Example sentences of "[vb pp] [subord] a [noun sg] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 ) . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Prior to the meeting , the purchaser and MAS will need to establish their further information requirements distinguishing between that which will need to be investigated before more precise deal terms can be negotiated and that which will need to be seen before a deal can be completed . |
| 5 | All these questions must be answered before a deal can be struck . |
| 6 | Using conventional x-ray films , a bone loss of some 30 per cent would be needed before a clinician could be sure that changes had occurred . |
| 7 | The above does not purport to be a comprehensive list of the items which need to be agreed before a merger can workselection , retention and dismissal of staff , harmonisation of computer systems and other equipment , for example , are as likely to prove the sticking point . |
| 8 | In contrast , any misfortune which might happen to a person accused before a spirit might be attributed to sorcery . |
| 9 | The tone of the cymbals played thus is much inferior to that produced when a cymbal can be held so that both are free to vibrate equally when clashed together . |
| 10 | It would be appreciated if a reply could be forwarded to this department by Friday 18 December 1992 . |
| 11 | It would be appreciated if a reply could be forwarded to this department by Friday 18 December 1992 . |
| 12 | It would be appreciated if a reply could be forwarded to this department by Friday 18 December 1992 . |
| 13 | All the elements of theft must be proved before a conviction may be secured for this offence . |
| 14 | Prof. Smith in The Law of Theft , 6th edn , Butterworth , 1990 , para. 385 , and in his commentary on Whiteside attacked present law which requires there to be asked whether a person would be deceived . |
| 15 | It must surely be for Parliament to lay down the procedures which are to be followed before a Bill can become an Act . |
| 16 | When Lord Morris stated ‘ It must surely be for Parliament to lay down the procedures which are to be followed before a Bill can become an Act . |
| 17 | This statutory requirement for an apprenticeship to be served before a trade could be taken up was not repealed until 1814 in the face of organised trade-union opposition . |
| 18 | Many fewer lawsuits would be started because a plaintiff would sue only if he had a clear right to win , in which case the prospective defendant would never defend but would pay instead . |
| 19 | This can be done simply by defining the term imposing the duty as a " condition " ( giving a right to terminate the contract in the event of breach ) or " warranty " ( so that breach gives no right to terminate ) ; however , care must be taken because a court may not necessarily be bound by the label attached to a clause by the parties : for example , a term described as a " condition " will not necessarily be interpreted as a " condition " in law , so that breach of it will not necessarily allow the innocent party to terminate the contract ( L Schuler AG v Wickman Machine Tool Sales Ltd [ 1974 ] AC 235 ) . |
| 20 | In Costa Rica a microfilm centre will be started while a loan will enable Cuzco in Peru to build up an archive . |
| 21 | In Glamorgan in 1965 a company responsible for the collapse of a bridge was acquitted of manslaughter but the defence apparently never questioned whether a company can be guilty of manslaughter . |
| 22 | Each parcel of butter is tasted with a long scoop and then re-weighed before a buyer will accept it . |
| 23 | Others , like Weiskrantz ( 1968 ) and Dean ( 1980 ; 1982 ) , are much more sanguine and argue the brain is generally not interactive so that knowledge of what is lost after a lesion can be used to frame conclusions about the normal function of a region . |
| 24 | He added : ‘ We have outlined the criteria which would need to be achieved before a move could be considered the rest is up to him . ’ |
| 25 | Most of the cases determined after a trial would have been begun by a writ issued in 1985 or 1986 . |
| 26 | He will be no more able to give an explicit account of the methods and skills he has acquired than a master-carpenter will be able to fully describe what lies behind his skills . |
| 27 | He was recruited because a man could not be found to act as porter for the annual salary of £27 . |
| 28 | ‘ A full environmental impact assessment will be required before a licensee may develop any find within 25 miles of the coast or in other sensitive areas further offshore . ’ |
| 29 | There are basically four elements required before a system can even begin to be considered as a desktop publishing tool . |
| 30 | The formalities required before a company can commence trading are relatively straightforward . |