Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] [conj] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two shipwrecked men in a boat have only enough food for one , so that one of them must die if the other is to live . |
| 2 | First , everyone should realise that the countryside is a workplace and not just a recreation place . |
| 3 | Everyone should demand if the security guards are not functioning their duty we should not let them go by so |
| 4 | ‘ But unfortunately , or perhaps fortunately I ought to say because the Press is here , that sort of sentence is not open to me . ’ |
| 5 | I decided to study linguistics at M.I.T. Although I learned a great deal , particularly regarding rigorous methods in linguistics , I must confess that the M.I.T. approach to linguistics was too narrow for my taste , and I found the hothouse atmosphere there somewhat uncomfortable . |
| 6 | So I must check that the figures I 've already given you , that 's the way that I 've done it . |
| 7 | ‘ Ah , I must mention that the sun is shining , ’ said Mr Singleton . |
| 8 | Before I end I must mention that the Llangollen Railway , like all others , has its problems . |
| 9 | The Secretary of State and his Ministers do not like to be reminded that they have a welfare role , but I must stress that the back payment of entitlement at issue tonight occurs under the National Insurance Act 1946 , a Social Security Act and the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 which all state that DSS officers shall : ’ exercise their functions in such a manner as shall best promote the welfare of persons affected by the exercise of these functions . ’ |
| 10 | However , I must stress that the word ‘ vigilante ’ in fact never passed my lips during the interview conducted by your reporter . |
| 11 | ‘ I must stress that the involvement of armed forces , the police and the voluntary services will cease once the trades unions agree , as they did two weeks ago , to provide normal accident and emergency service ’ . |
| 12 | I must stress that the equation is not one that Bukharin himself put forward , but has been derived by myself from his set of simple equations for equilibrium conditions . |
| 13 | A harmless grass snake , I concluded , although I must admit that the proximity of the Reptile Centre did make me a touch more circumspect than usual as I made for the summit . |
| 14 | I must emphasise that the vowels and are not included in the set of English phonemes but are simply additional symbols to make the writing and reading of transcription easier . |
| 15 | Lawrence said : ‘ I must act because the Swindon game is terribly important if we are to win promotion . |
| 16 | Now I must agree that the recommendation for generic substitution would provide savings for our poor beleaguered NHS . |
| 17 | Not having the powers of an auditor , I must accept that the insurance industry is having difficulty balancing its books . |
| 18 | I must say that the standard of high jumping is very good this year . |
| 19 | I must say that the way the discussion has gone this morning , is n I would say , slightly disappointing because there is some attempt to make a positive contribution , but at the moment it 's not necessarily pointing us quite in the direction which we would hope to go . |
| 20 | I must say that the Methodists had the edge when it came to music and poetry , and Granda used to encourage me to take part . |
| 21 | While this letter may not be similar to certain ones you 've had recently , I must say that the Morrissey saga has been somewhat overplayed , do n't you think ? |
| 22 | Of course I must add that the concept of ethnicity is available to them , as it would not be available to my neighbours if I bought a cottage in Suffolk , unless they were anti-Semitic . |
| 23 | I must own that the possibility of taking matters further did cross my mind and infiltrated my uncensored dreams , but it would have been unwise at the time and later I was glad we had left things as they were . |
| 24 | On the material before me I think I should infer that the district judge attached at least some weight to the debtor 's arguments based on section 69 . |
| 25 | I should prefer that the appointments are not given to the governors of the banks of individual member states . |
| 26 | I should emphasize that the summary account given above is not at all official , and has no claim to comprehensiveness or objectivity . |
| 27 | However , I should emphasise that the conclusions and opinions are my own and not necessarily those of the management of either institution . |
| 28 | Oh blimey , I should know that the land of milk and honey Denmark . |
| 29 | Mr. Widdicombe urged that even adopting this approach , I should find that the operation of the port was unreasonable and without proper regard for the interests of the residents . |
| 30 | I should say that the figures of seventeen percent , nineteen percent , twenty eight percent and twenty three percent , the first four figures , are figures on the A fifty nine . |