Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] [noun] in " in BNC.

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1 On the other hand , if one of the parties is actuated merely by hatred or vindictive spite he may be liable and if the others are aware of this and lend him their assistance they too may thereby become participants in the wrong .
2 We may secretly take pride in our traditions and truth , but we are deficient as long as others are left outside in the cold and unable to share with us the sacrament of the Lord .
3 She 's told him trying to get her back may only make life in Pakistan more difficult for her .
4 You may only activate DCs in this state .
5 ‘ Fornication and adultery ’ were sins against the ideal that sex should only take place in ‘ a permanent married relationship ’ , ‘ homosexual genital acts also fall short of this ideal ’ , Christians were ‘ called to be exemplary in all spheres of morality , including sexual morality ’ , and ‘ holiness of life is particularly required of Christian leaders ’ .
6 Any protection screen designed for this purpose should be at least 800mm in height above floor level , and must not contain gaps in excess of 75mm .
7 Letter post items must not exceed 610mm in length by 460mm in width .
8 Second , it must not mean cuts in productive public investment ( including education ) since that would be self-defeating .
9 Your ‘ made-up ’ answers must not contradict information in the passage , or help the trainees answer the questions which follow .
10 Unless specifically instructed by the council , a councillor must not take part in the execution of works or actions ordered by the council .
11 He must not take part in the consideration or discussion of the matter or vote upon it .
12 The hon. Gentleman must not beg policy in that way .
13 And yet we must not dismiss experiments in social science .
14 The following points should be noted about partial offers : ( 1 ) The offeror and its concert parties must not buy shares in the target during the partial offer period , neither must they , or any new concert parties , purchase shares for a period of 12 months following a successful partial offer without the Panel 's consent ( Rule 36.3 ) ( although consent will normally be given where the partial offer has resulted in a holding carrying less than 30 per cent of the voting rights ( note 2 ) ) .
15 In extreme cases perhaps it is , but relief should not be refused unless the applicant 's conduct or motive makes it inappropriate to award the relief sought in this case : courts should not refuse relief in order to penalize an applicant for bad conduct unrelated to the relief sought .
16 But it can be argued that we should not view rights in this way , and that when their use has adverse effects on third parties , rights should not be treated as signifying a moral entitlement in the right-holder to bring about those effects .
17 The amount should not exceed in 15 minutes .
18 It was agreed that for the 1908–09 financial year , which began in July , the wage bill for eight or nine staff should not exceed £500 in total , ( an average of less than £1 each per week ) .
19 Editor , — J R F Gladman makes the reasonable point , following my observations in West Cumbria , that we should not underestimate asthma in elderly people .
20 The implication was clear to anyone who understood English well : the president was anxious that Zambians should not make Britons in Zambia take the blame for the policy of the Heath government .
21 On the other hand , the openings in companies ' legal departments are much fewer than in private practice ; and in any case you should not consider articles in commerce or industry unless you are keen to make this your career .
22 It is the firm conviction of your Board that you should not become shareholders in a company with such an unsound strategy .
23 Although they are important , you should not let technicalities in presenting references divert you away from the crucial tasks of organising and writing your essay .
24 Even so , he would not disregard Dublin 's input — ‘ everyone listens , I listen , but the Government should not delay progress in any area where it is possible .
25 Although MPG6 repeats the advice in PPG7 that ‘ major development should not take place in [ National Parks or AONBs ] save in exceptional circumstances ’ , it is weakened by supplementary criteria 63(ii) and 63(v) .
26 Although MPG6 repeats the advice in PPG7 that ‘ major development should not take place in [ National Parks or AONBs ] save in exceptional circumstances ’ , it is weakened by supplementary criteria 63(ii) and 63(v) .
27 That support should not maintain institutions in a client or subservient role .
28 We should not seek immortality in reproduction .
29 He should not put words in my mouth , however , or make false assumptions .
30 This Review was subject to a number of appeals for re-assessment , but the final recommendations , as described in the Times Higher Education Supplement ( Anon 1988 ) were that : Aberdeen should not support research in the earth sciences , ( although lobbying from the petroleum industry and politicians ensured the continuation of its highly successful M Sc courses in petroleum geology ) ; the Geology Department at St Andrews should merge with Geography ; and that Glasgow should incorporate the departments at Dundee , Stirling and Strathclyde .
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