Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] a [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perceptions contain no element of approval or disapproval though they may trigger a reaction in terms of approval . |
| 2 | These tend to be used by very large companies , by companies or organizations where group decisions and committee work are a noticeable feature , and by very small organizations where everybody is regarded as equally important and may want a say in what is going on . |
| 3 | Unlike most of its competitors , the firm has tended to inspire loyalty on the part of its consultants — who , since Stuart sold out in the 1970s , may enjoy a share in the equity — and has achieved a remarkable stability of gradually improved performance , still at a rate of 35% per year . |
| 4 | First , non-compliance with a regulatory rule may assist a court in determining that a state of affairs exists or that conduct falls below a required standard . |
| 5 | A critic walking for the first time into a gallery may describe a colour in a picture as blue ; it will have been the scrupulous task of a conservator to have established that the particular colour in question was Prussian blue , and thus can not date before the eighteenth century . |
| 6 | Homographs may need a modifier in parenthesis to clarify the meaning that is associated with them , for example Cold ( Disease ) |
| 7 | In this Court we have nothing to do with the question of whether the legislature has or has not done what foreign powers may consider a usurpation in a question with them . |
| 8 | If BA fails to come up with new proposals before the deadline , the Virgin chief may pursue a settlement in the US or European courts . |
| 9 | We should want a world in which there will be no injury , no suffering , no wanton killing . |
| 10 | If a person wishes to have the registration of a judgment noted because the judgment has been satisfied , the party should make a request in writing to the district judge of the county court supported by confirmation from the creditor or a written statement that this was requested and not provided . |
| 11 | I do n't see why you should make a discount in respect of greenbelts . |
| 12 | Students should make a study in some detail of one of these current and developing models of grammar , and should be able to show the ability to describe English in its terms . |
| 13 | In a wide-ranging parliamentary debate on right-wing violence on Dec. 10 , Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl said : " The use of violence must remain a taboo in our society . |
| 14 | ‘ such a policy of insurance or security ’ The prosecution must show that the insurance , if any is produced , does not conform to the requirements of section 143 , Road Traffic Act 1988 , as section 147 ( 1 ) of that Act requires that for a policy to be effective , the insurers must deliver a certificate in the prescribed form to the assured . |
| 15 | It seems that in compensation it was agreed that Italy should build a hospital in Ethiopa . |
| 16 | Vortigern consulted magicians who told him he should build a stronghold in Wales but as his workers set to work on a hill in Snowdonia their building materials sank into the earth . |
| 17 | ‘ Someone must make a hole in the sheep 's side , ’ explained Billy , ‘ with a special tool . |
| 18 | If debtors are to be transferred , the purchaser should seek a warranty in the sale agreement that all the debts will be realised in full within a fixed period after completion and that none of the debts is subject to any counter-claim or is disputed . |
| 19 | The Association of British Insurers recommended last month that its members should introduce a clause in all new policies specifically excluding terrorist damage . |
| 20 | Ross Ferguson should buy a house in Southern Italy up a mountain . |
| 21 | We could have found somewhere cheaper , or taken up Richard 's mother 's offer that she should buy a house in the suburbs and share it with us , but Richard had theories about the importance of a good , central address , as well as about the waste of nervous energy involved in travelling . |
| 22 | The whole Cabinet agreed that there should be a cut in the amount that the unemployed were receiving ; where they disagreed was in whether this should include a cut in the standard rate of benefit . |
| 23 | In order to conform with SSAP9 , companies must include a note in their accounts to the effect that : ’ Stocks are valued at the lower of cost or net realisable value . |
| 24 | Since each difference in form must signal a difference in meaning , children must make certain choices among forms when they find themselves faced with two different forms with apparently the same meaning — e.g. , bringed and brought , or cooker and cook . |
| 25 | No one should feel a loser in any way . |
| 26 | It baffled her as to why she should feel a tingle in her veins just because Piers Morrison was lying only a few inches away from her . |
| 27 | You should feel a reaction in both . |
| 28 | Your reasons for this colossal exploitation of what is to you hi-tech may be quite divorced from ours ( we want to look for black holes , whereas you want to ascertain the precise time you should sacrifice a virgin in order to propitiate the gods ) , but the principle is much the same . |
| 29 | Although the court order should specify a time-limit in which the conveyance must be completed ( so that compliance can be enforced — see Chapter 8 ) such time-limit is rarely adhered to in practice . |
| 30 | You should specify a date in the format dd-MMM-yyyy . |