Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 That figure may slightly nonplus a reader nurtured in these Caledonian climes ; and his bewilderment will not be lessened when he discovers that £600 was the annual rent charged for the same accommodation in 1912 .
2 ( The third effect should strictly speaking be regarded as a substitute for the first since it assumes a zero , or at least a very low , interest elasticity of the demand for money whereas the Keynes effect assumes that it is reasonably powerful . )
3 Brown estimates that a loss on the server side would adversely impact NT 's position on the desktop .
4 ‘ He said it was inevitable , that bad blood would always surface in the next generation , and that the only way he could hope to save me was to chase the devil from my soul before he got a proper hold . ’
5 Their attempts as detailed in Easter Monday 's Guardian might well misfire .
6 As in the West , Sun will also leverage scientific and technical sales from its exposure in academic institutions — it has a number of existing joint venture projects and agreements with Russian scientific and research centres .
7 Also , I received a note in March ‘ 91 , sent with the proposed SEAA constitution , which stated : ‘ All clubs who affiliate to the SEAA will automatically affiliate to the county in which their headquarters is located . ’
8 Thus with the aileron and rudder held in a central position , a glider will always weathercock into line with the relative airflow , just as the wind vane on a church steeple will always swing into the wind .
9 So the engine will just sort of push the table down .
10 The Board could easily stage and manage any world cup through its own , almost unlimited resources .
11 The seller may physically hand over the goods .
12 A broad-beamed fellow like myself should have no difficulty careering it across the ironing board , although a woman or even a bachelor-wimp might sooner resort to an old-fashioned metal iron than attempt to put this monster through its paces .
13 As Labour and Conservative MPs vowed to continue the fight against legislation to implement the Maastricht treaty , Downing Street officials were seeking advice on whether an opposition amendment could seriously flaw the bill .
14 ‘ Why — is he going away quite soon ? ’ asked Felicity in dismay , and Breeze could only gaze at her in astonishment .
15 The group could then practice negotiation techniques .
16 Despite his difficulties Barry did not indicate that he had revised his decision to seek a fourth consecutive term as mayor in the November 1990 elections ( although conviction on a felony charge would automatically debar him ) .
17 Is it not clear that the Government 's self-imposed exile from the main stream of the Community will severely disadvantage the British people ?
18 A £300 million rescue package will virtually hand control of the company to German property magnate Dieter Bock .
19 But failure to appreciate the force of this distinction can also shipwreck attempts by observers to understand religion — to read correctly what is going on as a person performs a religious ritual or speaks religious words ( see Chapter 10 where an assessment task on this is suggested ) .
20 Ericsson says the PABX can also interwork with Digital Equipment Corp 's Computer Integrated Telephony interface .
21 Anyone who switches from the existing bus service to the new service must therefore value time saved by at least 36 pence per hour saved .
22 His price could soon rocket if Blackburn challenge Leeds and Arsenal for his signature .
23 Many jurisdictions have taken the view that to insist on such service would unfairly disadvantage potential plaintiffs , and have provided that where an enterprise based abroad does business within the jurisdiction service may be effected at some business address there , without the need to serve any document abroad .
24 For example , the experience of members of the Women 's Cooperative Guild , who in both their own estimation and that of observers were adjudged respectable married women , shows that family misfortune , particularly in the form of sickness and unemployment , could quickly plunge a family into poverty , whereupon the wife would probably resort to strategies similar to those of her poorer sister .
25 Those with money burning a hole in their pocket might also car to visit the casino .
26 Yow 'll never goo ter 'eaven .
27 Although what use could dear Alfred have for any of them ? she wondered .
28 I mean the constructivist would never Univers
29 To complicate the issue , the American government may soon hand over responsibility for operating the weather craft to private industry instead ( New Scientist , 17 March , p 706 ) .
30 Those who thought it would fall to pieces within 5000 miles were confounded , even if those who hoped it would sail the test with BMW-like dependability could hardly crow about its reliability record .
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