Example sentences of "and [modal v] [vb infin] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So by all means take me , and let's sort this whole thing out . ’ |
| 2 | Why not get people that is activists and Oldham might well the branch for Oldham you 've got Dave from Stockport they 've got a MP retiring , they 're getting on now , you 've had , we 've had your time now , for God 's sake go you 've been there long enough , let's get the activists in , let's get G M B members and let's get this parliament back to what it should be and not the Tories . |
| 3 | ‘ And let's pray this is the last time I need ever set eyes on you ! ’ |
| 4 | Giant water bugs may go rigid when taken from the water and may hold this ‘ frozen ’ posture for as long as fifteen minutes . |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | It may , for example , be politically ‘ undeliverable ’ in many areas at present-both authorities would lose some sovereignty over their current funds and may find this unacceptable . |
| 7 | However , he is climbing up the weights and may find this trip a shade on the short side . |
| 8 | The small farmer can combine the seasonal work offered by agribusiness and urban enterprises with his family farm and must do this to survive . |
| 9 | For it seems that some assurance is required that societies have and must have this structure . |
| 10 | A question that remains , however , is whether one can and should treat this matter as separate from the other functions described below . |
| 11 | Roger Charlton 's two-year-old was an easy winner of a Ripon maiden before finishing sixth in Deauville 's Prix Morny last time out and should appreciate this switch back to easier company . |
| 12 | Assuming that we wanted to explore the harmonic potential of a basic C major scale ( remember you can and should apply this approach to other scale types as well ! ) , the first step would be to play through the triads ( a suggested fingering with each maj chord voiced 1,5,1,3 , each min chord voiced 1,2,1 , ♭3 , and the diminished chord voiced 1 , ♭5,1 , ♭3 is given in fig 1 ) . |
| 13 | The ancient peoples were sensitive and could do this instinctively . |
| 14 | ‘ There 's one who carries more , and could do this office to better effect . ’ |
| 15 | I wished that I could talk well , and could continue this conversation until animosity was dissipated and we could all stand on some common ground , but I knew enough to admit that this would n't happen , and that the longer the talk went on the further apart we should all grow . |
| 16 | " We want to talk to Vietnam , " Baker said , " because we think they have influence over the Cambodian government and could use this to help us construct conditions permitting free elections . " |
| 17 | ‘ He 's a wonderful finisher and could save this club a fortune , ’ said the 6ft 4in Irishman . |
| 18 | Under this ‘ simulated market ’ , districts would receive a population-based allocation and would pass this allocation ‘ down to GPs in the form of notional budgets for hospital and community health services ; GPs would exercise choice , as in the model of Maynard et al ; but that choice would be made against the notional budget , where GPs stand neither to lose nor to gain financially from how their actual use of services compares with their budget ’ ( Bevan , 1989 ) . |
| 19 | He liked taking them apart and putting them together again in the wrong order to make new toys and would do this all day until he had forgotten what they looked like in the first place . |
| 20 | I hope you will not be too disappointed and would take this opportunity to thank you for the interest which you have shown . |
| 21 | I hope you will not be too disappointed and would take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown . |
| 22 | Laura was not tough , but possessed a strong character and would see this sort of action not as a sacrifice , but as an act of fulfilment , she was able to project herself through her husband . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , we have survived even worse , and shall survive this loss also . |
| 24 | It will feel the need to express its dominance and will do this in the manner of a ‘ top cat ’ . |
| 25 | First , costs arising from JAA HQ , whose total budget for 1992 is a little over £600,000 spread between nineteen countries … ( of which ) the UK will contribute just over £145,000 and will recover this through our charging schemes as part of the overheads … |
| 26 | Or it could mean , I am in love and will present this love in such a way as to win advantage ( the next lines make clear Astrophil 's wish to obtain Stella 's ‘ grace ’ ( both spiritual blessing and sexual favours ) . |
| 27 | I am preparing a report for the next Finance Committee on Council Tax Billing and will forward this for your agreement as soon as possible . |
| 28 | CAP 413 Radiotelephony Manual is presently being revised and will reflect this and other changes to R/T procedures . |
| 29 | THE MINORIES Gallery in Colchester has won a temporary reprieve and will re-open this spring . |
| 30 | Adults often eat to comfort themselves , and will repeat this process with their children . |