Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is likely that the court would imply a term that an expert 's decision is both final and/or binding ( see 8.17.5 ) , but the party seeking to establish that might face the cost and uncertainty of litigation . |
| 2 | The answer is that the advice that should have been given in the circumstances that prevailed on that date was , that if the plaintiffs wished to ignore the contract then they were entitled to serve a completion notice which because the vendor was unable to obtain that would have meant that the vendor would be unable to comply with the completion notice and accordingly the contract would have come to an end . |
| 3 | With a compulsion to work that must have been almost the equal of that of Van Gogh , he plunged into print-making and in too short a time had effectively burnt himself out . |
| 4 | For the first term I felt guilty I 'd abandoned him even though he 'd told me to come and could stand on his own two feet . |
| 5 | Is he further aware that he carries the good wishes of the party behind him in the difficult few months to come and should go to the talks in great confidence , knowing of the great contribution that this country has made to Europe since the days of William Pitt ? |
| 6 | Initially , a swift , artistically rough job was contemplated , a ‘ tendentious piece ’ which would take a few months to write and would enrage ‘ the nihilists and Westerners ’ and set them ‘ howling about me that I 'm a retrograde . |
| 7 | He plans to write and will consult for Stanley Paul ; senior editor Marion Paull , who has worked with Mr Bloomfield for 20 years , will continue to manage the list , which Mr Bloomfield expects in these recessionary times to become ‘ more focused , particularly on its current strengths , the major sports — golf , cricket , rugby , football , horses , pets ’ . |
| 8 | It takes about 20 minutes to work and can give almost total pain relief . |
| 9 | The first ( a ) is that the ratio would continue to increase and would approach even numbers during the 1990s . |
| 10 | The closures are part of an effort to match output to demand and will include redundancies costing £8 million and asset write-offs costing £20 million . |
| 11 | He is referring to the fact that people are prepared to compromise and will accept half-measures . |
| 12 | ‘ I will continue to train and may play in the reserves next season in case of emergencies , ’ added the U's boss , who has been sent off twice and suspended three times during this campaign . |
| 13 | The stage hands thought she looked like a vulture waiting to pounce and would mutter that the old girl was on the sidelines again . |
| 14 | When her company offered her employment at new premises she could no longer walk to work but would have had to undergo a half-hour bus journey . |
| 15 | All the authorities have twenty eight days to appeal that could result in the final cap being higher , lower or staying the same . |
| 16 | He invariably had some spicy piece of information to impart that would add to Preston 's meagre understanding . |
| 17 | For many weeks prior to the first of February we attempted to get a district council , a Labour council to agree that should apply in the case . |
| 18 | Elizabeth answered that she particularly did not want anything to remain that might hurt any living person among her friends — and so with one blow.she destroyed the ‘ flat ’ characters , who could have given her a second literary fame . |
| 19 | The essence of the court 's answer was that ‘ It is not in the public interest that people should try to cause or should cause each other actual bodily harm for no good reason . ’ |
| 20 | The Court of Appeal in A-G 's Reference ( No. 6 of 1980 ) , above , said : " It is not in the public interest that people should try to cause or should cause each other actual bodily harm for no good reason . |
| 21 | On the other hand , if for her the impossible was not merely possible , not merely probable but certain , she destroyed the route to wonder that might have enhanced her living days . |
| 22 | They are not very difficult to feed and will eat a wide range of commercially prepared foods , including flake , although the odd offering of live food will be greatly appreciated . |
| 23 | By August the male will have begun to moult and will become almost indistinguishable from the female . |
| 24 | Interruption denies the buyer the kind of respect he is entitled to receive and may lead to a misunderstanding of the real substance behind the objection . |
| 25 | I went to inspect and could see it was a half-plucked pheasant . |
| 26 | A sequence of six lines with the same rhyme are given to Dame Sirith as , initially , she professes her conventional goodness and innocence to Wilekin : ( " I am a holy woman ; I know nothing of witchcraft but with almsgiving to good men I sustain my life each day , and offer my paternoster and my creed that God should help those in their need who help me my life to lead and should grant that all should go well with them … ) |
| 27 | The advent of scientific thinking has institutionalised the idea that knowledge has to progress and can do so only through research . |
| 28 | This needs to be easy to uphaul and should offer fine control in light winds . |
| 29 | They need a clear line of sight to shoot and will tear through several ranks of an enemy unit . |
| 30 | Some of these people may not have found it convenient to visit but may have phoned ; some may have ‘ visited ’ but not gained access to the ward . |