Example sentences of "[vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] [modal v] " in BNC.

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1 i Should be located where the exhibition can be supervised , if only to avoid the material being stolen ( known to have happened to one of the Green Belt min–exhibitions ) ;
2 In agriculture , biotechnology may have a major impact on crop yields — the yield from cassava in Africa could be quadrupled if the plant could be made resistant to African cassava mosaic virus .
3 Where it is required to find the inverse Laplace transform of a function G(s) which may be expressed as the ratio of two polynomials , the problem is readily solved if the function can be split into partial fractions .
4 Plans for dismantling the relic and rebuilding it as part of a railway heritage at Preston Hall museum have collapsed because the bill would be at least half a million pounds .
5 The house where they were living has been re-possessed because the owner could n't keep up with the mortgage payments .
6 All errors must be resolved before the acceptance can proceed .
7 All violations are only reported ( not acted on by the system ) , but they must be resolved before the design can be " sealed " .
8 All errors must be resolved before the information can be updated .
9 All errors must be resolved before the information can be updated .
10 All errors must be resolved before the information can be updated .
11 Probably the major factor which must be addressed before the scheme can be moved out of the realm of an interesting example of developments of classification theory into a practical classification scheme is its organizational backing .
12 Once the flue has been cleared of all blockages , the smoke test might reveal cracks which have to be mended before a fire can be used .
13 One might take the views of the promoters of a Bill as an indication of the intention of Parliament but any view the promoters may have about the questions which later come before the court will not often appear in Hansard and often those questions have never occurred to the promoters .
14 These tests provide reliable guidance in straightforward cases , but often there are additional factors varying with the circumstances which must be considered before the court will authorise a departure from the normal method of trial .
15 ‘ I believe the time has come when the Chamber should say that we can no longer afford to fund the lights from subscriptions alone , said Mr. King emphasising that unless all traders contribute there may well be no lights this year .
16 The time has come when the fact ought to be generally admitted that the amount of government … which is necessary to the welfare or even to the existence of a civilised community , can not permanently co-exist with the effective belief that deference to public opinion is in all cases the sole or the necessary basis of a democracy .
17 In the beginnings of this second stanza , the poet is describing all the wonderful things the sun can do but then goes on to say that all these great wonders are completely forgotten when the sun can not even rejuvenate a man whose body is still warm and almost living .
18 If a piece of dark paper about l/z inch in length is moved where a toad can see it , it will snap at it just as if it were an insect ( Figure 5.2 ) .
19 We believe that exactly the same approach should be adopted where an application would affect an SSSI , NNR or another national or international nature conservation designation .
20 We believe that exactly the same approach should be adopted where an application would affect an SSSI , NNR or another national or international nature conservation designation .
21 This will normally be granted where the offer will not result in 30 per cent or more of the voting rights being acquired .
22 He also had to show that he would suffer more harm if the interim remedy were not granted than the defendant would suffer if it was ( the ‘ balance of convenience ’ ) .
23 Despite this disastrous beginning , however , Giovanna would be there in the morning , her own family circumstances permitting , and she would be much obliged if the Signora would make sure that her children were up and dressed , and the breakfast eaten , so that she could see that the house was returned to something like the order which Signor Kettering expected of it .
24 an interim award will be made if a defender can meet the obligation either from his own funds or from funds he could dispose of at will .
25 It had yet to be seen if the carpenter would relapse after the wedding was over .
26 It 's yet to be seen if the report will have an unpleasnat side effect on sales .
27 He says in the autobiography erm my view was that every president was a and this was a famous phrase every president was a steward of the people , a steward of the people , bound actively and affirmatively to do all he could for the people and not to content himself with the negative merit of keeping his talents undamaged in a napkin curious turn of phrase I decline he says to adopt the view that what is imperatively necessary for the nation can not be done unless the president can find some specific authorization to do it in the constitution .
28 On the other hand there are many decisions that are never made because the decider can not figure out how to implement the decision at the very first stage .
29 The line was opened in 1896 , but the engine jumped the rails on its maiden run , and modifications had to be made before the service could be resumed .
30 Formerly there were glow-plugs which had to be warmed before the engine would fire .
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