Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] that [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the older you get , and you should know that you just take the nice bits out of life . |
| 2 | I was flooded with joy , and all at once it seemed the most important thing in the world that he should know that I still loved him , too . |
| 3 | In the case of the cable service operator , and the producer and director of the programme in question , the defendant must show that he neither knew nor reasonably suspected that the programme would contain the offending words , or , if he did know , that he had no reasonable opportunity to remove the offending words . |
| 4 | The age-old tradition of having one colour per make helps , but the variety of uses to which tractors are put should ensure that they never become facsimiles of each other . |
| 5 | These are the grounds for our repeated assertions that the designer of the unit must ensure that it only demands an achievable extension of the repertoire of transactions of the teachers for whom it is intended . |
| 6 | You must understand that I never meant anything like this to happen . |
| 7 | If Lord Eldon used any language which could be so interpreted , we must conclude that he either did not guard himself so cautiously as he intended , or that he did not lend that degree of attention to the legal doctrine connected with the case before him , which he was accustomed to afford . |
| 8 | When Gundovald first arrived in Gaul he apparently had an considerable quantity of treasure with him , which must suggest that he initially had the backing of the Byzantine emperor , whose concerns about the Lombards in Italy may well have stretched to a desire to see a close ally established in Francia . |
| 9 | ‘ When we turn to Morgan 's discussion of this aspect of the gens we must admit that it brilliantly anticipates modern accounts , ’ Fortes states . |
| 10 | Your filter is fairly powerful and should be up to the job , but I must admit that I personally prefer undergravel filtration for almost all purposes . |
| 11 | Further the plaintiffs must establish that they actually paid because of this compulsion , and not voluntarily despite it . |
| 12 | In his sermons the Chaplain of Cadets had only hinted at the existence of terrible ultimate anti-Gods which stalked the warp , seeking to spill through into the cosmos to corrupt precious reality — the antithesis of all that the Emperor stood for ; forces which Marines should pray that they never encountered . |
| 13 | Or call them Before I leave them , perhaps I should add that they also do moulds for a large range of chess sets , Nativity sets , with Christmas in mind — and candle moulds of all kinds . |
| 14 | I must say that I really enjoyed my time in the RAF and I 'm convinced that for National Serviceman , the Air Gunner 's trade was the best way to complete the compulsory Armed Service requirement of the time . |
| 15 | These may show that he occasionally worked as a wall-painter , or at least supplied designs for wall-paintings . |
| 16 | These , then , are some general principles , but you may feel that they still leave considerable scope for discretion and interpretation . |
| 17 | A girl born with the umbilical cord twisted round her neck may feel that she always gets herself tied up in things . |
| 18 | Starting from a recognition of the constraints and opportunities set by human and natural resource endowments , one might assume that they then define a broad set of goals for the future . |
| 19 | People who do n't know anything about it might assume that it simply involves standing in front of a camera or walking down a catwalk . |
| 20 | You 'll see that I quite ignore the fact that in my ‘ austere ’ life , my daily menu would make you green with jealousy . |
| 21 | It may be that some of our roles conflict ( e.g. parental responsibilities might conflict with commitments at work ) or different groups might impose conflicting expectations in relation to one particular role ( e.g. in a man 's role as shop steward the managers might expect him to calm disputes while his work-mates might demand that he never compromise with the bosses ) . |
| 22 | I might suggest that you too have arrived , I have answered your roll call . |
| 23 | Professional designers will come out with all sorts of advice but as this is intended for normal people I 'll suggest that you just go with what looks right to you . |
| 24 | So in point of fact idioms is you 'll find that they always fit in either this slot or in this slot , but you wo n't find an idiom which has to form such that if you remove the subject and verb from a sentence you can stick the idiom in there and it will make sense . |
| 25 | ‘ I think if you apply your thoughts a little , you 'll find that you only have the memory of those memories . |
| 26 | Although we may claim that we simply publish an objective report , the inference that exceptional evil existed during the occupation of Kuwait will naturally be made by those trying to justify the devastating Allied bombardment of Iraq , now retrospectively . |
| 27 | I could see that he still felt shaken . |
| 28 | Stuart Benton pushed back his coat slightly so that she could see that he too carried a knife . |
| 29 | Ellwood could see that she almost believed him . |
| 30 | Now , she could see that it even looked like Clive . |