Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [adj] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any definition may fall short of perfection , but all statutory definitions serve the useful purposes of distillation , simplicity , brevity , accessibility and they can be improved in the light of experience and need . |
| 2 | The inquiry 's terms of reference will be ’ to examine selection and appointment methods and criteria for staff working in children 's homes and to recommend improvements ; and to make such further examination as the committee may consider justified of management or other issues relevant to the protection of children and young people and to the support and guidance of staff in such homes . ’ |
| 3 | And anyone who doubts whether the method can safely be transferred to literature should consult one of Amis 's best novels , Ending up . |
| 4 | The new Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges ( Oxford 1988 ) has 70,000 names within its pages , but even in a work of such length there must remain hundreds of omissions . |
| 5 | Causes of disagreement appeared to include whether AIDS should remain one of WHO 's highest funding priorities ; the provision of AIDS drugs and a possible future vaccine to poorer countries of Africa , South America and Asia ; and protection of the human rights of AIDS sufferers and those carrying the virus ( HIV ) . |
| 6 | The Law Society 's Remuneration Certificate service should remain free of charge , but the Society will have a power to require up to 50% of a bill to be paid by the client before the certificate is granted . |
| 7 | You should feel capable of doing more and therefore you will become more of a busy , dynamic person . |
| 8 | Moreover , its mutations must follow those of language : when the functioning of language changes , so must narrative functions . |
| 9 | Front and rear legs are thrown neither in nor out , as the imprint of hind feet should touch that of forefeet . |
| 10 | NIGEL BENN must run scared of Nicky Piper tonight or risk blowing a £750,000 fortune . |
| 11 | A company following the marketing concept overseas , i.e. trying to satisfy the needs and wants of target markets at a profit , must keep abreast of changes in the cultural environment which affect people 's attitudes and values , and hence , indirectly , their needs and wants of products and services . |
| 12 | It follows from this that the producer must keep abreast of developments until the product leaves his control . |
| 13 | 789–90 that his oldest son , Charles , should marry one of Offa 's daughters may already have been more an attempt to ‘ patch up bad relations ’ than to give effect to good ones , and , when acceptance of this extremely prestigious offer was made dependent by Offa on one of Charlemagne 's daughters marrying Ecgfrith , so affronted was Charlemagne that he gave orders that no one from Britain and the Anglian race was to land on the sea-coast of Gaul for the sake of commerce . |
| 14 | The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were to be there and the Queen requested that she should hear some of Gloriana . |
| 15 | Rowntrees must have hundreds of tables . |
| 16 | To do this you must bypass dozens of traps , overcome hundreds of multi talented guards and robots and use all your skill and logic to find the blueprints . |
| 17 | The Report stressed the need for a nationally recognized form of certification and recommended the establishment of an autonomous body for vocational courses in art and design whose validating functions should resemble those of TEC and BEC , thereby enabling it where necessary to devise suitable courses as well as receiving submissions from colleges . |
| 18 | On page one seven five you 've got how to check the circulation , after you 've put the bandage on to make sure it 's not too tight , it 's not stopping all the blood supply , press a fingernail if there 's only a finger nail and the , it should go white of course if you press it , then the blood should go back and it goes back pink again or an area of er skin , always check your circulation after you 've put your bandage on . |
| 19 | Dear Rosemary , I know you must receive hundreds of letters like mine but I have been meaning to write to you now for ages . |
| 20 | On the one hand , Jaq must seem capable of irony and flexible tolerance — perhaps only so as to spring a trap . |
| 21 | I suppose the house must seem full of clutter . ’ |
| 22 | To this , you must add some of Drachenfels ' personal Grimoires . |
| 23 | The deal should safeguard thousands of jobs . |
| 24 | As an example — when an infill mailshot is taking place that may generate hundreds of responses by phone , or post do we |
| 25 | This may consist either of views as to the proper policy-making procedures — the way things are to be done — or of particular sets of policies that are perceived to be in the best interests of the nation . |
| 26 | Graeme Wilson reports on how reforms to the legal aid system may exclude thousands of people from seeking justice |
| 27 | In a letter posted shortly before departure , Aveling wrote , half ironically , but perhaps also partly believing the possibility existed , that he might make millions of dollars in America . |
| 28 | The Shah had made a showplace of his country with his colossal purchasing of weapons , and look what it had all come to : ‘ If you drive from Shiraz to Isfahan even today you 'll see hundreds of helicopters parked off to the right of the highway . |
| 29 | Head east along Marine Drive , turn sharp right and you 'll discover one of Europe 's largest mariners complete with waterside bars , shops and restaurants . |
| 30 | You 'll meet thousands of girls before you find the one you like . ’ |