Example sentences of "an [noun sg] and [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would have therefore had an advantage and would have tended to replace the original macro-molecules . |
| 2 | Yes , yes er whereas if there were independent trustees responsible to the regulator and they were properly trained , they would I suggest be able to smell out very quickly an malpractice and would have a group straight to the regulator , if only to call a stop for someone to have a look at it . |
| 3 | A session lasts about an hour and could cost anything from £15 to £30 depending on where you are in the country . |
| 4 | His reply is that we have no idea of material substance because matter is an impossibility and could not exist ; whereas , though we can have no sensory idea of spiritual substance , minds are not an impossibility and could exist . |
| 5 | Some parents do not like disagreeing in front of an outsider and may need permission to do this . |
| 6 | Any market may claim to be an exchange and may provide some or all of the key features of an RIE such as liquidity or transparency . |
| 7 | The count puffed out smoke through his long holder as we shook hands , and then Paula Reece asked him , ‘ Vrin , be an angel and let's have a little piano music . ’ |
| 8 | It is often possible , then , to understand and so overcome spelling errors , once you understand why you are making an error and can work out a way of reminding yourself of the correct form . |
| 9 | The Civil Aviation Authority has launched an investigation and will look at the pilots reports . |
| 10 | Roderick 's interests were wide ; for example sport ( cricket , tennis and football — both varieties ) , good music ( he played the violin ) , verse ( he read extensively and composed , when inspired or provoked , to match an occasion and could recite extensively from memory — particularly W. S. Gilbert ) , games and puzzles ( chess , cribbage , mathematical conundrums and crosswords ; he could , at his zenith , do The Times Crossword any day in less than twenty minutes ) , and art ( he was an active member of The Bristol Savages ) . |
| 11 | Out-patients visit with or without an appointment and can telephone if they have problems . |
| 12 | More recently , Sidebotham ( 1966 and 1970 ) concluded many years of his own research by proposing , among other things , a Consolidated Capital Fund that would include all capital assets of an authority and would charge fund revenue accounts for the use of those assets . |
| 13 | Perhaps eight people of various ages will be invited to an agency and will sit around in a comfortable room simply responding to very informal promptings from the discussion leader . |
| 14 | A one megabyte card is an improvement and can display no less than 32,000 colours at 640 by 480 resolution . |
| 15 | The court must consider these arrangements before making an order and must invite the parties to comment on the arrangements ( s34(11) ) . |
| 16 | This figure is an estimate and may change . |
| 17 | They 've lodged an appeal and will race come what may … but whether the result is allowed to stand is another question … the winner could be decided by a tribunal … |