Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [v-ing] [modal v] " 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 expect some people watching might think that wo wo football is a boy 's game , rather than a girl 's game , but of course that is n't the tradition is it ? |
| 3 | The submission of an incomplete return with some information missing will surely therefore amount to carelessness , if not outright neglect , on the part of any professional adviser . |
| 4 | another fortnight saying can I give another fortnight . |
| 5 | In the latter case addressing will probably only point to a bucket number , and in searching the bucket for a particular record using the direct technique it will no longer be an error to detect a dummy record , but part of the search . |
| 6 | Ask the vendor if you can defer discussion until you 've completed the survey , so that all matters arising can be dealt with at one go . |
| 7 | There is a controversy going on in America at the moment because President Bush has decided to cut his military arsenal which means that many people working would lose their jobs , and because of the recession there is not much chance of them getting other jobs . |
| 8 | The recent Report of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution even goes so far as to recommend that straw burning should be banned in five years time . |
| 9 | … the city of Chichester doth so fast decay and run to ruine , and the multitude inhabiting there so fast growe too beggary that except for remedy thereof some speedy order bee taken it is very likely the multitude of poor in the liberty of that city increasing will cause the better sorte ( being few that can contribute towards the releefe of the poore ) by reason of charges to wex weery of inhabiting the city . |
| 10 | The regulations give some guidance by directing that an application may be refused where it appears that any advantage accruing would only be trivial , where the simple nature of the proceedings would not normally require the assistance of a solicitor , or where funds from another source were available but not pursued . |
| 11 | Any citizen attending could inscribe on a piece of pottery the name of the person he wanted ostracised , without speeches or debate . |
| 12 | Any loss arising should be charged in the profit and loss account . |
| 13 | Any child watching will have learned that even geniuses need to practice ( Jimi riffed even while cooking breakfast ) but that talent can be undone by sex and drugs . |
| 14 | However claims must be dealt with strictly in accordance with the wording of the clause and any problems arising must be referred to H O Accident ( Personal ) Claims & Support for guidance . |
| 15 | A joint Directors of Planning meeting is to be held shortly on the Structure Plan Review and any issues arising will affect the timescale . |
| 16 | He went on to reject the premise for such an ‘ iron law ’ , since he argued that production would catch up with demand as industry developed , and any disproportions arising would derive from faulty planning . |
| 17 | While I agree that worm watching will probably never catch on as a mass pursuit , something well known here in Cornwall is to observe seagulls tap dancing on the lawn after rain . |