Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [adj] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their memorandum on US policy towards Indo-China recognized the possibility that without what it called ‘ a bolder political approach ’ the French — and the US — might well be heading into a debâcle which neither could afford ; but the drastic political measures which were reckoned to be necessary would have to be a matter for voluntary decision by the French government . |
| 2 | States which did not consider a customs union to be necessary could conclude agreements with the customs union on a free-trade zone . |
| 3 | To be late would earn a reprimand and possibly a warning from those who stood above them . |
| 4 | This is reflected in the rule that statements by the accused to be admissible must have been made voluntarily . |
| 5 | The urge to be rhetorical can result in a great deal of mannerism . |
| 6 | Sometimes you will not mind this too much : the freedom to shoot in whatever light happens to be available can outweigh these shortcomings . |
| 7 | Then the criteria which would ensure the spread of some trait — say sharp teeth — in a population would be identical to those ensuring the spread of a gene causing that trait : if sharp teeth increase ‘ fitness ’ ( that is , chances of survival and reproduction ) , then genes causing teeth to be sharp will increase in frequency . |
| 8 | The substance to be odorous must have a measure of volatility , so that it constantly loses molecules which make contact with the olfactory sensitive region of the nose . |
| 9 | As Citrine had earlier told his colleagues , a tactical retreat of accepting the Minister 's suggestion and then showing it to be ineffective would enable them better to assert their independence in future . |
| 10 | The GREY program has automatic intensity adjustment and if it were to be useful would need to be modified to provide a user override , at least during development of the measuring technique . |
| 11 | Perhaps to Miss Fairgrieves , who was rather elderly , just to be young might seem amusing ? |
| 12 | Some children may be prepared to chew on finger foods like toast or biscuits but a lump in a spoonful of food that they expect to be mushy can upset them . |
| 13 | Thus nobles who decided to be obstreperous could perpetuate " temporary obligation " indefinitely . |
| 14 | According to Institute Council member and chairman of the Professional Conduct Directorate Pat Brenan , the Big Six are now so huge and control such a large share of the UK listed company audit market that any behaviour judged to be anti-competitive would invite the attentions of the Office of Fair Trading . |
| 15 | The actual ratio that the Bank of England considers to be prudent will depend on the type of bank and its proportion of sight deposits to demand deposits . |
| 16 | Feasibility dependent on recce. by R.A.F. officer accompanying me who has decided L.G. [ Landing Ground ] to be O.K. Will make further arrangements direct with R.A.F. as Eighth Army by error apparently not informed . |
| 17 | He 's so musical that I 'm sure his ability to get others to be creative must have been considerable . |
| 18 | ‘ It fails to meet the central question in Scottish politics which is that any change which is to be meaningful must involve the transfer of political and legislative authority from Westminster to a parliament elected in Scotland by Scots . |
| 19 | Anyone who supposes this case to be exceptional should try to reconcile the community of which he or she is genuinely a member with the constituency in which he or she now votes , and then remember that an STV constituency would be three , four , five or more times larger . |
| 20 | For ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) to be true and ( 3 ) to be false would involve a contradiction . |
| 21 | Expecting something to be bad can turn out to be a self-fulfilling prophecy and thinking positively about labour may reduce the amount of pain relief needed . |
| 22 | Such knowledge has to be coupled with further instinctive knowledge that the perpetration of acts known to be wrong will bring some kind of retribution . |