Example sentences of "he [modal v] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Loath as Nigel was to cut into the flow of praise , he felt he ought to broach the subject of going home . |
| 2 | He ought to swap the doctors that he has at the Serious Fraud Office for those who decide applications for disability allowance and attendance allowance . |
| 3 | It was to tell the head of state to whom he was accredited that he ought to leave the country . |
| 4 | In 1250 it was discovered that the lands which Aubrey , a forester of fee of Whittlewood Forest , held by serjeanty in Northamptonshire , had been alienated in part , and that ‘ the serjeanty of Peter of Minton in Shropshire , for which he ought to keep the forest of Long Mynd and the hays of Bushmoor and Haycrust ’ had been ‘ alienated in part by divers parcels ’ . |
| 5 | Even Mr. Harding , who in ‘ The Last Chronicle of Barset ’ is described as the sweetest gentleman and best Christian ever known in Barchester , ‘ felt that he ought to rebuke the lady ’ . |
| 6 | He also considered the alternative submission that , pursuant to section 78 of the Act of 1984 , he ought to exclude the evidence because , in the words of section 78 : |
| 7 | When he had had a few drinks , though not otherwise , Peter talked about how he knew he ought to have the test to find out if he was HIV negative , as he hoped , as he desperately hoped , but he had not had it yet . |
| 8 | It can be a problem if , for example , the groom speaks no English : either he , or the bride and her family , may feel he ought to have the opportunity to speak at his own wedding , or that he has a duty to honour his hosts by thanking them publicly . |
| 9 | It 's almost as if Rene Kerfante were to say that he ought to tell The Correspondent not to use his typefaces , but they need to get something , I do n't know , more coherent though . |
| 10 | Or he may pass the information to a non-member of the exchange , who then deals through another broker or in the over-the-counter ( OTC ) market . |
| 11 | He sees the American scene as so stagnant , however , that he may eschew the rock circuit altogether and move more towards the ( deep breath ) US art world . |
| 12 | That is an extreme case but a marketing man may subtly resist the plan to move from premium pricing to commodity pricing , or he may sabotage the plan to squeeze more profit out of old products rather than spend money on new ones . |
| 13 | He may preach the virtues of an empty bank account , but Damon is fairly obsessed with filling his own . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | In such a situation it is possible for the parent 's self control to snap and in a moment of aberration he may strike the child in a manner that is instantly regretted and most unlikely ever to be repeated . ’ |
| 16 | Under Section 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 , where it appears to the Attorney General that the sentencing of a person in the Crown Court has been unduly lenient he may refer the case to the Court of Appeal , with leave , for the sentence to be reviewed . |
| 17 | If Kendall takes up that offer , he may appoint the former England midfielder Peter Reid , currently at QPR , as his player-coach . |
| 18 | If Kendall takes up that offer , he may appoint the former England midfielder Peter Reid , currently at QPR , as his player-coach . |
| 19 | If there is anyone still pondering why he trekked out to Philadelphia and paid all that money for Biotech '83 , he may contemplate the image of one of the organisers departing from his hotel on the last day of the meeting , wrapped first in a fur coat , and then in a Jaguar . |
| 20 | 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 |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | In the same term it was resolved by the two Chief Justices , Chief Baron , and Baron Altham , upon conference betwixt the Lords of the Privy Council and them , that the King by his proclamation can not create any offence which was not an offence before , for then he may alter the law of the land by his proclamation in a high point ; for if he may create an offence where none is , upon that ensues fine and imprisonment : also the law of England is divided into three parts , common law , statute law , and custom ; but the King 's proclamation is none of them : also malum aut eat malum in se , aut prohibitum , that which is against common law is malum in se , malum prohibitum is such an offence as is prohibited by Act of Parliament , and not by proclamation . |
| 23 | CARDIFF 'S joy at their 8-6 victory over Heineken League leaders Swansea in this top-of-the-table clash was shattered last night when their inspirational Australian coach Alex Evans announced he may quit the club at the end of the season . |
| 24 | When the Secretary of State has laid the draft of a code before Parliament , he may bring the code into operation by order made by statutory instrument . |
| 25 | He may meet the Pegacycle Lady or the Poltroon , rest beneath the Lilac Tree or in the Crabgrass . |
| 26 | But unemployed Ray , 29 , fears he may miss the next Games in 1996 . |
| 27 | If B is threatened with a breach of contract he may be able to treat the contract as repudiated and sue for anticipatory breach or , of course , he may await the breach and then sue for damages . |
| 28 | But he may sway the odd wavering voter on polling day . ’ |
| 29 | The chief executive or clerk of the authority will for the purpose of avoiding disqualification under this provision usually prepare the form in readiness so that as soon as the councillor is elected he may make the declaration as required . |
| 30 | 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 ) . |