for a final decision . |
| 2 | The Microsoft one plugs into a serial port you may want to use for a modem , while you have to hunt for a mouse to fit into the IBM PS/2 socket . |
| 3 | In approaching family work in this way a social worker may want to arrange for a multidisciplinary assessment , calling on advice from the health care team . |
| 4 | Classic lighting is ideal for creating atmosphere in traditional-style bedrooms , although if you often read in bed you may need to opt for a more practical design |
| 5 | If you think you do n't qualify , you may need to apply for a divorce in the ordinary way and you should consult a solicitor . |
| 6 | If the purchaser is a listed company it may need to apply for a listing of the consideration shares . |
| 7 | as these will ‘ drown ’ if cut below water level , so sufficient length should remain to allow for a fluctuating water level . |
| 8 | Bill thought I 'd died on him the other night cos I was , you know , me breathing and everything , and then all of a sudden I must 've relaxed for a bit and not needed to breathe and he give me a shock he says God I thought you were dead . |
| 9 | ‘ If they thought the children were in danger they should have gone for a care order in the first place , ’ Levy said . |
| 10 | Overturning this residence order the Appeal Court was clear Nottinghamshire SSD should have used the Act 's public law provisions from the outset — it should have gone for a care order or a supervision order , enabling social workers to oversee the children 's welfare . |
| 11 | He should have gone for a walk on the Downs or gone shopping in the town for antiques , or spent the morning browsing in bookshops . |
| 12 | Before LGCM took up its office in the tower of St Botolph 's , Malcolm Johnson should have applied for a faculty . |
| 13 | He should have waited for a better moment instead of acting impulsively . |
| 14 | They should have looked for a two-bedded , well-equipped flat in Norwich or in a convenient village close to the shops and post office , and to a church , of course . |
| 15 | It was inevitable therefore that she should have looked for a career in motor racing — at least that was what she told herself . |
| 16 | It annoyed her intensely that she should have thought for a moment that the dreadful feeling she 'd experienced when he 'd told her he had an engagement was jealousy . |
| 17 | Soon after he came to power he personally led an expedition against the Shanqalla negroes on the Sudan border , and my father affirmed that the slaughter there must have satisfied for a time even his craving for blood . |
| 18 | He thought that he had heard the house door close : McAllister must have left for a stroll , or perhaps even a visit up West , and it would be safe for him to leave the surgery where he had been reading Mr H. G. Wells 's scientific romance The Time Machine , and return to the comfort of his armchair . |
| 19 | In the countryside , life must have continued for a long time as it always had done . |
| 20 | HARRISON Ford must have wished for a second take during a speech in London to promote his new film , The Fugitive , based on the hit 1960 television series starring David Janssen . |
| 21 | Basically , it reduces to the realization that man 's gelada-like past — which must have lasted for a very considerable period , even by the standards of evolutionary time — left an indelible stamp on both his id and his ego . |
| 22 | He must have worked for a long time in the garage . |
| 23 | I should recommend waiting for a gentler age than that in which we are condemned for a while to dwell . |
| 24 | ‘ That 's awfully kind of you , and I should love to come for a couple of days , if I may . |
| 25 | You must learn to ask for a deposit when you take an order and never , never let a garment go without the balance in your hand . |
| 26 | Students who do well in the three years of the MA(General) may choose to proceed for a further year to obtain the MA ( General Honours ) . |
| 27 | However we also made it clear that as one part of Labour 's wider democratic agenda , that we were sympathetic to looking at a plurality of electoral systems and that this might include legislating for a regional list system of proportional representation for future European elections . |
| 28 | They will also be able to supply you with a list of suitable short-term homes for the elderly in your area , to which your parent might consider going for a few weeks each year in order that you may have a holiday , if there is no other member of the family who could take over your responsibilities in your absence . |
| 29 | Before you visit the Church of St Clement and the Clementinum , you might like to stop for a cup of coffee at the House of the Golden Snake . |
| 30 | I thought you might like to stop for a coffee . ’ |