Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [to-vb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For this reason women who have no children may prefer to use another method of contraception . |
| 2 | Teachers may want to use this information for reference in the case of individual pupils with visual defects or to study it in order to increase their general understanding of the implications of visual handicaps in learning . |
| 3 | Good idea to have a list of all the file names , cos er , you may want to copy this system to some other computer . |
| 4 | they may want to start some day . |
| 5 | Yeah mhm yeah I mean you may want to select some stuff that 's y'know that represents different kinds of things because as I remember our conversations earlier , you were interested in er y'know sort of ideological soundness , political correctness and y'know were some things funny but sort of off-colour for other reasons erm er I 'm paraphrasing it badly but er y'know I think that th s so you might want to get some stuff that 's sort of ideologically sound and humorous and er some stuff that 's a bit off-colour and humorous and some stuff that 's erm sort of I do n't know some stuff that 's main stream but has got a lot of y'know if you look at something like say The Two Ronnies or something , there 's a lot of there 's a lot of racism and sexism in there but it 's because it 's sort of main stream because it 's family viewing and stuff like that people tend not to think of it as problematic . |
| 6 | I may want to recognize this pattern as well as that pattern . |
| 7 | If you 're faced with a slippery floor problem , it is inexpensive these days to get exhibition contractors to supply some cheap carpeting and you may want to investigate this option . |
| 8 | Now with regard to auditors in particular , er he will know because he 's had some correspondence with me er on this particular subject , it is the view of the government that the er recognised professional body , the Institute of Chartered Accounts in England and Wales , is best placed as a professional body , to supervise er this sector er an argument can be mounted and no doubt he may seek to use this debate to do just that , to say that er this should be the subject of some direct er rule from Whitehall . |
| 9 | Barraga ( 1976 ) claims that ‘ In order to stimulate interest in visual development , and in learning to see more things , many children may need to spend some time visually investigating objects in the classroom or in the natural environment to broaden their visual experiences . ’ |
| 10 | ( If the sounds cause you real difficulty you may need to mimic each word across , before you mimic them in pairs . ) |
| 11 | We may need to devote more attention to helping the teacher discern their effects and to relate them to the intentions . |
| 12 | We may need to confront this situation and realise that we can get greater support from people who have similar motivation to our own . |
| 13 | I mean you may need to recall that capital later . |
| 14 | And if your son is n't settling down then we may need to have another look at him , and run some tests on him . |
| 15 | Two groups may act to stop such complacency . |
| 16 | Bacon , as an advocate of really long-term investment , said the concentration on tobacco was ‘ to the untimely prejudice of the main business ’ , though it is not easy to see what he thought the main business of a plantation ought to be — his essay was full of sensible advice , much of it showing signs of the influence of the Virginia experience , but he never explained why people should want to support this sort of enterprise , unless it was to be part of a programme for sending people abroad to reduce overpopulation . |
| 17 | We should seek to retain some definition in form by re-using certain melodic shapes , repeating certain note-successions or rhythms , perhaps even re-quoting an entire section which gives the main message of the work . |
| 18 | Often they 're made to pay for their release and so must steal to get this money , ’ said Mr Santos . |
| 19 | In effect , it makes the Government the biggest non-payer of poll tax of all and they must act to remedy this situation . ’ |
| 20 | It was a more than intellectual comprehension ; and to write of it she must strive to become that meeting . |
| 21 | Namely , wherever there is a difference in form , they should expect to find some difference in meaning . |
| 22 | Time is money , and one must expect to see more pressure being brought to bear to reduce to a minimum the time taken from the start of a project to the arrival of the product on the shelves . |
| 23 | IF YOU fancy Feste , dig Dogberry or are crazy about the clowning crew who leaven Shakespeare 's plays , you should look to catch this delight . |
| 24 | But in conclusion I should like to emphasise that Christianity places emphasis not only on structures but also on personal obedience . |
| 25 | I should like to take this opportunity to thank the vast majority of our shareholders who have clearly recognized Palatine 's potential and have remained unimpressed by the attempted takeover . |
| 26 | Dear G. E. Rald , We should like to take this opportunity to inform you that on 12th March this year you were seen entering empty handed into the private premises of Ms P. C. Edwards of Convent St. , Folkestone and leaving shortly afterwards with your hands full . |
| 27 | I should like to take this opportunity to emphasise that the work on the Iraqi material is being done for the United Nations and the IAEA . |
| 28 | I should like to take this opportunity to thank all the employees of Johnson Matthey for the skilled and dedicated service that resulted in this year 's record performance |
| 29 | ‘ If you do n't mind we should like to take another look at the upstairs rooms . ’ |
| 30 | I should like to see more control over the Commission , and its executive being checked . |