Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] is [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Where all these views would concur is in saying that on the track Niki was as much the natural successor to Jackie Stewart as Alain Prost is the natural successor to Lauda . |
| 32 | It is if you had the other compound where this O H group was on carbon number two as well then those two would be positional isomers cos their carbon skeleton would then be the same and all they would differ is in the position of the O H functional group . |
| 33 | And he goes on : ‘ No one is expecting to make big money — all players would ask is to be treated reasonably in line with what they achieve . ’ |
| 34 | Private MPs rise and ask for time for this or that motion or debate which they particularly want , but normally the only concessions the Leader of the House will make is through ‘ the usual channels ’ , that is in private discussions with the opposition Chief Whip . |
| 35 | " It would have been immensely preferable for my return to be accomplished by the [ legal ] process , " de Gaulle told Dulac , but added cryptically : " Tell General Salan that what he has done and what he will do is for the good of France . " |
| 36 | Obviously , they take time to adjust to being someone 's pet , but the love they will give is worth any effort put in . |
| 37 | Now if you continue to rubbish under all that will happen is before long that Surrey County Council putting forward a planning application at Stansted . |
| 38 | Just what form this ‘ glorious revolution ’ will take is beyond our ken at the moment . |
| 39 | The unit in which he will live is within the hospital grounds , and was most carefully prepared and equipped . |
| 40 | The only pollution Euro Disney will suffer is of the uniquely French kind le snootiness ( something almost as chilling as the North Sea wind ) . |
| 41 | If you get a job as a shop assistant or checkout operator , one of the first things you will learn is till procedure . |
| 42 | Looking through this contract at what goodies you can earn is in itself an act to strengthen motivation and keep you on track . |
| 43 | The best comparison one can make is with either a largely exactly contemporary set of recordings on a Vogue Savoy collection , ‘ Original Bird — The Best of Bird on Savoy ’ ( Vogue , full price ) or a similarly anthological album highlighting his slightly later ( 1946–47 ) efforts for the Comet and Dial labels , namely ‘ Bird Symbols ’ ( Rhapsody , full price ) . |
| 44 | I hope that as chairman of ICI the contribution that I can make is to be looked upon by people on all levels as someone whose experience they can call on at any time . |
| 45 | Where problems can arise is in distinguishing between possible dates in the last few centuries , but prior to the bomb effect . |
| 46 | One area where inconsistency can arise is in the coding of various attributes . |
| 47 | A ‘ god ’ which mankind can worship is in no way identical to that power which created the universe , if indeed it were created at all within humanity 's understanding of that word . |
| 48 | We are going to tabulate the information so that we can look at the data from a statistical point of view , so every question you can answer is of value . |
| 49 | Erm I mean everything yo you can buy is in here . |
| 50 | The best advice anyone can give is for people to get their hands on a copy of the official festival programme and to plan their own agenda . |
| 51 | What you can expect is to be asked to justify your approach to nursing problems . |
| 52 | All you can do is to |
| 53 | The only thing you can do is to quiet him down , to frighten him off . |
| 54 | therefore , the rate we can grow is to a large extent governed by the rate we can either attract or develop the specialised management staff we need . |
| 55 | The only solution I can see is in future to save any pattern of this sort as a variety of widths . |
| 56 | WHERE difficulties can occur is in the matter of families . |
| 57 | ‘ The number it can take is in the technical specifications . |
| 58 | Squigs are unpredictable and in many way the best thing that can happen is for them to go wild once they are near the enemy . |
| 59 | The worst thing that can happen is for the boat to become totally inverted and here you need to slide the daggerboard quickly out before it drops through the hull . |
| 60 | The only ultimately effective way the worker can resist is through collective class action to overthrow the capitalist mode of production . |