Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | May fair fun events |
| 2 | Secondly , should more specific principles be articulated to guide the exercise of substantive review ? |
| 3 | Why should more capital spending on hospitals make the National Health Service more ‘ productive ’ than more current spending on nurses ? |
| 4 | Sir , should any additional representations be sent directly to you after the close of the enquiry , I I I for one do n't know whether this would happen or not , but what are the administrative arrangements for dealing with that ? |
| 5 | Apart altogether from the loss of water which must accrue by the rise of locks , the time saved in passing through the Grand Union Canal must under ordinary circumstances be reduced by not less than say 3 hours . |
| 6 | And thus the value of goods sold ( PQ ) must also equal £80 billion . |
| 7 | For goodness sake , why should small city-centre hotels have to operate restaurants or be forced into stupid little half-measures such as the aforementioned to get a rating ? |
| 8 | Amplification will usually be sufficient for most analytical purposes by this stage , but should even greater sensitivity be necessary — for example , in the analysis of DNA from a single cell — then a tiny aliquot from the first polymerase chain reaction tube ( as a source of sample DNA ) is simply transferred to a second identical tube , and amplification is continued . |
| 9 | ‘ Should even those ladies fail , rig up Ethel Merman via a central overhead speaker simultaneously and the bird sinks like even Granny 's rice pudding did n't . |
| 10 | We have been warned in the most solemn terms , and a Government who were responsible for the poll tax should surely this time show some humility , some willingness to listen and learn . |
| 11 | This could happen should genetically altered plants become weeds , or should insects designed to eat certain pests develop a taste for others . |
| 12 | But should potentially carcinogenic substances such as benzene play any part in the healing art of aromatherapy ? |
| 13 | It suggested that theology should no more retreat to a ‘ no meaning ’ theist position in the face of philosophy than in the face of history . |
| 14 | They should either just touch the floor — no gap between hem and floor — or be allowed to fall down to it in folds , Thirties style . |
| 15 | Thus , if on the one hand the ‘ civilizing ’ role of the Russians in Siberia should not be belittled , neither should too much credence be given to nationalistic claims put forward in Russian accounts of the subject , whether before or after the 1917 Revolution . |
| 16 | Yeah but why should bloody intelligent people go along with it Ken ? |
| 17 | They say free fitting , they 'll most likely underlay , cos they 're so clever are n't they ? |
| 18 | ‘ Someone asked me recently , ‘ Would you ever get married again ? ’ and I said , ‘ Sure , I might possibly one day ’ but I have no immediate plans , ’ he growls warily . |
| 19 | Frequently , unmarried brothers of the husband or wife may share the house , as might more distant relatives , or people from the same village in Pakistan may come as lodgers . |
| 20 | Might even two years . |
| 21 | Today , many people who might earlier this century have been in hospital are now living in a residential home . |
| 22 | We just thought you might okay one travel warrants . |
| 23 | If your work and attendance during the probationary period ( which may under certain circumstance be extended ) are not satisfactory , your appointment will normally be terminated . |
| 24 | Subscribing investors may under certain circumstances refuse to complete the deal or alternatively the issuing house must repay the investor 's money within fifteen days . |
| 25 | If your work and attendance during the probationary period ( which may under certain circumstances be extended ) are not satisfactory , your appointment will normally be terminated . |
| 26 | Given the opportunity , could so many electors have chosen intelligently between so many candidates ? |
| 27 | I should have told you , the night I met you on Starr Hills ; but I 'd only that day realized and I was afraid who might be listening . |
| 28 | at first you could just wrought iron it round and , and just give it that |
| 29 | Reddy estimates that Karnataka could meet its energy needs better than it could under current plans , while avoiding the doubling of CO 2 by the year 2000 that those plans would bring . |
| 30 | So can you g tell me any numbers that you could any two numbers you could multiply together to make twelve . |