Example sentences of "[noun sg] in [noun prp] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was incredible , he continued , that a king who had established the Presbyterian religion in Scotland and was willing to establish the Catholic religion in Ireland should have had insurmountable scruples about the ecclesiastical constitution of England . |
| 2 | On Aug. 26 Sampson had begun legal proceedings to secure an early release , arguing that 11 years in exile in France should count towards his sentence , which had been pronounced in 1976 [ see p. 27980 ] . |
| 3 | A vigorous mental-health association in Greece could do a great deal . |
| 4 | Categorically , he argued that force in Ulster would overthrow parliamentary majorities if necessary and he assured the party 's support in advance with no limitations . |
| 5 | But the UN force in Namibia should have been up to handling the affair rather than turn the job over to the South Africans ; it would have been able to cope if it had been as strong as originally intended and deployed in good time with a decent plan in its knapsack . |
| 6 | AT&T Co 's plans to buy a big stake in McCaw Cellular Communications Inc still worry Standard & Poor 's Corp despite the company 's news on Tuesday that it would restructure its debt to cut its interest bill ( CI No 2,134 ) : it says it may still cut AT&T 's ratings , because although it will benefit from the move , uncertainties over the planned investment in McCaw will dominate the credit outlook until terms of the transaction and its structure are known . |
| 7 | Already almost a year earlier Churchill had recognised that the enemy collapse in Europe might come at any time . |
| 8 | According to Mr Thompson , offering a correctly listed work at auction in India will establish a firm provenance for it , making it a difficult subject for subsequent smuggling and re-sale on the European market . |
| 9 | The influential soft-left pressure group , the Labour Co-ordinating Committee , yesterday issued a statement saying that unless impropriety could be proved the result in Birkenhead should stand . |
| 10 | THE UEFA Cup shoot-out defeat in Moscow could have cost Manchester United up to £3 million . |
| 11 | But the interesting new question is whether Lynagh 's decision to play the closed Australian season with the Benetton club in Italy will prevent him from becoming the new Wallaby skipper . |
| 12 | The Santa Rosa basketball club in Barcelona could have doubled their winnings but had to return half their tickets because players and supporters would not buy them . |
| 13 | To enliven their dull stretch to Banff , Boswell had started a conversational entertainment , into which Johnson entered merrily — that their famous Literary Club in London should take over St Andrews university , and thereby rebuild the city . |
| 14 | Under the British system virtually every seat in Wallonie would have returned Socialists and virtually every seat in Flanders would have returned Christian Democrats . |
| 15 | Under the British system virtually every seat in Wallonie would have returned Socialists and virtually every seat in Flanders would have returned Christian Democrats . |
| 16 | Then came the uncomfortable news that the All Blacks ' opposition in Treviso would involve some South African players . |
| 17 | Who knows what truth a tavern in Paris and a monastery in Scotland may hold . ’ |
| 18 | With Group I leaders Switzerland setting a stirring pace , defeat for either side in Oporto would compromise their chances of reaching the finals in the United States next year . |
| 19 | Does he not realise that uncertainty about Britain 's future in Europe will mean higher interest rates when the pound comes under pressure ? |
| 20 | A NEW awards ceremony in Middlesbrough will reward gardeners , allotment holders and businesses who brighten up the town . |
| 21 | US doubted coup attempt in Panama would succeed |
| 22 | Flight lieutenant Fraser Boyd does n't like heights ; With that in mind he hopes the final adjustments he 's making in dock in Plymouth will render a return visits unnecessary while half way across the Atlantic . |
| 23 | On the British side there was a string of adverse comments on French performance and attitudes from newspaper correspondents ; although the Daily Telegraph correspondent was not being particularly sensational when he reported on the unnecessary brutality of the French and concluded ‘ The solution of the problem of rule in Indo-China will depend primarily upon French ability to exercise tact and conciliation ’ . |
| 24 | A dozen A-level French students from Marton Sixth Form College in Middlesbrough will spend a week working in Dunkirk 's town hall , banks and solicitors offices . |
| 25 | Eight students and four staff from Knowsley Community College in Huyton will travel to Greece by minibus and then drive over the Albanian border in two old ambulances packed with hospital equipment . |
| 26 | The future size of the coal industry in Scotland will depend on the success of British Coal and other mine operators , including the Monktonhall mineworkers ' consortium , in producing coal at competitive prices . |
| 27 | The grandmother of a child killed in violence in Sarajevo may need her arm amputated after a mortar bomb attack at the child 's funeral . |
| 28 | Doctors in Bosnia have said that many of the children injured during the violence in Sarajevo will die unless they are evacuated and treated quickly . |
| 29 | In an opening address to the session on Jan. 16 , Powell had expressed his conviction that " the period of confrontation in Europe must end " , and declared that " as senior military officers " of their respective countries , the seminar 's participants were " duty-bound to contribute to the historic process unfolding today across [ the European ] continent " . |
| 30 | A summer extravaganza in Glasgow will feature Scotland 's most popular Gaelic rockers , writes Alastair Mabbott |