Example sentences of "[vb mod] the [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 What the quarto labels ‘ the First SONG ’ runs right through from ‘ Come all ye songsters ’ to ‘ Sing while we trip it ’ Purcell divided this into no fewer than five separate numbers : the countertenor solo ‘ Come all ye songsters ’ ; the trio ‘ May the god of wit inspire ’ — without the chorus repeat specified in the quarto , but duly followed by what it labels ‘ a Composition of Instrumental Musick , in imitation of an Eccho ’ ; a chorus which , instead of repeating ‘ May the god of wit ’ , sets the first line of the second stanza , ‘ Now join your warbling voices all ’ ; and finally a solo , ‘ Sing while we trip it ’ , this time with the specified chorus repeat .
2 Not only may the boundaries of competence vary in distribution and number , they also vary in quality .
3 In what other ways may the powers of government be limited ?
4 But clearly , as society changes , so too may the patterns of inequality that prevail .
5 O may the memory of Charlie 's love and his earnest desire that you shall grow up an earnest Christian lead you to … throw your whole soul into the service of Christ … ‘
6 They may differ from country to country , as may the level of pollution deemed acceptable , but there are common elements which make it possible to distinguish four types of strategies : ( 1 ) air quality management , ( 2 ) emission standards , ( 3 ) economic , and ( 4 ) cost-benefit .
7 It may change gradually over time , as indeed may the level of damages generally .
8 Keep visualising the future , and may the power of influence be with you …
9 How may the use of land for reservoirs sometimes help and sometimes hinder the needs of townsfolk ?
10 What jobs may the people in services do ?
11 At what age ought the education for youth to begin ?
12 Must the existence of God be probable , or can theism seek to defend its position against the improbability of God 's existence ?
13 Still must the battle for Freedom be won :
14 Not only must the battle for Southeast Asia be fought in Tonkin , as General Juin told the Americans in Saigon , but as de Lattre was to present his case in Washington , it was not his war but our war .
15 And so , Nicodemus would have been familiar with this story , and Jesus says as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness , even so , must the son of man be lifted up , but whoever believes in him may have eternal life .
16 Nor must the period of time in question be continuous .
17 Question 6 Should the giving of accountant 's reports be limited to those accountants who are ‘ registered auditors ’ ?
18 How should the increase in child benefit be paid for ?
19 Why else should the notion of Frankenstein 's monster have affronted the imagination of generations if it was not their intuition of God that was affronted ?
20 And should the conditions about availability of , or taking of , food be national or for the local Licensing Justices to attach as appropriate when granting the Children 's Certificate ?
21 Other uncertainties remain to be discussed : how should the influence of context on difficulty , for example , be taken account of ?
22 Should the log on attempt fail , the best course of action is to check the user name , delete the password using the LINEFEED key , and re-enter the password .
23 WHAT SHOULD THE SCOPE OF REVIEW BE ?
24 The argument , then , is that the causing of death by bad driving should not be regarded as a significant aggravating factor , but nor should the non-causing of death or injury be regarded as a significant mitigating factor .
25 But he added ; ‘ If we have to be accountable for public money then so too should the Ministry of Defence .
26 Should the change in relationships bring about an unexpected clash with yet another component domain , then it may be sufficient to display only the excursion boxes .
27 Why should the range of companies affected by the statutory scheme of administrative receivers not be co-extensive with the range of companies affected by the underlying contractual receivership regime ?
28 The number of typefaces should be restricted , two is adequate , and so should the range of sizes used .
29 The question is how they apply to these weapons , and why the Great Powers have continued to avoid any explicit acknowledgment that the laws of war can apply in any respect to nuclear weapons ; and finally how should the mobilisation of world public opinion and political action be directed to ensuring the effective outlawing of these weapons .
30 The Convention is also limited to rights and obligations ; it does not purport to regulate the situation where a treaty is incidentally beneficial or detrimental to a third party 's interests.175 — The different requirements for the manifestation of consent by third States to rights as opposed to obligations could cause difficulties ; since a treaty may give rise to both , should the provisions of Article 35 ( obligations ) or Article 36 ( rights ) apply ?
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