Example sentences of "[modal v] [coord] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was laid down by a judgement of the King 's Court in 1205 that ‘ No one ought or is able to divide up or in any way to alienate a serjeanty ’ . |
| 2 | Er a aye but er but but but they but those who 'll but is but if if if we we can get lost in our way if we break fellowship , ca n't we ? |
| 3 | The point about ought and is , so far as it goes , does have some force . |
| 4 | Implicit in this last argument is another logical relation which is more interesting for this question than that between ought and is : the relation , that is to say , between ought and can . |
| 5 | keeper of the pincers , ought and is , |
| 6 | United were unlucky … so what 's new … they could or is it should have had a penalty in the second half when Chrissy Allen was brought down … |
| 7 | As with the freeing of the study of speech from ‘ universalism ’ , this approach to speech and writing can lead to value judgements : ‘ this view therefore allows us to make controlled value judgements about the appropriateness of written and spoken language for different functions … written language clearly serves various functions which spoken language never could and is therefore superior from that point of view . |
| 8 | These contrasted the Western models with the sorts of restrictions that could and were applied to the media in other political systems : the media were not free to publish , the expression of opinion was controlled , the Party/government could dictate the content of the media , and the essential freedoms associated with the Western models were obviously absent . |
| 9 | But that had been for women with no man to protect them , so they had to do whatever they could and were respected for it . |
| 10 | It was held that they could and were therefore liable for the loss of the pigs . |
| 11 | And you yourself made it clear to me that you would not stomach so much as one more day , if we could but be induced to open a way of escape for you . |
| 12 | It cancelled the advertisement wherever it could but was too late to prevent it from appearing in some national newspapers . |
| 13 | Keynes himself pointed out in the General Theory that workers who would nor be prepared to accept money wage cuts may be prepared to accept real wage reductions caused by price inflation . |
| 14 | A witness is someone who can and is ready to speak from personal experience of what Christ has done in his or her life . |
| 15 | If for example , one envisages a flock of say 1,000 laying birds , it is very important to carry out market research to find whether the immediate area can and is willing to purchase your whole production . |
| 16 | However , the world 's preponderance of very poor people want to get richer as quickly as they can and are probably not too concerned if they do so at the expense of the environment . |
| 17 | Being disenchanted with life , they may resent those who are contentedly coping with things as best they can and are making a good job of it . |
| 18 | And this was what the Technology purchase was all about — although margins are low , operating costs make up only 10% of company revenues , so profits can and are made . |
| 19 | If you have done all this so far you can and are ready to compete . |
| 20 | The two eldest kids are doing as well as they can and are bearing up as best as can be expected , ’ she said ‘ But my youngest boy has n't left my side since it happened . |
| 21 | ‘ All you can do is study the situation as thoroughly as you can and be clear as to what the issues are and who is going to be affected by the decision . |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't know him personally , ’ he said , deliberately misinterpreting the question , ‘ but we 'll do all we can and be in touch with you . |
| 23 | I mean it 's the difference between taking effective action where one can and being able to decide where one can take or where one can encourage children to take effective action . |
| 24 | The changes can but be seen by comparing the 1926 map to the 1930–59 plan of the works . |
| 25 | The summit also now has a television mast , which can but be one of the most visible of its kind anywhere in the world , serving at once both to identify and to pollute the poor Pic du Midi . |
| 26 | And these estimates you bring me of his numbers since they can but be estimates — have you shot low or high ? |