Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elements of the abductive sense may be instinctive , and the result of selection , others the product of training : selection may explain both the innate quality space and the flexibility which , we know , make possible the training which explains our current ( reliable ) sense of plausibility ( Quine 1969c ) . |
| 2 | We ought to include also the northern half of Buckinghamshire in this belt of planned country , for though parliamentary enclosure affected only one acre in three in the county as a whole it was largely concentrated in the plain to the north of the Chilterns . |
| 3 | His intention is to experience an ‘ as if ’ context — in a game two friends may agree to behave as if they are opponents ; in drama two friends may make exactly the same agreement . |
| 4 | His description of the recovery of a Hunter over a Swiss airshow served as another graphic reminder that a performance should emphasize the aircraft 's character but should utilize only the established skills of the pilot — and should never require his super-human efforts to get out of a situation . |
| 5 | Second , even if projects go wrong , the government can spread the burden very thinly across the population : 2 per cent on everybody 's income tax rate for a year should cover even the biggest disaster . |
| 6 | Instead of blaming one partner we should drum home the essential message that parents have equal responsibilities . |
| 7 | Bridgend raised their game against Wales ; now Wales must do precisely the same against New Zealand . |
| 8 | The original owner 's invoice should show either the current cost of the goods if supplied to the repairer for nothing , or if a charge is made the amount to be paid . |
| 9 | These examples should bring home the great difference that there is for Moore between intrinsic good and bad and anything of the nature of pleasure or pain . |
| 10 | Despite this , Potidaia paid tribute to Athens , who in 433/2 demanded that Potidaia should send home the Corinthian magistrates and pull down part of her walls . |
| 11 | Anyone who missed it should contact either the Hot Press Back Issues Department or Sharon Prior at Tennents Ireland . |
| 12 | The return of Philip Gray , who missed that game , should provide extra the extra firepower needed for a two or three goal victory . |
| 13 | In principle for any word bearing an inflectional affix , it is possible to find contexts where all possible substitutes must contain either the same affix , or one belonging to the same closed set : consider the possible substitutes for walked in Cedric walked home , longer in Mine is longer than yours or books in those books . |
| 14 | If 5% , let us say , of the total of first-preference votes are given to minute parties and frivolous independent candidates , there is no good reason why they should secure even the minimal representation to which they might in strict theoretical proportionality be entitled . |
| 15 | The numerical details of the results may not be generally applicable , since the flow was still developing in the downstream direction at the observing station ( and the Reynolds number may not have been high enough for Ri to be the only parameter ) ; but the results should indicate well the general trends . |
| 16 | The application by a non-natural person must name the person who is to be responsible for the day-to-day running of the premises , and the licence granted or transferred as a result of the application must name both the non-natural person and the person who is to run the premises . |
| 17 | Although these cards have different colours they must have approximately the same IR reflectance . |
| 18 | They should record briefly the new and/or unusual activities which they have undertaken since the last entry and should then concentrate on recording the learning which has taken place as result of these work activities . |
| 19 | Who time should go faster the closer you were to a clock , they did n't know , and none of the castle 's waiters and attendants had any explanation either . |
| 20 | I must seem just the same to him . |
| 21 | A popular health-service argument was that every one of the million or so staff should get exactly the same percentage increase in pay — as though the recruitment and retention position was the same for all . |
| 22 | But you should get roughly the same reaction . |
| 23 | Usually we should get much the same results by applying the same load slowly . |
| 24 | However , for the purposes of the relevant part of the lbw law , the wicket is actually about 37 cm wide — over 38% wider — as you should add almost the total diameter of the ball ( over 7 cm wide to both the off and leg stumps to allow for a ball which would have flicked the stumps — thus fulfilling the criterion of hitting the wicket . |
| 25 | 1988 ) also asserts that membership of decision-taking committees should reflect proportionately the political composition of the full council . |
| 26 | Still try to feel that you are swinging down and through and your follow-through should travel roughly the same distance as your backswing ( photos 3–6 ) . |
| 27 | However , the sanction chosen should be real and effective , that is , it should satisfy cumulatively the following three conditions : ( a ) it should be adequate in relation to the damage sustained ( principle of proportionality ) , ( b ) it should have a real deterrent effect on the author of the infringement ( principle of effectiveness ) and ( c ) it should be at least comparable to the sanctions imposed for infringements of national law of similar nature and importance ( principle of non discrimination or of comparability ) . |
| 28 | It turned out to be a programme of popular Baroquerie , in thoroughly ‘ inauthentic ’ performances ( just imagine the Philadelphia Orchestra , with strings in vibrato overdrive , playing ‘ Sheep May Safely Graze ’ ! ) , which nevertheless once again reflects careful programming , and as a well-upholstered background to a meal of similar ( pro ) portions and dimensions , should satisfy even the healthiest appetite . |
| 29 | If the rule is credible , EMU should involve only the lightest fiscal interference when budgetary policies are sound , because the debt of EMU members will be of the highest grade . ’ |
| 30 | The estimates of operational time — the actual bonus target — will be expressed in individual or gang hours , for example : Quantity of work X Labour constant = Target hours Gang size The labour constant used to calculate the bonus target must represent fairly the average output of the average operative , working under average conditions . |