Example sentences of "[modal v] this [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Why may this patient develop bladder problems postoperatively ?
2 And how may this variety formation proceed to new species formation . )
3 The congregation prayed that they might follow ‘ the example of his courage and constancy , his meekness and patience and great charity , and may this kingdom be freed from the vengeance of his righteous blood ’ .
4 And may this book be at least a small stepping-stone on your way .
5 Is the Secretary of State obliged to make the decision on the period which a life sentence prisoner should serve for the purposes of retribution and deterrence personally , or may this task be performed by a junior minister on his behalf ?
6 What social services ought this generation to be constructing which the next or next but one will erect when the need for them is already yielding place to others ?
7 Anyway , why must this discussion always crop up whenever we see each other ? ’
8 Nor must this emphasis on the proprietary and financial aspects of a shareholder 's rights obscure the important fact that his shareholding causes him to become a member of an association , normally with rights to take part in its deliberation by attending and voting at its general meetings .
9 Must this period last until an agreement is reached by both parties , or will it be a finite period at the end of which the unions must accept the propositions put forward by their employers ?
10 Should this noise become louder suddenly and be heard in the nearby town , it was an evil omen .
11 Should this approach receive no response they were to form joint anti-Fascist committees at a lower level " despite the leadership " .
12 At the same meeting at which the Vial memorandum was read , on 6 September 1791 , a letter to the secretary from Messrs Kirkman and Hendy ( who were present ) was produced : ‘ Sir , In consequence of your Advertisement we beg leave to inform you , that we have contracted with Lord Camden for about 100 acres of building land , near [ Old ] St Pancras Church , abutting on the Turnpike Road leading to Kentish Town , which is intended to be called Camden Town conceiving the situation eligible for your truly valuable Institution we request you will lay this our proposal before the Society — We hold this Land under his Lordship for 99 years from Michaelmas last , the three first subject to no Ground Rent , our proposal is , that Lord Camden does and he will under our direction grant the Society a lease for 99 years from that time , the three first subject to no rent but for the remainder of the term an Annual Rent of thirty pounds per acre , should this proposal meet with approbation , the Society have only to direct their Surveyor to make out any quantity of land and in what position they conceive will best answer their purpose ’ .
13 In the morning , should this truce be agreed , leave will be given to draw in the wagons .
14 All the more remarkable , then , that Honda should this year have upstaged its European class competitors by introducing standard-fit driver 's side airbags to no fewer than 13 models of its range , beginning with the £11,750 Civic VEi .
15 1812 " It is proposed that the Clergymen of the Island shall … convene the poor of their respective Parishes , & to such as they find needy , to issue a Ticket of his or her name & Parish Written thereon , who only should be served as the Poor , & impostures excluded — It is Represented to this Meeting that a number of Beggars keep dogs at home and abroad — and as Scarcity is apprehended , it is considered proper that every person should this year Discharge every unnecessary Dog … "
16 Should this year 's synod vote for female priests , Bishop Sessford will not leave the church immediately .
17 Why should this principle be any less true for the development of the intellectual and moral faculties of man than for the other operations of nature ?
18 Should this inequality be reversed , the outcome will be ambiguous , since the positive impact on w and M through the increase in Β may be outweighed by the negative impact of an increase in θ .
19 why should this person need five hundred pound a month more .
20 Should this gentleman be searched , sir ? ’
21 Private markets are unable to cope with providing goods at zero price , so that public provision is the only alternative should this welfare argument be accepted .
22 Further 800,000 reported moving north to Austria from Yugoslavia … should this number materialize food and guard situation will become critical .
23 Should this number materialize food and guard situation will become critical .
24 Well should this time .
25 This prompts a further question : how should this indication be expressed ?
26 And why should this task be laid on them ?
27 It is hardly necessary for me to point out that should this advice be tendered and refused by Your Majesty , only one result could follow in accordance with the requirements of constitutional monarchy , that is , the resignation of myself and the National Government .
28 Why should this penalty be mandatory , and not at the discretion of the court as in other offences ?
29 Vacancies were not the only occasions for such pressure , for there were on occasion officers functioning without a treasury warrant , and should this fact become known , pressure would be exerted to secure their removal in order to create a vacancy for a man with friends among the freeholders or councillors .
30 Should this wine breathe ? ’
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