Example sentences of "of what [modal v] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the foregrounding model , stylistic value has a slightly different meaning from that which it has in the " stylistic variants " model : it refers to the special act of interpretation which we make in order to make sense of what would otherwise appear strange and unmotivated . |
| 2 | We saw evidence of what would later promise to be a riot of butterflies with entire bushes covered by baby caterpillars and chrysalises . |
| 3 | A concern to return to such primitive roots no doubt explains why in his draft synopsis he originally used the word ‘ Melocomic ’ of what would later become his ‘ Fragments of an Aristophanic Melodrama ’ . |
| 4 | He could also have taken into account , if he was aware of it , that the effect of requiring an undertaking in damages from the council would be to cause the collapse of the law enforcement process in this area of law ; and further that the enforcement of the law was not merely desirable as such in the public interest , but that small retailers could well suffer if large retailers such as Wickes were able to continue to trade with impunity during a significant period in contravention of what might well prove to be a perfectly valid law . |
| 5 | There is a bitter twist of irony in these last lines which completely changes the complexion of what might before have been viewed as a sentimental poem . |
| 6 | He landed in a heap of what might once have been straw . |
| 7 | It was dispiriting to live with such an example of what might conceivably happen to us . |
| 8 | The words ‘ obligation ’ and ‘ right ’ provide no analysis of what might actually occur within the relationships between the parties and between the parties and non-parties , or of the chain of action and response that is likely to unwind from the conclusion and subsequent performance of any treaty . |
| 9 | It is unfortunate that the CACs were seen as a political football and they provide an interesting indication of what might possibly happen were all legal services to be funded from local or central government . |
| 10 | Daily newspapers are now becoming popular , providing the first phase of what will later become known as the mass media . |
| 11 | That is both a misreading of what European Union implies , even if the Maastricht treaties go forward ; and , because Maastricht is unravelling , it is a misreading of what will now happen . |