Example sentences of "[vb base] that [pron] must [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 How much money went with this is not known but the scale of the ruins — the shell of the reactor is still visible — suggest that it must have been several million dollars even in 1950s prices , perhaps 1 per cent of the gross national product of Argentina , or roughly the equivalent of a whole year 's research budget for a developed country .
2 But if we are seriously interested in promoting the quality of higher education , of improving the effectiveness by which teachers teach and students learn , it is to the teaching process that we must look .
3 That is what happened , and we now realise that we must take away from such authorities that most unjust tool with which they managed to acquire electoral support that they did not deserve and have unscrupulously used .
4 He would give me a hearty slap on the back , comment on my expanding girth — ’ Twice the man you used to be , Andreas , eh ? ’ — say that we must meet again ’ for a jar , old man , but just this moment I have to rush , ’ look at his watch , sigh apologetically and shoot off to his next meeting or liquid lunch or whatever .
5 They say they ca n't afford it , we say that we must afford it .
6 Erm but we wo n't , well we 're not going to be descriptive , we 're not going to ask say that you must wear suits or you must whatever .
7 I do n't remember the carpet coming up to hit me , nor finding it hard to breathe , nor at that moment did the judge put on the black cap and say that I must swing by the neck until I was dead .
8 I acknowledge that we must have an eye to the international experience , and our work internationally is to try to ensure that other countries , too , put up their premiums in a way that sensibly recognises the problems of such cover throughout the world .
9 If Jerba was picturesque , Nefta is magical and I regret that I must fly home in a week .
10 I hate that I must say .
11 ‘ By this I mean that we must show that we can meet current targets ; that we have the blend of skills and abilities our customers want ; that we have the desire to compete .
12 By this I mean that you must feel that you are dealing with an aspect of yourself as you draw .
13 By this I mean that you must feel that you are dealing with an aspect of yourself as you draw .
14 I consider that we must proceed on the basis that at the date this agreement was entered into , March 26 , 1952 , the wife was then in desertion .
15 That is no easy task when you consider that they must take ten pints of milk in just one 24-hour period if they are to survive .
16 I appreciate that one must approach the matter with considerable caution , and that we can not go at it in a bull-at-a-gate fashion .
17 Many who hold the minority view accept that they must recognize the mind of the Church , just as the majority realise that they have a duty to respect the consciences of those who disagree .
18 But company executives accept that there must have been a leak as they put together a financing package to back their bid for Dixons .
19 Obviously , you the supporters already accept that I must take the greater challenge when it comes .
20 Accept that it must end . ’
21 In an interview with The Art Newspaper published in May 1991 ( no.8 , p.6 ) Korolev explained : ‘ I anticipate that we must play an active role in the international art market ; it is not a question of looting the country , but of a normal integration into the world-wide process of cultural development ’ .
22 They know that we must build a new , enduring peace — based not on arms races and confrontation , but on shared principles and the rule of law .
23 Rabbitte and Cooney , along with Michael ‘ Hopper ’ McGrath , will carry the main attacking threat but they know that they must avail of all their chances .
24 But although doctors know that they must do all they can for their patients , the limits of their responsibilities have never been , and perhaps never can be , defined .
25 Brothers Jim and Dixie have been to the fore during Maghery 's charge into the decider and Lurgan aces Clan na gael know that they must combat this dual threat if they are to succeed .
26 For the planners ' part , they know that they must come up with good results to make up for the inadequacies of the previous strategies .
27 Galway know that they must come up with something extra special if they are to curb this young player who has gained immense respect throughout the sport .
28 ‘ I know that you must wonder if the Soviet authorities have a hand in this kidnapping .
29 Similarly Fawn Hall , asked by North to alter memoranda to conceal his work for the contras , remembered feeling uneasy : ‘ but I believe in Colonel North , and I know that there must have been a good reason why he was asking me to do this , and I — I did as I was told . ’
30 But we know that there must have been some irregularities , because otherwise the matter in the universe would still be perfectly uniformly distributed at the present epoch , instead of being clumped together in stars and galaxies .
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