Example sentences of "the [adj] [modal v] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The significance of many particular facts or operations could be perceived only with some background knowledge , which the uninitiated would have little wish or reason to acquire . |
| 2 | There was little social justice in a system whereby simony could dictate the duration of one 's time in purgatory ; was it right that only the rich could secure such release ? |
| 3 | In Massachusetts William Gordon objected to the idea of confining political rights to the propertied : The rich will have enough advantage against the poor without political advantage . |
| 4 | The English could use these at will , and looked to do so later ; the Scots could not approach them without coming into close range of archery they had learned to respect . |
| 5 | It seems that problems of proof loom large here : there is a fear that the unscrupulous would manipulate any law permitting ‘ mercy killings ’ , and the argument is presumably that this would put at risk more unwilling parties than a law allowing euthanasia would benefit willing parties . |
| 6 | The metric used to study this is simply the proportion of propositions in recall which are one-item propositions : fig. 10.6 shows the results . |
| 7 | The British pointedly refused to endorse the two major conditions that de Gaulle placed on an armistice with the local authorities : an opportunity for Free France to administer the mandated territories and recruit soldiers and civilians from them ; and a guarantee that the British would respect all of France 's rights in the region . |
| 8 | For Edward , the solution was to hold Aquitaine in full sovereignty ; but the French would concede this only in the face of overwhelming defeat , and no settlement based on such a concession could endure . |
| 9 | Nothing seemed to be moving on the road itself , though Sharpe supposed the French must have some skirmishers concealed in the fields of long rye . |
| 10 | Sorry , can I some of the old can have some |
| 11 | The Japanese would like such a declaration to involve regular summit meetings , perhaps as often as twice a year , between the Japanese prime minister and the Community president — like the informal meetings that Toshiki Kaifu has been having with President Bush . |
| 12 | She had no idea of how these patterns were formed in Japan , nor why the Japanese should have any interest in her paper , or in Karl Auerbach 's , or Gertrude Feinstein 's . |
| 13 | Many analysts predict the Japanese will gain another point in 1991 . |
| 14 | Do you think the competition from the Japanese will force some European car companies out of business ? |
| 15 | The observations of a witness or an admission by the accused would prove this point . |
| 16 | Any witness who saw the incident and could identify the accused could prove this point . |
| 17 | It can be calculated with varying degrees of sophistication but the following will suit most businesses . |
| 18 | Upholding the honour of those Welsh warriors from the Seventies will provide much motivation for the underdogs , as much as the natural Celtic instinct to seek vengeance against the old oppressor . |
| 19 | Miss Knox told the girls what had happened and then McConville came back into the room and asked whether one of the three would do some photocopying . |
| 20 | Mr Asquith considers the King would be constitutionally justified in giving an absolute refusal … there can be no possible justification for a third Election within a year ; and , if on the King 's refusal to dissolve Parliament Mr Ramsay MacDonald resigned , and his Majesty sent for Mr Asquith , the latter would accept all responsibility for the King 's action . |
| 21 | On the other hand , the latter may require enough ‘ slack ’ in the political system to allow vested interests to obtain a return for their investment , implying that certain decisions may be contrary to the national interest . |
| 22 | The latter will cover such topics as financial management and accounting ; relationships with the host institutions and funders ; research staff training and personnel development ; European funding ; the dissemination of research . |
| 23 | Today the very exposed 4b traverse on the former requires a cool head and skilful ropework and the top pitch of the latter will make many a leader sweat with mental and physical effort . |
| 24 | Additionally the ADC-10 can perform many functions that are only currently available on expensive digital storage oscilloscope such as saving waveforms to disk , or sending them to a printer . |
| 25 | I 'm sure Dogs for the Disabled will welcome any donation for the wonderful work they do . |
| 26 | If there was another thought about Barnes it was that he needed a strong-willed centre at his shoulder to offer the occasional reminder that the three-quarters could use some more work . |
| 27 | The larger tyres will put more strain on the vehicle than 7.50 x 16 , but the 110 can handle this increase without increasing wear or risk of breakage in normal use . |
| 28 | A repetition of the study at the start of the 1990s might reveal some differences . |
| 29 | We want to grow in those areas where we are strong and our growth in the 1990s will outpace that of the 1980s by a significant amount . |
| 30 | I would hiss back that the former would cover either situation , whereupon he would advance with a broad smile . |