Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are philosophical problems about this kind of approach to paintings : if the artist paints so that what is on the canvas looks to him just like what is in front of him , then the astigmatism or other defects ought to cancel out and his picture look all right to us . |
| 2 | However , the truth of the problem was lameness , which may affect more than one leg . |
| 3 | But all of them are constantly watching the keyboard for their particular call up command and it is possible that one command may affect more than one accessory — with predictable , and disastrous , results ! |
| 4 | On this subject that we ought to carry on and and and |
| 5 | The fact that the d.c. supply may remain on when the receiver is turned off at its own switch ( usually ganged to the Volume control ) is a worry . |
| 6 | Although the move to representative democracy may reduce the dimensionality , there may remain more than one dimension ( e.g. , ‘ Liberal-non-liberal ’ as well as ‘ left-right ’ ) . |
| 7 | It may arise simply because the risk of deterioration of a resource may be unequally shared among affected people , or because the fruits of personal sacrifices will be enjoyed by others , or discounted future benefits do not justify present sacrifices and are distributed unevenly . |
| 8 | By way of background to what follows , I must first state my position on two related issues , since they are issues that may arise over and over again in the discussion of education at the present time . |
| 9 | These difficulties may arise especially when the program in question turns out to be more useful and successful than the parties originally envisaged . |
| 10 | Upon his decision ( or decisions , for the opportunity may arise more than once ) rests the ability of the spirit to learn that lesson and to progress to the next stage in its development . |
| 11 | Its frequency is usually fixed , though problems may arise more or less often than review cycles . |
| 12 | The idea that literary texts may trigger more than one level of reading is also central to Irene Fairley 's paper , which is a discussion of a corpus of interpretative responses to Sylvia Plath 's poem " Mushrooms " . |
| 13 | In this situation , some models will run out of RPM and the blades may slow down and the motor begin to labour . |
| 14 | The user pre-sets the timer to put a limit on how long the appliance may stay on while not in use . |
| 15 | No undergraduate may stay longer than four years . |
| 16 | For example , we might find that the experiences of children in care differ according to the circumstances surrounding their entry , so that grossly abused children may stay longer and occasionally be adopted , while offenders might return to their parents after a relatively short spell in a residential establishment . |
| 17 | In the following four sections we shall examine five different habits used by animals to avoid being eaten : potential prey may actively flee their predators , or they may stay still and try to be invisible , or they may stuff themselves with sickening chemicals and advertise their unpalatability with bright ‘ warning colours ’ , or they may mimic the warning colours of others , and finally , in some circumstances , an animal may make itself less likely to be eaten by living in a group . |
| 18 | He may think also that it has a basic appeal to human nature , which means most others will accept it too once their minds are cleared of confusion and superstition . |
| 19 | The commission has no criterion , because it can have no criterion , to decide which prices ought to go up and by how much , or vice versa . |
| 20 | And as we come out I said to Rudy I feel we ought to go up and see if Wendy 's alright , cos she was a bit upset at quarter to twelve . |
| 21 | You referred to the ex-parliamentary stars , President the budding prima donnas well I should , I would suggest that they ought to go away and look at their roots . |
| 22 | They ought to go back where they belong . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ You ought to go there and ‘ ave a word with the guv'nor . ’ |
| 24 | We ought to go down and investigate the erm the you know . |
| 25 | ‘ So she ought to go out and visit a friend . |
| 26 | ‘ Somebody ought to go out and come in again with a lump of coal , ’ said Dora . |
| 27 | Sue and I decided that we ought to go out and buy some stationery . |
| 28 | I do n't think we ought to go out and make any panic buys . |
| 29 | I suppose we ought to go out and give him a hand really but |
| 30 | ‘ Do n't you think we ought to go along and support her ? ’ |