Example sentences of "he [modal v] [vb infin] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may be to Ally McCoist what Jimmy Millar was to Ralph Brand , he may possess the aerial threat of a Willie Thornton , a Derek Johnstone , but Hateley contributes skill where those previous Rangers centre-forwards lent mainly bravado . |
| 2 | Example 4:12 Rent review machinery ; no notice ; determination by expert ( 1 ) if the landlord and the tenant have not agreed the Market rent three months before the relevant review date it shall be determined by an independent surveyor acting as an expert ( 2 ) the independent surveyor shall ( a ) be appointed in default of agreement by the President ( b ) give the landlord and the tenant an opportunity to make representations to him and to reply to each other 's representations ( but shall not be bound by them ) ( c ) have power to determine how the costs of the reference shall be borne ( d ) publish his decision within two months of his appointment ( 3 ) if the independent surveyor dies delays or becomes unwilling or incapable of acting or if for any reason the President thinks fit he may discharge the independent surveyor and appoint another in his place and may repeat this procedure as often as necessary Example 4:13 Landlord 's option to select method of resolving disputes if the landlord and the tenant have not agreed the Market Rent three months before the relevant review date it shall be determined by arbitration or ( if the landlord so elects by notice in writing given not later than one month before the relevant review date time being of the essence ) by an independent surveyor acting as an expert |
| 3 | So he may extend the current session , due to end on May 28th , to July 9th — the date when the term of the outgoing upper-house members expires . |
| 4 | But he may sway the odd wavering voter on polling day . ’ |
| 5 | Where a party can not protect his position by a payment into court , he may make the other party a written offer filing a copy with the court , but not to be brought to the attention of the court until costs fall to be decided ( Ord 12 , r 10 ) and similarly , where contribution arises a party may make a written offer to contribute ( Ord 12 , r 7 ) . |
| 6 | The Act provides that where ‘ a constable has reasonable grounds for suspecting that any offence which is not an arrestable offence has been committed or attempted , or is being committed or attempted , he may arrest the relevant person if it appears to him that service of a summons is impracticable or inappropriate because any of the general arrest conditions is satisfied ’ . |
| 7 | If the ombudsman finds in your favour he may order the guilty party to pay compensation , or take other action to put matters right . |
| 8 | Then billionaire Ross Perot hinted he may rejoin the presidential race as an independent . |
| 9 | As John Major contemplates on the way to Washington whether he should give support to the US plan , he should bear the following in mind . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's typical of Rex really that he should blame the poor man who died for all his troubles . |
| 11 | As he prided himself on his fair and honest trading , and the high standards which he always maintained except in extenuating circumstances , the ginger-haired totter had decided he should do the right thing by her . |
| 12 | The tenant 's adviser should , therefore delete from the draft any provision making time of the essence in relation to the service of a counternotice ; or he should delete the entire requirement to serve a counternotice . |
| 13 | If it is , he should hold the present attitude and stand by to lower the nose if the speed drops any further . |
| 14 | He should hold the down wind wing-tip a little above the horizontal and be prepared to run with it , not just balance it and let go . |
| 15 | Thereafter only Ward on the final afternoon played with any real confidence and it was fitting that he should score the only century of the tour just before the end of the match . |
| 16 | It was fitting he should score the late winner . |
| 17 | When he stood Godfather in Fowey , custom demanded that on the way to the christening he should carry the traditional cake and offer it to the first person he saw . |
| 18 | ‘ Steve was suffering a slight twinge , but the selectors found it extraordinary that he should treat the national championship as a kind of training session and jump off just five strides , ’ said Ward . |
| 19 | He should refer the following to the Computer Group Manager : |
| 20 | Within half an hour he had contacted those he trusted on the council and given a good account as to why he should fill the vacant seat . |
| 21 | If he requires information he should approach the chief executive or clerk of the council for it . |
| 22 | As a developer , it was important that he should know the exact route which it was to take . |
| 23 | Where the valuer is advising an individual contemplating such an investment , he should discuss the likely possibility with him so the shares can be valued on that expectancy . |
| 24 | When Norman Willis , the fat friar , finally shim shimmies off into obscurity , he should take the melancholy monk and all the rest of the Bloomsbury tales with him . |
| 25 | And better he should get the hard lesson now , than later . |
| 26 | It was intended that he should enter the medical profession but for financial reasons this became impossible , and when only seventeen he joined the office of the district superintendent of the line of the London and North Western Railway at Euston . |
| 27 | He should ask the Prime Minister to open negotiations to enter the Exchange Rate Mechanism , and ensure a proper balance between consumption and investment to guarantee the long-term future of British industry . |
| 28 | Wherefore as God had granted him all those dominions , it seemed just to them that he should accept the imperial title also , when it was offered to him by the consent of all Christendom . |
| 29 | Would not my right hon. Friend be insulting British farmers if he were to suggest that he should decimate the financial support available to them so that it could be given to M. Delors for use as a slush fund for so-called cohesion — a bribe to the countries of southern Europe ? |
| 30 | He should try the Latin Patriarch next : that 's Bessarion , godfather to one of his sons . |