Example sentences of "[coord] [modal v] [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The adviser may feel inadequate to discuss the problem or may justify a referral using the many benefits cases waiting in the waiting room as an excuse . |
2 | ( A dog may have a birth abnormality , or may lose a leg in an accident . ) |
3 | The head of the bed should be against a wall , or should have a head-board . |
4 | One can agree that another has or should have a right , that is , believe that he has or should have it , or agree to give him a right . |
5 | If the makeup of the whole of a person 's being was represented by a frozen block of egg yolks and whites ( colour coded — dyed different colours ) then any other person wishing to investigate and make conscious or broadcast his feelings upon this being might have to take a sample or sliver through the block or might collect a number of such slivers , some from other people 's different angle scanning of that being , then I would suggest that the picture of flat slivers built up would in no way give the many complex proportions of shapes originally in the block . |
6 | As Lord Wilberforce said , the GLC might direct fares to be raised or services to be adjusted ; or might make a grant to the LTE . |
7 | Summary In this chapter , we have suggested that literary essays have a characteristic style or voice which is different from the way you talk or might narrate a story or write a letter . |
8 | Qualifications disqualify the person from being considered ( e.g. on the grounds that they will become easily bored or might become a trouble maker ) . |
9 | The computer could offer suggestions , e.g. " There are eleven ____ in a team " , or might produce a list of words containing one the child has n't tried . |
10 | These included suspicion that a person 's actions could result in armed robbery or ethnic conflict or could deprive a community of the " essentials of life " . |
11 | Dunvegan had a well ; the water , Johnson found upon enquiry , was not brackish but hard ; Rorie More 's drinking-horn held two quarts of liquor , ‘ which the heir of Macleod was expected to swallow at a draught … before he was permitted to bear arms , or could claim a seat among the men ’ . |
12 | Genetic make-up , early childhood socialisation , class divisions and inequalities of opportunity are things which we either do not know how to change , or would involve a degree of social and economic transformation which is very unlikely to be embarked on in the name of reducing crime . |
13 | Britain would either be overwhelmed as France had been or would seek a compromise with Hitler . |
14 | Sean always had his wits about him and had tried to placate him by saying there was nothing they were doing at Rafferty 's Bar that would offend a brother , or would concern a policeman . |
15 | In contrast with One 0ver The Eight in which he constantly said his ‘ gloo — oo-oo-m ’ words or would take a word like ‘ now ’ and repeat it excessively , he behaved with total seriousness in this ; a different character entirely . |
16 | Others have a large enough budget to be able to retain their independence , these publications will probably ask for background material only or will send a journalist to cover the story on the spot . |
17 | It is the child who refuses to abandon Dreams — who stubbornly persists in believing that he or she will explore the depths of the Amazon , or will become a film director — who becomes the adult who will achieve those ambitions . |
18 | In such a contract there is no implied condition that the seller has or will have a right to sell the goods . |
19 | He is the sort of person who can , or will find a way of doing it all if push comes to shove . |
20 | It should be free of weeds or seeds that are poisonous or can damage a horse 's mouth , such as barley grass . |
21 | There are relations that can be created by expressions of consent , and there are many in which such acts form or can form a component of their creation or perpetuation . |
22 | Tel. 071–272 1266 ) may be able to arrange for someone to conduct a non-religious ceremony , or can send a form of words that could be used ( leaflets are available from these organisations on receipt of an sae ) . |
23 | If you have an aquarium aerator , or can use a bicycle pump to bubble air through the water several times daily , you can fill the tank more than half-full . |
24 | Firstly , so that those who are slow know when the joke ends , or can have a moment to reflect and catch the subtleties of any double entendre . |
25 | Get your goddam diary and let's make a date . ’ |
26 | And let's make a vow . |
27 | ‘ Pull up your chairs and let's make a start . |
28 | The furnishings were an indiscriminate mess : a bit of Habitat here , a dash of Laura Ashley there , a few near-antiques , some Scandinavian minimalism , an MFI recliner-rocker , and let's bung a tank of Japanese fighting-fish in the corner . |
29 | ‘ Come along , then , and let's take a look at you , ’ said McManus . |
30 | ‘ Stand back and let's have a look at you . ‘ |