Example sentences of "[verb] [modal v] [be] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Legislation has intruded on free contracting in few cases ; particular types of clauses in consumer contracts are rendered ineffective , and in some cases contracting must be in prescribed form . |
| 2 | I 'm afraid that this time he wo n't be so lucky … he wo n't come back and I 'll end up losing him to some atrocious person that really and truthfully I do n't think should be on this earth |
| 3 | ‘ What would my esteemed partner say must be on that land before it can become a resort ! ’ she asked . |
| 4 | At age 11 , the SAT should be of greater length and complexity , and the pupil 's response might be mainly but not exclusively written . |
| 5 | Perhaps more importantly , the total number of crimes committed would be of little interest because there is great variation in the meaning and significance of individual criminal acts . |
| 6 | Facts selected should be of critical importance to understanding of a principle . |
| 7 | The Highlands regional convener , Duncan McPherson , said : ‘ Team work has been a key feature of our approach and any success we can achieve will be through joint action . ’ |
| 8 | I do n't say — and do n't you believe — that henceforth you will be transformed in their eyes into a Hero of the Sexual Revolution , but what you have done will be of lasting value , not least to yourself . |
| 9 | The boys take a great interest in this Subject and the work done will be of vital use to such as afterwards become Engineers , Surveyors , Scientists , etc . " |
| 10 | We have enclosed a selection of brochures with this letter which we hope will be of special interest to you or your colleagues . |
| 11 | The letters your man will carry will be in this hand ! |
| 12 | When this is not the case , as with non-Western cultures ( and as it might be with deaf people ) , then the theories produced may be of limited value . |
| 13 | All the information you can provide will be of great assistance . |
| 14 | Physicians may favour age criteria because they believe that the elderly are unlikely to benefit from treatment , that any benefit these patients enjoy will be of short duration , or that a diminished quality of life after treatment negates any possible benefit . |
| 15 | Text can be bold , underlined or italicised and the 24 fonts provided may be of any point size . |
| 16 | That is why I willingly sent him anything I thought might be of sufficient merit to justify him , as a publisher , pronouncing upon it . |
| 17 | On other occasions the news to be imparted will be of great interest to a variety of media and a full-scale mailing will be required . |
| 18 | United will be at full strength . |
| 19 | And a family of nephews — ’ another hesitation — ‘ and a niece — ’ Noreen looked up at this , and almost defied the Bishop with her stare , ‘ — that do him much credit in this world and I trust will be of some satisfaction to his account in the next . |
| 20 | The incident 's being regarded as an opportunist theft and it 's unlikely anything taken would be of any use to a drug abuser . |
| 21 | As you know , these programmes come to you from the University of Sussex , and if you 've listened to any of them in the past , you 'll know that they 're devoted to topics and subjects in which we feel we have some expertise , and which we think would be of special interest to the local community . |
| 22 | The lessons learnt should be of great value to the analysis of other countries in the process of transition . |
| 23 | The only circumstances in which an option to renew will be of practical value to the tenant are where the landlord might be able successfully to oppose the grant of a new tenancy . |