Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [be] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 The largest questions the members of a management partnership must answer are whether sharing is practicable , whether its members believe in it and how long — if it is a reality — it takes the outside world to believe that it can provide the promised level of quality .
2 The question that the Government must answer is whether , if they were to maintain their stand-back attitude and what they call their options , British investors — not simply inward investors — who want to sell their produce throughout the Community and the rest of Europe would give priority to investing and developing in Britain when they had every reason to believe that the Government were ever ready to withdraw from the European process .
3 Erm maintain , to maintain contact is not as good as what it should 've been but that was fair enough .
4 Oh and , well it must 've been since we were at Malton so we 'd 've had it , what , about four three or four years when we went to Malton ?
5 It must 've been while I was stood up there .
6 well where was I ? , oh , must 've been when I went to the loo Have you had a drink Martin ?
7 The unfortunate fact that my right hon. Friend must recognise is that the current treaty has been negotiated by the current Government , who do not share our sense of priorities .
8 So what we must consider is that whether a team performance is more important than an individual 's performance do n't forget that it is easy ( relatively ) to mark him out of a game compared to marking 11 men out off game .
9 Whereas the least you should expect is that any type of funding should be tailor-made for you .
10 What we should remember is that , using a white 1967 Gibson SG Custom ( converted to suit his left-handed playing ) Ollie actually invented the hammered-on , four finger runs we all take for granted today .
11 One key fact they should remember is that outside the United States , by far the largest amount of their prize money comes from events organised and funded by national associations which , in turn , are part of the ITF .
12 The other thing you should remember is that there are all sorts of confidences that you can apply to these sort of things .
13 What the public should remember is that the murderers the rapists have n't gone away … they 're in Bullingdon prison now and pretty soon they may be housed in Oxford prison
14 ‘ What you must understand is that even convicts have a twisted code of ethics that they live by .
15 But one thing you should understand is that you 're in way over your head .
16 Therefore , all we must hope is that Tendulkar hears the right voices in the crowd when he has edged a few seaming balls at Headingley into the gloves of the ‘ keeper and when the tiny bundle of sweaters frozen in the outfield at Middlesbrough drops a catch .
17 What the Test & County Cricket Board must decide is whether they want the Minors in or not .
18 The question that Englishmen yes , and Englishwomen must decide is whether or not they are prepared to knuckle under to the unspeakable creep Mathews , the demented McLachlan and the absurd Bottomley .
19 He told magistrates : ‘ What you must decide is whether Mr Sturdy knew the tapes to be counterfeits . ’
20 What you should recognize is that it is a warning sign that you have been doing too much , and that you need to get away from the patient , at least for short periods in the day , if not for some days or weeks .
21 Another argument I must meet is that while it is one thing to tolerate behaviour and remove criminal sanctions , in this case concerning homosexual activities , it is quite another thing to facilitate and give recognition to unions built on such activities .
22 What you must recognize is that the answers given to the questions will affect the outcome of the research .
23 The point that the basic rate taxpayer must note is that once all the charges — in particular the annual management fee — are taken into account , then the net benefit of being in the PEP could be seriously eroded or even disappear altogether .
24 Despite Leicester 's pressure the Tranmere goalkeeper was not as active as he should have been although his defence must take some credit for that .
25 There has been some confusion — I do not know why there should have been because it was made clear last night by the Secretary of State for Wales — about the position of students .
26 Robert knew that his stepdaughter would have a little inheritance , not as much as it should have been because that stubborn old woman had dipped into her capital to buy worthless stock , but it would be a nice little nest-egg all the same .
27 It it should have been because I put in .
28 The Guardian 's own Milestones Award for long-term creative commitment to the music went to the veteran George Russell , whose greeting from the crowd was as affectionate as it should have been and a services-to-jazz prize sponsored jointly by Wire and Carlsberg/Elephant lager went to John Surman , one of the most gifted members of that talented and ill-rewarded generation of musicians that came between Stan Tracey 's and the new young heroes .
29 This probably accounted for the fact that she was not on duty at the theatre as much as she should have been and was very moody when she was there .
30 Had Waddell 's trial in Edinburgh not been the farce it was , had he been found guilty of the murder of Mrs Ross as he should have been and sentenced by Lord Robertson to life imprisonment , as he should have been , it would seem likely that Mrs Chipperfield would be alive today .
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