Example sentences of "[to-vb] that [adj] [modal v] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Lang remains convinced that savings are still there to be made even though he appears to accept that these will be less than originally envisaged . |
| 2 | His mate was never to know that this could be anything more than wishful thinking . |
| 3 | In 1710 the marquis de Torcy , the reforming last foreign minister of Louis XIV , managed to secure that six should be paid annual pensions of 1,000 livres while they were unemployed between missions , and thus given some financial security ; but this was a gesture with limited effect . |
| 4 | Some research in this area seems to indicate that this may be due to perception of the father as the more powerful figure ( according to the classic structure of our society ) , with the result of greater ambiguity in seeing the mother as a desirable model for identification . |
| 5 | The very first phrase is enough to suggest that this will be an outstanding recital , and so , on the whole , it proves . |
| 6 | Therefore , either the acoustic-phonetic component must reduce the phoneme graph depth further while still guaranteeing the inclusion of the target phoneme in all successive vertical slots in the graph — but it would be optimistic to suggest that this will be possible in the foreseeable future — or else , lexical and post-lexical processing must be enriched to constrain further the alternative number of derived word strings . |
| 7 | National Power Plc initially tried to suggest that this could be done under its existing licence to burn oil . |
| 8 | It seems strange , moreover , that Professor Williams fails to mention male rape fantasies or to suggest that these might be considered in assessing whether the defendant was prepared to override the victim 's wishes . |
| 9 | She watched him anxiously while waiting to hear that this would be too much to expect . |
| 10 | People who are ‘ at risk ’ of having mentally handicapped children can be advised of this , and it is safe to assume that some may be deterred from proceeding to have a child . |
| 11 | Therefore it is easy to assume that this must be a deliberate , callous attempt to inflict hurt . |
| 12 | The severe reduction in Soviet aid had led many commentators to predict that 1991 would be an extremely bad year for Vietnam . |
| 13 | Their three-year run of 17 Test wins equals the All Black record , and it takes no great clairvoyant skill to predict that this will be broken against Wales on 4 November and extended against Ireland a fortnight later . |
| 14 | From reports of management within enuresis clinics it is reasonable to predict that 400000 might be curable . |
| 15 | Again it is crucial to stress that this can be a lengthy process taking some months or years depending on circumstances , availability of help and a number of other variables . |
| 16 | The need to combat competition seems to ensure that this will be the path that is followed . |
| 17 | There is no evidence to believe that this would be so . |
| 18 | If an order for the child 's attendance is not complied with or the court has reasonable cause to believe that this will be the case , it may seek police assistance . |
| 19 | I was too unsure of myself to believe that this could be possible . |
| 20 | One of the problems with Heelas ' excellent discussion ( this volume ) is that while he develops the ambiguities concerning intentionality in our own concept of ‘ aggression ’ very well , he does not seem to recognize that this may be a very general feature of related concepts in other cultures . |
| 21 | Am I to understand that this will be a continuous joint effort until one of you manages to send out news ? ’ |
| 22 | That 's a massive outlay , and you could talk about relative values till the cows come home , but whatever your conclusions on that score , you 'd have to concede that this would be a superb setup , and with the TriAxis at the heart of the system you 'd be pumping out large quantities of excellent sounds … |
| 23 | But medical opinion seems to hold that both should be treated as though they were . |
| 24 | But the important decisions … well , it stands to reason that these would be the sole responsibility of the man . |
| 25 | Outside London we were the first L E A to realise that this would be necessary . |
| 26 | Jill returned , saying that it was Mrs Mellings , for her father , and it took Alice some moments to realise that this must be her mother , not the new Mrs Mellings , who at this moment would be already on her way to the pleasures of a weekend in Kent . |
| 27 | That was a general possibility and there was no reason to suppose that that would be the conclusion . |
| 28 | I venture to add that this must be the greatest labour of love that anyone can render to a friend . |
| 29 | Was there any reason to doubt that 1972 would be just as successful ? |
| 30 | Still , Michael Ramsey , being Ramsey , had to think that this might be the will of God for him . |