Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 And it means that when we cook and eat puddings we can do so wholeheartedly .
2 There is thus evidence that UK corporate annual reports are more likely to include graphs which will present a more favourable view of the company 's financial performance than would be given by a more even-handed approach .
3 We continue to support activities which will improve the quality of life of poor people .
4 I had to promise mum I 'd write to each of them , and apologise in person at the first possible opportunity , and also that I 'd stop off at Lochgair before I returned to Glasgow , to see dad .
5 In The SS Wimbledon , Judge Schucking ( dissenting ) asserted that ‘ a legally binding contracted obligation can not be undertaken to perform acts which would violate the rights of third parties ’ .
6 With their broader streets and freshly painted houses they might appear to be so , but , as Engels remarked , those streets were often unpaved and lacked a sewer , the paint was bound to fade within a decade , and their apparent solidity of build would then be revealed as no more than that of bricks laid end to end .
7 This would produce helium-3 and tritium ; the tritium is unstable and decays producing helium-3 which would add to that directly produced .
8 I 'll tell you what R I mean Roger I 'll leave it entirely with you .
9 RESIDENTS of a Cleveland town are taking the chance to see plans which will make a long-awaited bypass a reality .
10 By tacit consent both sisters behaved as if this were just like any ordinary Christmas , and they avoided discussions which might lead to the subject that was naturally uppermost in their minds .
11 Moreover , it would have undermined the important principle of consistency in the response to like cases which should underpin any punishment regime .
12 These relatively low interest rates make it an attractive source of finance to borrowers , and the fact that it is a non-profit-making organization means that it can involve itself in socially oriented projects which may have long pay-off periods .
13 If they can build aqueducts you 'd think they could engineer a wallet to keep their money in .
14 Indeed , senior management commitment is essential so that companies can devise strategies which will make the most of opportunities which the EMC Directive presents .
15 If the literary establishment had thought to compare notes they would have realized that every male aura on and off Fleet Street had come in for a bashing .
16 Now if I say , oh well as it 's I mean Easter we 'll forget about that .
17 Under the presidential ruling , industry would no longer be required to give public notice of plans to make minor changes to plant operations which might result in an increase of polluting emissions .
18 You could you could make loads I can make loads of them !
19 However , some animals have developed eyes which can cope with the transition from air to water .
20 Now the workers who brought the matter to light fear they could lose their jobs .
21 The European ( and Japanese ) unwillingness to accept this is shown at a theoretical level by their refusal to accept proposals which would have required revaluations , and in practice by their preparedness to pile up dollar reserves .
22 At last he began to sense that when he entered Lincoln he would keep his end up in spite of the sketchy nature of his post — Pauline preparation for the Oxford Final History Honours School .
23 At best , training may open new avenues or provide contacts which may lead to employment interviews .
24 Indeed , if I used Tampax I might go hang-gliding this weekend .
25 The tenant may also find that in order to attract subtenants he must pay inducements , often in the form of a contribution to the subtenant 's fitting-out costs .
26 From the cash surpluses from trading activities it would appear that the firm can afford , in cash terms , to finance the purchase of the new stock handling equipment .
27 The objective of the Lausanne conference should be to encourage Kenya and its allies to emulate the conditions pertaining in the Kruger and Hwange national parks , where culling has become a necessity born out of successful conservation , rather than to encourage policies which could turn them into the run-down disaster zones Mr Leakey described .
28 Among these safeguards were prior Diet approval for each contribution to a UN peacekeeping mission , a temporary freeze on SDF participation in peacekeeping operations which might involve military action , and a review of the legislation after three years .
29 SDF participation in peacekeeping operations which might require military action was frozen until authorized by separate legislation .
30 The same point is emphasised by Tippett : ‘ Church growth theory believes that the Lord wants converts who can live the Christian life within their own social structures — be they industrial , nomadic , or subsistent .
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