Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [det] [prep] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the idea is that erm , a parent may have an interest in diverting the sources from older offspring to younger ones , because younger ones might benefit more from the same unit of resource . |
| 2 | I could make a few inspired guesses that the machinery will get , not so much cheaper , although it is getting a bit cheaper , but you 'll get more for the same money — rather like calculators _ they have n't actually got very much cheaper in the last two or three years , but you get more for your fiver . |
| 3 | And you could do that in the all the rest area , you could do it in the whole club to be honest . |
| 4 | soc : And I suppose you 'd like more of the same so you can go on pinpointing variation and replicate the studies which have been done to show the same thing in different places , or maybe to include a few more explanatory variables in your statistical model ? |
| 5 | Very few of us can afford all of the appliances we would like all at the same time . |
| 6 | This would require that for the same amount of light energy ( measured incident solar radiation has not varied by more than 0.5% since the beginning of the twentieth century ) more carbon is fixed per unit chlorophyll ( the quantum yield has changed ) . |
| 7 | Clearly the retrieval-failure hypothesis will make many of the same predictions as other theories of latent inhibition . |
| 8 | It is exactly the same tension that made The Smiths a success , and in their low-key way I suspect that Felt will keep some of the same cult appeal now they are gone . |
| 9 | They will perform some of the same functions , but they will not be an exact replacement for traditional trams . |
| 10 | Often one colony will enslave another of the same species , or one species will exploit another . |
| 11 | The only point that I would make is that if you are giving an opiate it will have many of the same effects and if I had to choose , I would probably prefer the opiate to diazepam . |
| 12 | I will list some of the latter : 1 . |
| 13 | The probability is that in May or October ( still a toss-up between them ) Mrs Thatcher will offer more of the same , judging by what has been emerging from the dozen policy groups set up to produce ideas for the manifesto . |
| 14 | Clearly , whatever system we have , councils will want to squeeze as much money out of payers as they can and they will justify this in the same tired way : preservation of jobs and services . |
| 15 | All the general advice given to improve your interview performance holds equally good when being interviewed by an agency and you can expect many of the same questions . |
| 16 | Kelly implied that each case had been judged on its merits , but the previous fines were criticised by politicians and police as being too lenient and the FA can expect more of the same after its latest decision . |
| 17 | Whitaker resumes today , undefeated on 73 , and unless there is a merciful declaration the varsity bowlers , on a perfect batting pitch , can expect more of the same . |
| 18 | The cost of the low-end word processor and desktop publishing program combined may well be more than the cost of a good word processor that can do many of the same functions . |
| 19 | I do not expect any difficulty in getting approval for the larger sum , and can do that at the same time as tenders are to hand for acceptance , but it will remain important to contain the total project cost as far as possible . |
| 20 | You can do this through the many Hall and Department associations , through clubs and groups at home and abroad . |