Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [adj] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pottery has a limited life , determined by the function of the vessels , and thus store jars kept secure in a pantry may remain intact for several generations , while cooking pots , if in constant use , have a very short life . |
| 2 | Land scheduled for development may remain undeveloped for many years , pending solutions to traffic problems . |
| 3 | One of the most frightening aspects of all intelligence agencies is the manner in which they create a totally false brand of patriotism in order to further a particular cause on the spurious grounds that only they understand what needs to be done and should not be asked to account or explain for any of their actions which must remain secret for all time . |
| 4 | The committee decided that the units should remain open for another year and that the director of education be instructed to find the £50,000 needed , possibly from reserves . |
| 5 | The first we can call regular , standard , or ordinary treatment , the sort of treatment which any developed , urbanized country should have available for all . |
| 6 | We see no reason why the word should seem strange for more than a short time . |
| 7 | You should get two for that ? |
| 8 | We must accept that for any given F , if x has F , x has it necessarily ; i.e. all the properties that x has are its defining properties . |
| 9 | You 'll feel better for some fresh air . ’ |
| 10 | But I 'll keep that for another time . |
| 11 | When it reaches us , we 'll have calm for half an hour . |
| 12 | You see , they might have enough for that first barrel load of bricks , and the first bag of cement and sand but perhaps the money will run out shortly after that ? |
| 13 | Well er we 'll leave that for another day now Barbara . |
| 14 | They gie ye a lot of wine in here , I 'll say that for this pub . ’ |
| 15 | But the relationship was extremely good , I think that you might say that for many years in my service , it was almost a case of the law abiding citizens in Ipswich coping with the wrongdoers . |
| 16 | As a result , it may become necessary for these countries to discipline their own working classes as low economic growth generates domestic unrest . |
| 17 | Shildon is in charge of this inquiry but it could become impossible for either of you to continue working here . ’ |
| 18 | Under the council tax , that hierarchy will be extended to two tenants , who , if they are at the same level in that hierarchy , could become responsible for each other 's council tax jointly and severally . |
| 19 | You could store these for another two years mum . |
| 20 | they could get ready for half past where with rather doing the |
| 21 | As a result their ex-pupils may compete better for those elite jobs which demand scientific credentials , while retaining the general socialisation we have described . |
| 22 | But er that was a commonplace thing he used to do that for all the kids . |
| 23 | Several pointed out that the mining issue was only one of a number of considerations , particularly given the fact that commercial exploitation would remain unviable for some time to come . |
| 24 | Auditors are not directly concerned with the solution of problems ; if they were ; they would become responsible for those solutions and thereby lose their objectivity and status to provide an independent examination and appraisal of a service . |
| 25 | And I would maintain that for all his limited command of English and his limited general knowledge , he not only knew all there was to know about how to run a house , he did in his prime come to acquire that ‘ dignity in keeping with his position ’ , as the Hayes Society puts it . |
| 26 | It would seem that for some of the pop contingent evolution never happened . |
| 27 | In order for a cloud of particles to be able to collapse to form a black hole , it would seem necessary for this wavelength to be smaller than the size of the black hole that would be formed . |
| 28 | Now that bands like Extreme and Mr Big have had chart successes with songs featuring acoustic instruments the time would seem right for many players to make a first serious foray into the subtler side of rock . |
| 29 | This may prove liberating for many female art students who have felt isolated and marginalised within the notoriously male dominated space of the fine art department . |
| 30 | The bar will remain open for another twenty minutes . |