Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] buy [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We should only buy woods that have sustainable sources , look first for furniture in second-hand shops , and give away old household items to be sold by charities . |
| 2 | A senior member of the Donegal executive of the Irish Farmers Association told farmers that they should only buy diesel from a legitimate source . |
| 3 | You should always buy potatoes from a reputable supplier . |
| 4 | The industry 's reaction to news of the Novell/USL negotiations ( UX No 398 ) is less one of surprise at the possibility that Novell might effectively buy Unix than at the timing . |
| 5 | When I find a guitar I like I 'll just buy multiples of that exact one ! |
| 6 | She might even buy mince pies instead of making them ! |
| 7 | Mrs Adams says she 'll never buy bananas again . |
| 8 | Mugabe said on May 2 , 1990 , that the government would amend the Constitution to speed up and simplify the redistribution of land , following the lapsing in April 1990 of the entrenched clauses of the Lancaster House agreement of 1980 , which stated that the government could only buy land which was freely offered for sale . |
| 9 | Fifty years ago , Debussy fans could only buy records of this or that piano piece from the Préludes , Estampes , Children 's Corner and so on , and I remember my pleasure as a child in acquiring HMV 's 12-inch shellac disc of Rubinstein playing the Prélude from Pour le piano ( labelled as ‘ Prelude in A minor ’ ) coupled with Ravel 's ‘ Forlane ’ from Le tombeau de Couperin . |
| 10 | Previously they could only buy shares in Brazilian companies through Brazilian-administrated funds . |
| 11 | And we go way back — way , way back , back to the time when you could still buy mono records , when kiwi fruit were yet to be devised , when the khaki-clad representative of the Automobile Association would salute the passing motorist , when a packet of Gold Flake cost a groat and a half and you still had change for a flagon of mead . |
| 12 | Foreigners could also buy property , but could only purchase land leasehold . |
| 13 | You could even buy postcards of it . |
| 14 | Burkett observed that money could even buy speed as they swung the precisely crafted oars through the beautifully modelled oarlocks . |
| 15 | If Louis Vuitton were paid for every LV logo in the souks , he could surely buy Marrakech . |
| 16 | The theory behind such a scheme — which can better be called ‘ market socialism ’ than ‘ privatisation ’ — is that the managers could then buy services from producers who offered the best value . |
| 17 | He also stressed that : ‘ The theory behind such a scheme — which can better be called ‘ market socialism ’ than ‘ privatisation ’ — is that the managers could then buy services from producers who offered the best value' ( Enthoven , 1985b ) . |
| 18 | I could then buy food and give Mom the change , so ensuring we ate adequately . |
| 19 | Perhaps the only reasons for buying a PC publishing system as opposed to a Macintosh one are for Ventura , which has no Macintosh equivalent ( yet ) or because your company will only buy PCs . |
| 20 | With good cause did Kine Weekly subsequently hail the film for giving ‘ promise of a genuine reaction against the deeply-rooted Wardour Street superstition that America will only buy pictures similar to her own . ’ |
| 21 | ( The advertising slogan BEANZ MEANZ HEINZ would lose its point if it were paraphrased as ‘ If you are buying beans , you will naturally buy Heinz . ’ ) |
| 22 | ‘ We believe people will increasingly buy values , not just products . |
| 23 | There is no need to wait for technologists to develop new , efficient equipment — you can already buy devices that will save energy and money . |
| 24 | And people can just buy favours and then the instructions to make the favours are on the reverse side . |
| 25 | they can , you can still buy bolster cases |
| 26 | You can still buy £10 worth of Premium Bonds , but the minimum is £25 for the issue E Children 's Bonds which return 7.85 per cent gross a year . |
| 27 | Beyond that , you can usually buy extensions covering accidental damage to the buildings , eg ; by putting your foot through the bedroom ceiling , or to the contents , eg , by spilling paint on a carpet . |
| 28 | You can also buy travel versions , powered by butane gas cylinders so you do n't have to worry about plugs , leads and adaptors . |
| 29 | They can also buy equipment such as a typewriter or calculator . |
| 30 | You can also buy tiles in interlocking shapes — hexagons , curved ‘ Provençal ’ , and so on . |