Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [conj] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Botham explained his reasoning , saying : ‘ Farmers have enjoyed exaggerated returns in recent months but they should remember that we as a country have to import many of our basic raw materials and as the pound has fallen costs have risen on a pro rata basis . ’ |
| 2 | Although the Devil 's Advocate role is traditionally associated with high status roles , you should remember that someone in a low status position can still have opinions , can still provoke . |
| 3 | They must look like something from a fair booth — a shrimp and a black giant tied together ! |
| 4 | And the NZRFU councillors who so quickly criticised South Africa must hope that none of the leading New Zealand players show positive on drug-testing — if and when that is introduced as thoroughly as New Zealand require from South Africa . |
| 5 | The evaluators must conclude that something like the input of resources which characterised the Essex project is a necessary condition for improving library provision and associated resources ( Objective 3 ) and to facilitate reforms in pedagogy , but that it is by no means a sufficient condition for significant change . |
| 6 | I 'll deliver when you for the half an hour when you come back . |
| 7 | It might come as something of a surprise to learn that he is now considered to be an Englishman . |
| 8 | We could assume that everyone in the population is a user or a potential user of the accounts of public sector organizations . |
| 9 | Glancing around at the rest , she could see that none of the small hovels was secured against intruders . |
| 10 | ‘ I could ask if anybody in the barracks has an enlarger . |
| 11 | You could say that everyone at the University is involved in education , at least in the broader sense . |
| 12 | And er we used to try and them in the garden just to get the odd one or two for somebody you know . |
| 13 | YOU would think that none of the main party leaders would forget today , but past experience suggests otherwise . |
| 14 | Firelight was conspicuously much less nervous , and when it came to the riding she did for Nails what she would do for none of the others , even Nutty . |
| 15 | Therefore , it would appear that none of the UK companies can claim exemption from preparing a cash flow statement under para 8(a) of FRS 1 . |
| 16 | At his age he really would drown and nobody in the Corporation would give a damn . |
| 17 | This would mean that none of the plants would close until the late 1990s , and that the most modern , Wylfa , would remain operational until 2005 . |
| 18 | It it depends what you would get if your under the age of fifty five yes . |
| 19 | In either case , it would seem that everything in the universe would then be determined by evolution according to the laws of science , so it is difficult to see how we can be masters of our fate . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , this happened to many , but I would question if anyone in the Command had amassed the experience of Fraser Barron in such a relatively short time . |
| 21 | For example , it may come as something of a surprise to find that , during the English Civil War , the Parliamentarian party , which controlled London and the mint in the Tower , emphasised its legitimacy by continuing to issue coinage in the king 's name , whereas at the Royalist mint of Oxford the king 's coinage proclaims : ‘ RELIG PROT LEG ANG LIBER PAR ’ ( ’ The religion of the Protestants , the laws of England and the liberty of Parliament ’ ) . |
| 22 | The use of the word publish in this context may come as something of a shock but that 's exactly what the dissemination of information in printed form is ; publishing . |
| 23 | It may come as something of a shock to discover that up to 10% of your company 's turnover is actually being diverted to running a second business . |
| 24 | Steady on — 3% will do But what about the egg on our faces afterwards ? |
| 25 | another chant i remember from the newcastle fans : when 2–0 up vs Scousers they started with ‘ You 're worse than San Marino , you 're worse than San Marino ’ … let's hope scum will hear that one in a very near future at St. James Park . |
| 26 | In others , it will come as something of a surprise , and there may then be a need for the child to undergo further diagnostic tests to establish the extent of the problem . |
| 27 | I admit they will find that something of a puzzle , but given the low critical standards of provincial audiences , they might hit upon the felicitous conclusion that she choked while in the midst of an exaggeratedly hilarious response to that pathetic farce . |
| 28 | It 's not for the Diary to speculate upon whose coat is cut better according to Richmond 's cloth , but we can report that none of the candidate 's pockets contained pen or paper a problem when taking down canvass details . |
| 29 | Roughly , and somewhat metaphorically , we can say that something of the following sort goes on when successful communication takes place . |