Example sentences of "[vb infin] [indef pn] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Threat ’ when used in this connection means ‘ an intimation by one to another that unless the latter does or does not do something the former will do something which the latter will not like . ’ |
| 2 | So far as ordinary citizens and non-governmental bodies are concerned , the background principle of English law is that a person or body may do anything which the law does not prohibit . |
| 3 | Luckily you will already possess something which every gay has , thanks to our enforced lifestyle , to a greater or lesser degree — the ability to think on your feet . |
| 4 | If the need to remove Mark is questionable , then the case conference should not recommend anything which the social worker will view as binding . |
| 5 | Nonetheless , the right of journalists and broadcasters to demand trial by jury , in those areas of criminal law where it still exists , is an important security against interference with media freedoms — for reasons explained in 1885 by Dicey , the leading writer on our unwritten constitution : " Freedom of discussion is , then , in England little else than the right to write or say anything which a jury , consisting of 12 shopkeepers , think it expedient should be said or written … |