Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [adj -er] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If speech is indeed represented bilaterally in non-right handers then the frequency of aphasia consequent upon unilateral cerebral lesion should be higher in this group than among right handers . |
| 2 | She says it should be bigger with more shops . |
| 3 | It 's no longer a voice of political disagreement even ; everyone knows that the rain forests should be saved , we all agree that racism is bad , fascism is not popular , communism is over , we all agree that we should be kinder to each other … |
| 4 | I mean if somebody did grow a tree I mean , it must be harder in that kind of area but but wi with the right will for people to plant a tree and grow it it 's just as easy |
| 5 | Now he does n't actually make the concession I think it 's consistent of what he says , that he ought to concede that direct democracy might be better at improving the citizens , because after all the citizens have much more to do on in service of the state but his view is that direct democracy has the opposite failure to guardianship , that while it might be better at improving citizens it 's absolutely hopeless in managing the affairs of the state and his reasons for that is that we need experts with experience in order to carry out the affairs of government and although these people ought ultimately to be held responsible to the people , people should n't sit in judgment them in every one of their decisions . |
| 6 | The author , Gavin Alexander , until recently head of Hampton School in Middlesex , for boys aged 11 to 18 years , says it might be better for 13-year-old pupils to be assessed in this way rather than sitting the Common Entrance and then being assessed again a year later . |
| 7 | On the one hand you 're giving them extra responsibility so yes the bigger might be bigger for that reason . |
| 8 | ‘ He 's done it brilliantly again and he 'll be better for that race I can tell you , ’ he said . |
| 9 | Dr Hendron said : ‘ The UDA was only proscribed a year ago , therefore intelligence operations could be better in that community . ’ |
| 10 | It may be worse for any contact with water and when warm . |
| 11 | Some manufacturers now make thicker condoms that may be better for anal sex , but the very thick varieties are ‘ too thick ’ to pass the British Standard and are therefore not Kitemarked . |
| 12 | The other type , which may be better for smaller jobs , is mixed on the spot in a special truck , which has a mixer at the back . |
| 13 | Different scales of provision ( transport for locality or large city , community schools or further education ) may be better for different systems . |
| 14 | Life now may be better for some women , but there are still plenty who are helpless victims … |
| 15 | Other decisional forms , whether they be mediation or managerial direction , may be better in certain contexts . |
| 16 | The authority of the state may be greater over some individuals than over others , depending on their personal circumstances . |
| 17 | So that while the true cost of the manual detergent may be cheaper from one supplier the cost of the degreaser may be more expensive . |
| 18 | The amount may be higher in certain circumstances — for example if you are a carer entitled to invalid care allowance or if you are disabled , live on your own , get Attendance Allowance , and have no one receiving invalid care allowance for looking after you . |
| 19 | The incidence may be higher in uncircumcised children before the age of 8 , although morbidity due to balanoposthitis may be offset at least partly by penile problems in children who are circumcised . |
| 20 | But had the minister read the introduction to that paper he would have found the following : ‘ The metabolism and excretion of compounds with a prolonged half-life , however , may be slower in old age as a result of impaired renal function commonly seen in this age group . |
| 21 | As an alternative to foreclosure , the court may direct a sale of the property , and this may be fairer to both parties , since any surplus upon such sale will belong to the mortgagor , while the mortgagee may still sue for any deficiency . |
| 22 | Service intervals ( especially oil changes ) may be shorter with higher-quality oil needed . |
| 23 | The CMS system will be replaced by a UNIX one in a year 's time ; while this system may be easier for some users to learn , others will have to adapt to yet another unfamiliar system . |
| 24 | The stocks of empty houses may be larger at this time . |
| 25 | If this is what has occurred , ‘ more lateralised ’ would be better for visuo-spatial ability and ‘ less lateralised ’ would be better for language . |
| 26 | I find it odd when it is suggested that it would be better for other people to grow the tobacco and for us to import it — as though that would help the health of the Community . |
| 27 | ‘ It would be better for these people to suffer the knock of failing their test once than have a bigger knock afterwards , such as a road accident , ’ she says . |
| 28 | Obviously it would be better for both parties if all the sponsorship we need comes from a single organisation . |
| 29 | Obviously it would be better for both parties if all the sponsorship we need comes from a single organisation . |
| 30 | Obviously it would be better for both parties if all the sponsorship we need comes from a single organisation . |