Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [verb] [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he knows , I have to decide whether his application comes within the Standing Order and , if so , whether a debate should be granted which would take precedence over the business set down for today or tomorrow . |
| 2 | As a result of a two day debate at Westminster and the publication of a White Paper " The Northern Ireland Constitution " the Westminster government decided that a Constitutional Convention should be elected which would make proposals regarding the way in which the people of Northern Ireland themselves wished to be governed . |
| 3 | We get two times four X cubed minus X times twelve X squared minus one Well that 's a shame we should be getting we should get twice it . |
| 4 | It states : ‘ In the run-up to the first meeting , a supporting demonstration should be held which should aim to mobilise more than the 25,000 gathered on December 12 . |
| 5 | ‘ If Haines recommended the Jockey Club should be abolished we would have to consider it and if we felt it was for the benefit of racing we would do it , ’ Lord Hartington said . |
| 6 | The argue that if the environment is to be properly safeguarded policies must be formulated which will encourage favourable ongoing management . |
| 7 | Firstly , we must distinguish what may be said and what must be said ; and secondly , in what must be said we must distinguish the unique forms from alternative ones . |
| 8 | Thus , if a blind hole is to be created then an attribute must be defined which will provide a unique association between the hole and block . |
| 9 | Secondly , it must be remembered what would happen in any banking institution should depositors start withdrawing funds which did not end up being re-deposited within the system . |
| 10 | It must be remembered they must pay on maturity , whether or not they actually receive the covering funds from the seller , having been paid for the underlying commercial transaction by the buyer . |
| 11 | Policies must be found which will prevent the ‘ mountains ’ of surplus products growing larger . |
| 12 | Above all , actions must be avoided which would serve to solidify the disintegrating Unionist ranks — all irresponsible adventures , anything which could be construed as provocation . |
| 13 | In order to understand how such a theory might be constructed we should begin by recognizing that social movements are essentially a phenomenon of modern societies . |
| 14 | James 's attempted flight , however , effectively destroyed any hope that a settlement might be reached which would enable James to preserve his throne . |
| 15 | Bonanza might be hoping I 'd produce a rabbit for him , but he was n't asleep while he waited . |
| 16 | I am much induced to believe that from an examination of the foreign correspondence of that Society ( of which W. Watson of Bartlett 's Buildings is sollicitor ) [ sic ] some traces might be found which might lead to discover some of Mr. Stone 's accomplices . |
| 17 | Well you 'll be saying you can keep her for another eighteen . |
| 18 | You next time you come to do it you 'll be doing you 'll remember nearly as much as we 're doing today but perhaps some odd little bits you 'll think , ooh now how did we do that I ca n't quite work out . |
| 19 | Considering that there ate 168 hours in each week , it becomes quite obvious that it is unlikely that staffing rosters could be arranged which would permit the employment of full-time staff only . |
| 20 | ‘ Long before the hydra could be activated we would have ended our days amidst aliens — or on some wild frontier world . |
| 21 | Until now nobody knew how the parasites were killed , but if Clark 's idea is correct , and can be shown to operate in humans , a new generation of anti-malarials could be made which would kill parasites inside the red blood cells by local production of free radicals . |
| 22 | Thus , though Lugard could not avoid committing himself , in principle , to providing a Western education ( that notorious producer of disrespect ) to Africans who desired it , he hoped that a system could be devised which would render them ‘ efficient , loyal , reliable and contented — a race of self-respecting native gentlemen ’ . |
| 23 | If they could be seen they would resemble the concentric circles spreading outwards when we throw pebbles into the middle of a still pond . |
| 24 | He also expressed optimism that an acceptable constitutional arrangement could be agreed which would obviate the need for Quebec to seek independence . |
| 25 | And third , there was the prospect that in every area of manufacturing , trade and commerce new limited liability companies could be established which would keep existing companies on their toes . |
| 26 | This distinction has to be made because , although loans may be redeemed over 60 years , it is extremely unlikely that a financing instrument could be found which would mature in 60 years ' time . |
| 27 | She then searched all the rooms where anything could be found which could count as hers . |
| 28 | William of Dene , a monk based at Rochester , wrote in 1349 : ‘ To our great grief the plague carried off so vast a multitude of people of both sexes that nobody could be found who would bear the corpses to the grave . |
| 29 | Or we could if we could be bothered we could write the word divide . |
| 30 | The implication is that if χ 1 can be carefully controlled , conditions could be attained which would allow a given molecular species to precipitate , while leaving larger or smaller molecules in solution . |