Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In such cases while talking of a person as being an authority one refrains from talking of him as in authority over oneself , and avoids regarding his advice or instructions as binding , even when , given one 's goals , one ought to treat it in exactly the same way as one treats a binding authoritative directive . |
| 2 | It is true that today 's speakers , not knowing the origins of generic he , may regard it as just a feature of grammar . |
| 3 | Others may think it digestively more prudent to follow the example of Badger in The Wind in the Willows , sitting down quietly in a commodious armchair for a session with — or maybe under — the newspapers . |
| 4 | Klaus , is n't it ? and Klara — Oh , of course — ’ corrected — ‘ Erika , Fritz , Rosa … we really ought to see you more often , ought we not ? |
| 5 | If you have ever actually looked at this document that they have produced for today 's meeting , it is not a strategy , it 's not a statement , it 's just a trotting out of the old stories that have been knocked back time and time again , but if they 're gon na bring it out , let's knock it back again . |
| 6 | This is now established and we 're pleased with its success ; but let's make it even better . |
| 7 | The recent liberalization of legal services which allows more people to do conveyancing may make it even more important than it has been hitherto . |
| 8 | I do not believe that a contract which clarifies hours worked or tasks to be done will prevent teachers from caring , but it may make it rather more difficult to implement school-based initiatives . |
| 9 | The lowering of physical , technical and fiscal barriers may make it much more attractive for companies to take advantage of different labour market conditions in one country as compared with another . |
| 10 | Well , you ought to know it well enough to write five or six lines about it , which is all you need for a book . |
| 11 | Dari Sound overcame interference before getting up inside the final furlong at Beverley and today 's extra distance may suit him even better . |
| 12 | We may know it very well in our hearts , but what is there to prove the offence on him ? ’ |
| 13 | There is a lot of money to be won this week and people should earn it not only on the course but off it as well . ’ |
| 14 | Er P C er used the door opener which is a hydraulic system er it 's a jack type principal that when activated er forces the frame apart at the side but at the same time should exert pressure onto the door and then er knock should knock it in very quickly . |
| 15 | ‘ It should make them even more careful about their monitoring , ’ Abrahams says . |
| 16 | The economic and unemployment misery daily portrayed through the British media should make us all more aware that we must begin to look after our own . |
| 17 | The more successful it is , the more we are going to be able to offer subscribers , and that in itself should make it even more successful . ’ |
| 18 | But that does not mean that we should make it even more likely that he or she commit the act by reducing the punishment . |
| 19 | Crying women had always annoyed him , and he briefly wondered why McAllister 's tears should affect him so differently . |
| 20 | We should treat him more gently , try and get to know him . ’ |
| 21 | Unfortunately it would appear , or perhaps fortunately , depending on , on one 's views , erm , the policy has always been quite clear , that we should treat them in exactly the same way as we treat the independent sector , and that there would be an arm 's length independent inspection , that has now been made explicitly clear that that is the requirement , and therefore you would have to withdraw that and say that if there is a requirement to find a further two hundred and fifty thousand pounds ' worth of savings , we will have to go and identify another area rather than that . |
| 22 | You must notify us immediately either at any of our branch offices or by telephoning the CARD ADMINISTRATION MANAGER at Abbey House , 201 Grafton Gate East , Milton Keynes MK9 1AN . |
| 23 | Your change of address is important to all your friends and relatives and all those people who usually send you bills or communications — like the bank , building society , post office , insurance company etc. , and you should notify them straight away . |
| 24 | I should think they probably still , in the , in the high season , I should think they probably still need fifteen , twenty |
| 25 | I should think they probably still , in the , in the high season , I should think they probably still need fifteen , twenty |
| 26 | I should think you probably just about got through the toast possibly . |
| 27 | I should throw you out now and have done with it . |
| 28 | But I must pack it up again , |
| 29 | Horrible that you should tempt me so heartlessly and — and pity me , ’ he spat at her . |
| 30 | " You must know her pretty well , living on the same boat . |