Example sentences of "[coord] [vb mod] [verb] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Auctions may be strict auctions or may have an element of flexibility , however the terms and timetable of the auction must be clearly laid down , normally in the transmittal letter , and strictly adhered to . |
| 2 | Scottish kings were rarely powerful enough , or could muster an army large and united enough to keep permanent guard along the frontier against major English invasions . |
| 3 | If the pupil has been excluded for an aggregate period of more than five days in any term or will miss an opportunity to take an examination as a result of his/her exclusion , the governors may order his reinstatement and the head has to comply . |
| 4 | The forms also ask workers and carers to check whether a child knows how to cross the road safely or can make an emergency phone call . |
| 5 | In addition relationships with users of services are more complex than in the private market and may involve an element of compulsion and social control ( social work , probation , some aspects of social security ) . |
| 6 | For example , and may have an effect as soon as the noun phrase it appears in is encountered , and the effect may be counteracted by what is suggested in a later part of the sentence . |
| 7 | Go to the lavatory when you feel the need , do n't try to ‘ hang on ’ , that causes stress to the bladder and may encourage an attack . |
| 8 | However a little knowledge of the philosophy is useful and may stimulate an interest . |
| 9 | A party may require his opponent to supply copies of documents which he is entitled to inspect ; the notice requiring the copy document must be served at or before the time when inspection takes place and must contain an undertaking to pay the proper charge , which charges are set out in Appendix A item 4 ( Ord 14 , r 5A ) . |
| 10 | They agreed that John should let Margaret know that any intervention by her in the debate on immigration would be considered ‘ unhelpful ’ , and should extend an invitation for her to sit on the platform on the Friday afternoon for the Leader 's speech , sitting as far away from Ted Heath as it was humanly possible . |
| 11 | I have been led to believe that you act as Public Relations Advisor to certain landowners within Highland Region , and should value an opportunity to discuss with you , initially very informally , certain projects for the Association for the Protection of Rural Scotland which which I am involved , if this is in fact the case ? |
| 12 | The ideal candidate will have experience of protein purification and gene cloning and should have an appreciation of plant defence mechanisms . |
| 13 | Women know their strengths and skills and should find an environment in which they can flourish . |
| 14 | He fancied his bowling , always had a few Cotswold tales to tell — quite often about fellow cricketers — and could sink an evening pint with the best . |
| 15 | One also knows about its possible colours , texture of fur , the noises it makes , and could give an estimate of its size and weight . |
| 16 | Accumulated unused permissions could constitute a difficult problem for some local authorities : they create uncertainty and could make an authority reluctant to grant further permissions , which might result in , for example , too great a strain on public services . |
| 17 | She had a wonderful sense of period and could adapt an idea brilliantly but her lack of formal design training handicapped her in other ways . |
| 18 | Besides being a way of life , with a related set of moral values , war also had a strongly material side for the noble class , and could provide an income as well as an occupation . |
| 19 | But she was Ace ; she knew the score , and could keep an eye on herself . |
| 20 | They took the little house two doors away from Ken and Rhoda ; her own to play with , to sweep and dust and arrange as she liked , and meals for two to cook at her discretion , and her father and grandmother just down the road so she had both a respite from them and could keep an eye on them , not too close but not too far . |
| 21 | People : Some people like to be told what to do , and would favour an organisation structure based on power culture or role culture . |
| 22 | The widely-held fears stem from the reasonable assumption that an independent or a devolved Scotland would be incapable of existing without considerable handouts from Whitehall and would have an administration with more than a left-wing tinge . |
| 23 | Arsenal manager George Graham said that O'Leary has a suspected cracked bone in his right hand and would have an X-ray today . |
| 24 | Despite his proposal that the earth was spiraling toward the sun , he could say that there was still no conclusive evidence derived from nature to prove that the earth had a beginning and would have an end . |
| 25 | I told the club those gates had rusted and would cause an injury , but would they bloody listen ? ) |
| 26 | He then said that he now had confirmation from the police and that I qualified for a transfer and would receive an offer for Govan ( where my dad is ) within a week . |
| 27 | However , if the husband were forced to pay , this would create havoc in the labour market , and would introduce an employer/employee relationship into marriage , thus exacerbating existing dependencies and ine-qualities of status between husbands and wives . |
| 28 | ‘ She desperately wanted to play the wife role and would spend an afternoon cooking a beautiful meal for him and he would arrive with an expensive bottle of wine and they 'd settle down for a cosy evening . ’ |
| 29 | An assurance that the army would not be involved in the election and would respect an opposition victory was given on Oct. 22 by Brig. |
| 30 | Soviet officials assembled for the Malta summit meeting between President Bush of the USA and President Gorbachev of the Soviet Union on Dec. 2-3 ( see pp. 37110-12 ) confirmed on Nov. 30 that the Warsaw Pact was to be remodelled along the lines of NATO , and would become an instrument for political dialogue with the Western nations . |