Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] britain [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bevin 's reply hinted at his fear that such arrangements might reduce Britain to the position of a humble deputy to the American sheriff . |
| 2 | And Julius Caesar stood in France in because he was in , the place he captured in France , and he could see Britain across the water and he wondered what the land was like over there . |
| 3 | PREMIER John Major was ambushed by the Germans last night in a move which could force Britain off the road to European unity . |
| 4 | Yesterday 's result means that he will be able to take on the Euro-sceptic rump in the Tory Party and put through the legislation that could put Britain on the road to a single European currency by the late 1990s . |
| 5 | If the protest , to be heard before today 's 25-mile inshore race , goes against Cyclone it will put Britain in the lead . |
| 6 | David Cook , Emma Carrick-Anderson and Shona Robertson will represent Britain at the world junior Alpine championships in Italy from March 1 to 7 . |