Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sweetcorn , chickpeas or maples may well be the going bait and it could then be an advantage to fish a couple of very large jumbo tiger nuts of half a brazil nut over the top of the baited area . |
| 2 | Public schools have had hundreds of years to monopolize the best combinations of stripes , and T M Lewin & Sons will happily sell you anything you request by name — that you know what to ask for usually being deemed proof enough that you are entitled to it . |
| 3 | Instead , some individuals or groups in society will fail to forecast inflation correctly and so may , for example , seek money wage increases which are lower than necessary to maintain their real wages ; other individuals or groups may not have the power to gain full compensation for inflation even if they do predict it correctly . |
| 4 | The stated goals of actors or groups can not be accepted at face value since such statements may be the simple camouflage of more sinister or at least less acceptable policy goals . |
| 5 | But if wheat prices fluctuate more widely than house prices , an investor who had no particular interest in either wheat or houses would not be indifferent between them . |
| 6 | Complaints about government appointments or policies could only be met by Law with the barren reply that the party could not expect total control and that in coalition such things must happen — which is just what the critics were saying too . |
| 7 | A spare pair of stockings or tights should always be handy as nothing looks so unattractive as laddered tights . |
| 8 | Loopholes , omissions or ambiguities should not be exploited to gain an advantage incompatible with the effective control of risk . |
| 9 | Some of this criticism is based on the fear that Western interests might be endangered : access to the country and its resources might be restricted or journalists might not be allowed to operate freely but be directed in their work . |
| 10 | There are some secrets which isolated cells or computers can not reveal . |
| 11 | As the data was applied to the design of each section , the various elements began magically to fit together ; most plants or animals would only fit a particular niche in the illustration . |
| 12 | The subsequent application of such rules or guidelines must properly be left to those with particular knowledge of the circumstances of the cases in question . |
| 13 | The Shamen , former Syd Barrett-fixated indie support rockers ( with dodgy oilslide'n'light shows in between ) , are now techno-guerrillas working towards the Synergy ideal of the all-live club , where DJs wo n't even be using records , where the environment itself is being scratch-mixed to audience requirements . |
| 14 | The language of rights , legitimate expectations or privileges should not be elevated to any higher status . |
| 15 | Where cars will not drive through your night . |
| 16 | In other cases , concessions for cinemas , recreational facilities , hairdressers or restaurants may not be ‘ concessions ’ at all but devices to gain custom on days of the week , or at certain specified times when there would otherwise be little business . |
| 17 | Old photographs or postcards will often survive , showing the original detail . |
| 18 | Where administrators might justly be accused of partiality in land questions , however , was in cases involving the relations of the Masai with other tribes . |
| 19 | As the Commission has pointed out , it is settled law that the mere fact that the competent authority is empowered to grant exemptions or derogations can not justify a national measure which is contrary to the E.E.C . |
| 20 | If you have seen kitchens where the doors refuse to hang correctly , where shelves can not be adjusted or where drawers refuse to open the chances are it 's because ‘ savings ’ have been made and lower quality materials have been used . |
| 21 | the size of herds or flocks should not be detrimental to the animals , behaviour patterns , ie. they should not be lonely or under severe stress |
| 22 | People seek the benefits that products provide , rather than the products or brands themselves Specific products or brands should therefore be differentiated by those combinations of benefits and costs sought by a particular set of potential customers . |
| 23 | Gloves or shoes would effectively protect one from the effects . |
| 24 | But 20 years on the killer or killers could still be walking the streets of Ulster . |
| 25 | It is unquestionable that tramps or beggars can not be charged with the political confidence of nations . |
| 26 | He hints that it would be wrong to ‘ persist in regarding knowledge as the certain and evident cognition of a thing , obtained through an acquaintance with its necessary cause , or by a proof ’ , for then ‘ knowledge through experience or appearances would not merit the name of knowledge ’ . |
| 27 | Most pet owners who know either cats or dogs would readily agree with where the expressions have been placed on the two axes of likelihood of attack and likelihood of escape . |
| 28 | But that line is a difficult one to draw , and some traders or lenders may inadvertently draw it in the wrong place . |
| 29 | The third principle is that ‘ personal data held for any purpose or purposes shall not be used or disclosed in any manner incompatible with that purpose or purposes ’ . |
| 30 | The sixth principle , that ‘ personal data held for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes ’ , follows from its predecessors and places a heavy responsibility on data users to ensure that they regularly weed out data once it has served its purpose . |