Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It often gets me when I am in a high building or can look down over the city , or sometimes at a station when there is another journey to begin . |
| 2 | The plaintiff may accept the payment in settlement or may continue the action . |
| 3 | It is important to identify the settlor because if he or his spouse has retained a benefit or interest under the settlement or can benefit under the settlement he can be taxable upon the trust income . |
| 4 | Planning permission can either be complete in itself , normally referred to as ‘ full ’ permission or can require further details to be referred to the authority for approval . |
| 5 | If you want more info or can help , contact : Corinna Tomrley , 124 Chesterfield Road , St Andrews , Bristol BS6 5DU . |
| 6 | IBM Corp 's personal computer business was around the break-even level or may have been profitable in the first three months of this year , the president of IBM Personal Computer Co Robert Corrigan told the New York Times : he says he thinks ‘ people will be surprised at how quickly we 're bringing this business back , ’ and that it should be solidly profitable before year-end ; problem is that its closest rivals , Compaq Computer Corp and Dell Computer Corp , which both faced the same problems as IBM , adjusted to the change in the market much more quickly , and rushed appropriate machines out while IBM procrastinated , so that they are already strongly profitable while IBM is still having to build up momentum . |
| 7 | Whatever , whatever want or could get , oh bring it here we 'll do it . |
| 8 | Loneliness and the absence of advice , guidance and support often lead to them striking up friendships with others in the same situation which can offer peer-group support or may increase risks of involvement in prostitution , drugs or solvent abuse . |
| 9 | Your Field Officer will either provide you with direct advice and support or will put you in touch with someone who can help . |
| 10 | The plaintiff or defendant may , at the pre-trial review , ask for any necessary interlocutory order or any other direction or may request arbitration rather than trial . |
| 11 | What this means in practice is that through these schemes , monthly repayments are considerably reduced , which means customers save money or can afford a higher specification model if they wish . |
| 12 | A private sector firm in similar circumstances could issue shares to raise money or could persuade the bank to increase the overdraft , but for its own ( macroeconomic ) reasons , the Treasury may be less amenable . |
| 13 | This argument overlooks a feature of addictive disease that is often overlooked by those who currently advocate substitution with medically prescribed drugs : the addict will commonly take the prescribed drug and an additional illegal drug or may sell the prescribed drug in order to obtain a preferred illegal drug . |
| 14 | The Tribunal may reserve its judgement or may give its decision after a retirement before the close of the meeting . |
| 15 | If you 'd like to join the International Characin Association or would like more information , contact . |
| 16 | But the deleterious effect of the DD genotype might be restricted to certain vascular territories like the coronary circulation or might develop preferentially in atheromatous arteries . |
| 17 | This however has the drawback that you are likely to be interviewing an old person , who could have a failing mind or may exaggerate experiences greatly . |
| 18 | If the pupil has been excluded for an aggregate period of more than five days in any term or will miss an opportunity to take an examination as a result of his/her exclusion , the governors may order his reinstatement and the head has to comply . |
| 19 | For areas that will get the occasional splash or may suffer from condensation , a water-resistant adhesive and grout is perfectly adequate , but for surfaces such as shower cubicles , which will have to withstand prolonged wetting , it is essential to use both waterproof adhesive and waterproof grout . |
| 20 | Indeed , he hoped they would provide the basis of a religion that could unite the warring factions of the Church . |
| 21 | A ‘ god ’ and corresponding religion that can serve the human need , must be produced by mankind itself , that is , the ‘ god ’ must be created by life and man 's intelligence , not life created by ‘ god ’ . |
| 22 | I believe that the creation of the universe and all that that involves , is still a mystery and forms no part of the conception of a god and a corresponding religion that can fulfil the human need . |
| 23 | Likewise it is reasonable to accept that a rationalised religion must have a starting point that is based on acceptance of an unproved statement , provided that such a statement , if later proved to need modification , has not permitted the development of a religion that will collapse , if that vital primary premise comes into question . |
| 24 | It was the indictments of the Audit Commission that led the Secretary of State for Social Services to ask Sir Roy Griffiths ‘ to review the way in which public funds are used to support community care policy and to advise … on the options for action that would improve the use of these funds as a contribution to more effective community care ’ . |
| 25 | The central requirement can not be escaped : almost every action that would remedy and reassure involves the relationship between the citizen and the state . |
| 26 | Thus , for example , if the market for a firm 's products is buoyant and it can sell all it makes , management would normally be reluctant to provoke action that would disrupt output . |
| 27 | One had tried to involve some of the staff but they apparently refused to get involved ; another head wanted more involvement and had a plan of action that would lead to this : another was sure that all staff were involved and departments were compelled to discuss finance at least once a month . |
| 28 | In today 's European capital markets , the freedom of exchange rates , to which some of my hon. Friends are so attached , means only the freedom to devalue — a course of action that would prove to be as futile as it is nugatory in modern conditions . |
| 29 | Instead of becoming frustrated with the futility in solving the problem , the celebration of success combined with the reflection on limitations nourishes people to choose the next action that may bring them closer to real community change . |
| 30 | If the immediate international situation is used as an excuse to get us to drop our opposition to the rearmament programme of the Government , the next phase must be that we must desist from any industrial or political action that may disturb national unity in face of fascist aggression . |