Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [prep] [adj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A child may appear before a hearing for reasons other than offences ; and he will have a disposal tailored to his needs for care rather than to the seriousness of the offence ; and a child may not only be put under a supervision requirement for reasons other than an offence , but he may remain under such a requirement for a period of years for reasons completely unconnected with breaches of the criminal law . |
| 2 | Whatever one may think of such a position , it at least had the merit of being internally consistent . |
| 3 | We may contrast with this the phrase semantic components , where the two interpretations are virtually indistinguishable ; it will be seen that this phrase will always come to the same thing in practical terms , whether we regard the components as being semantic , with ascriptive use of the adjective , or as components connected with semantics , taking the associative interpretation . |
| 4 | Some may baulk at such a suggestion but it is only making explicit what archivists do implicitly . |
| 5 | Sceptics may baulk at such an idea , but given the attested presence of such equally implausible-sounding objects as a block of portable eighteenth-century soup ( ex Captain Cook ) , Inuit seal-gut underwear , African cobweb hats and other equally exotic objects , the concept of dressed fleas may seem more acceptable . |
| 6 | By the process of displacement one idea may surrender to another the whole volume of its cathexis ; by that of condensation it may appropriate the whole cathexis of several other ideas . |
| 7 | The only persons who may appeal against such a decision are the applicant and the licence-holder . |
| 8 | Apart from the founding treaties and Community legislation , they may include in particular the multi-lateral conventions concluded between Member States under the auspices of the Community , pursuant to Article 220 of the EEC Treaty , such as the Brussels Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters of 1968 . |
| 9 | We accept then that , responsibility or no responsibility , commission or no commission , prices may behave in such a way that profits rise faster than a certain rate , that rate being the rate at which incomes other than profits — or perhaps incomes including profits ? — are increasing . |
| 10 | she must think about that a lot . |
| 11 | To overcome these problems users must think of all the various names that might have been applied , and must understand something of the geography and administration of the locality concerned . |
| 12 | We should stress in particular the very considerable informational requirements . |
| 13 | In preparation for the interview , the braggart should think of all the uncomfortable , difficult questions he or she might be asked and set about preparing honest answers to them . |
| 14 | To calculate unc Feynman tells us that we should think of all the different ways in which an old-fashioned electron with classically picturable simultaneous position and momentum could travel from the source through slit 1 and onto the specified point on the second screen . |
| 15 | They should cover in particular the pupils ' response to literature , and their competence in using information and reference materials , and should meet the general criteria described above . |
| 16 | All the voting members must approve of such a resolution . |
| 17 | The word from Woburn House was that everybody should cooperate with all the enthusiasm they could muster . |
| 18 | So I if I put that in , I must apologize for misleading the panel . |
| 19 | If the defendants should succeed in such an application , upon the ground that a verdict and judgment for libel in favour of the council , as a local government authority , would constitute a breach of article 10 , it would be for this country to decide whether to leave the law as it would , on that hypothesis , have been declared to be , or to change it to avoid the risk of repetition . |
| 20 | In order to accommodate its growing occupant , the shell must enlarge in such a way as to preserve its original form . |
| 21 | Now , let me say there 's one component of what Brian and Gerry have been saying , which I most passionately agree with as it happens — get that bit off my chest first — and that is that until we have a clear understanding of the mechanisms and processes of development , the processes whereby an egg turns into an adult , our theory of evolution will , indeed , be very imperfect , and we do not have such a theory , erm it 's exceedingly important that we should work on such a theory , and such a theory it is n't sufficient simply to say ‘ Oh well , there 's a genetic programme for development ’ and imagine that in other ways actually said something , because you actually have n't . |
| 22 | ‘ Ah well , it was not meant that I should work in such a parish , ’ said Randolph . |
| 23 | Robyn smiled to herself as she charged down the motorway and imagined how she must look in such a battered , ramshackle old thing . |
| 24 | There seems to be a struggle , which Milton perhaps did not intend , between the reader 's response to Satan as a powerful and convincing character and the way in which one should react to such a malevolent force . |
| 25 | Then I began to foresee our mutual embarrassment if events should develop in such a way which would force me to reveal my professional identity . |
| 26 | Watsons actually recommended what should happen with both the surpluses and their recommendation was that both businesses should take a contribution holiday for the next three , five and maybe even be ten years in the Post Office , depending how investments go erm an- and there was no discussion erm between or negotiation between anybody . |
| 27 | Instructors should read through all the material before using it with students/trainees in order to get a general idea of thinking and direction , and to familiarise themselves with the layout and organisation . |
| 28 | If you live in separate districts you must apply to both the registrars of both districts . |
| 29 | With every breath we should take in half a litre of oxygen , twenty per cent of which goes to the brain . |
| 30 | You should aim to each the DH with the field ahead of you , in approximately one minute . |