Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It often gets me when I am in a high building or can look down over the city , or sometimes at a station when there is another journey to begin . |
| 2 | 1.4 " Works " means the works [ of alteration and refurbishment ] which are being carried out on and to the Site by the Landlord and which are to be completed by the Landlord in accordance with clause 2 of this agreement The ( landlord 's ) works can be the alteration and refurbishment of an existing building or can be the actual building of new premises or an entire development such as a shopping centre . |
| 3 | The plaintiff may accept the payment in settlement or may continue the action . |
| 4 | It is important to identify the settlor because if he or his spouse has retained a benefit or interest under the settlement or can benefit under the settlement he can be taxable upon the trust income . |
| 5 | Housing , health and social work each provide part of the finance and the management of the project may be by a committee representing all three authorities or may be taken on by one of the participating organisations or by a voluntary body which specialises in carrying for dementia sufferers . |
| 6 | Seymour Hicks , the famous singer , once became so infuriated that he stopped the orchestra in the middle of his song , turned to the girl and snapped , ‘ Dear Lady , shall you finish your story or shall I finish my song ? ’ |
| 7 | Planning permission can either be complete in itself , normally referred to as ‘ full ’ permission or can require further details to be referred to the authority for approval . |
| 8 | I figured that if I asked for a transfer I 'd either get a rise or would be able to work out a better deal for myself if I went elsewhere . |
| 9 | According to the position of the court in the hierarchy other courts may be bound by the ratio of the case or may be in a position to overrule or amend it . |
| 10 | It 's excellent for the size of car , conveniently shaped and the back seat splits or can be removed entirely . |
| 11 | The two issues at stake with the labour aristocracy thesis are : can this relatively privileged sector of society be a militant force for change or will it want to maintain the status quo ? |
| 12 | If you want more info or can help , contact : Corinna Tomrley , 124 Chesterfield Road , St Andrews , Bristol BS6 5DU . |
| 13 | I mean do we want to go and stay with the children at camp or shall we stay home ? |
| 14 | IBM Corp 's personal computer business was around the break-even level or may have been profitable in the first three months of this year , the president of IBM Personal Computer Co Robert Corrigan told the New York Times : he says he thinks ‘ people will be surprised at how quickly we 're bringing this business back , ’ and that it should be solidly profitable before year-end ; problem is that its closest rivals , Compaq Computer Corp and Dell Computer Corp , which both faced the same problems as IBM , adjusted to the change in the market much more quickly , and rushed appropriate machines out while IBM procrastinated , so that they are already strongly profitable while IBM is still having to build up momentum . |
| 15 | turf her out on the bed she might sleep with me and you sleep on the settee or would be a bit better than two beds than the settee , an extra bed space for her mum 's house too much for over Christmas , that 's not fair she 's not all over the place . |
| 16 | Now how many of the sectors as again as defined ones which we 've agreed we will examine , er would fit or would be con would be consistent with regional , sub-regional policies or would possibly cause conflict with those if er they were the receiving the receiving area for a new settlement ? |
| 17 | decide whether or not they really need to be on that site for fourteen hours or can they do what they need to do in four ? |
| 18 | The question that confronted them-the question they had met today to answer was simple : should they attempt to harness his talents or should they destroy him ? |
| 19 | The absence of guys with the authority to tell people to either go-ahead with their plans or can them means nothing much is getting approved . |
| 20 | Can sport retain an ethical base or will its involvement with television mean that it becomes completely dominated and determined by financial considerations ? |
| 21 | The cameras can be mounted on a stereo base or can be part of stereo instruments such as microscopes or laproscropes . |
| 22 | The adaptability of the enterprise may lie in providing appropriate outputs to match the changes of the market from relatively stable physical inputs or may lie in providing a fixed output with changing sources of inputs . |
| 23 | Would you prefer to have another election so that one party could obtain an overall majority or would you prefer some kind of arrangement between the parties so there would not have to be an election for a number of years ? |
| 24 | Do you not think it 's worthwhile booking the rest of the year 's meetings or shall we do it as we carry on |
| 25 | Information skills classes ( run by the librarian ) can include the use of databases as part of normal search procedures and the creation of small specialist databases can be part of the course or can be made in advance for specific topics . |
| 26 | Whatever , whatever want or could get , oh bring it here we 'll do it . |
| 27 | These beds can be used to produce salad crops and fresh herbs or can be used as nursery beds for self-raised perennials and shrubs until they 're sufficiently well-established to be planted out . |
| 28 | The evening sun was later identified with Atum or might be shown as a ram , thus linked to Khnum , the creator god of Elephantine , or to the Ram of Mendes , called the Ba or soul of Osiris . |
| 29 | Loneliness and the absence of advice , guidance and support often lead to them striking up friendships with others in the same situation which can offer peer-group support or may increase risks of involvement in prostitution , drugs or solvent abuse . |
| 30 | Your Field Officer will either provide you with direct advice and support or will put you in touch with someone who can help . |