Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well now , Barney , ye may think yerself an old man but I do n't think of meself as such ! ’ he exclaimed testily . |
| 2 | Bowling took no further part in the proceedings , but he may think it a small price to pay for providing one of the turning points in a memorable match . |
| 3 | Although geneticists may think it an odd idea , it is therefore sensible for us to speak of genes ‘ for ’ stone shape , stone size , stone hardness and so on . |
| 4 | It was as if he were thinking : Since we 're lumbered with this bore , let's throw him a predictable subject and hear his predictable views . |
| 5 | Die-hard enthusiasts may prefer one the full length of the car to cater for all maintenance without having to turn the car round . |
| 6 | Let's make it a special event . |
| 7 | But the law reports are a random collection of cases , and the very fact that each of those cases resulted from a dispute which the parties could not settle by agreement and had to take to court may make them an unrepresentative sample of the applications of the procedure . |
| 8 | If we 're able to use it the cold may win us a few days in which to withdraw to bed and grieve gently for ourselves ; if not at least we can weep openly at work , blowing our nose and wiping our eyes , and get a little consideration and sympathy from others for our sad lot . |
| 9 | ‘ Maybe you ought to find yourself a younger jockey . ’ |
| 10 | You must think me a terrible whiner . " |
| 11 | You should make yourself a simple planning diary of the weeks of the term , boldly marking key weeks and dates . |
| 12 | ‘ They should make him a national treasure , ’ said Ian Wright . |
| 13 | ‘ Grey ’ issues of money occur whenever enterprises that are short of funds to pay their obligations insist that the banks should make them the necessary advances to restore their ‘ liquidity ’ . |
| 14 | He says : ‘ It 's the ideal match up between two men of different styles , which should make it a very , very exciting fight . ’ |
| 15 | I never put the case for a timetable motion on the ground that we should make it a permanent feature of our parliamentary procedures . |
| 16 | THE TEACHER To start , he should explain what the general shape of each tune is , what tone marks are used to symbolise the shape , and what attitude the tone group conveys . |
| 17 | On this evidence , Andrew will have to drown in incompetence while Barnes proves he can walk on water to change the England selectors ' opinion that the Wasps stand-off must remain their No 1 decision-maker . |
| 18 | This must make him an ideal employer for Mrs Brocklebank whom he reckoned to be on the lazy side . |
| 19 | ‘ We are the first England representative team to face the Springboks in 23 years and we must make it a memorable day , one the selectors can not ignore . ’ |
| 20 | I think we must make it a positive step forward that this council not only goes forwards to build but it goes forward to use that building and give the firemen of this county the right tools , or firewoman , the firemen and the firewoman of this county the right tools to work with . |
| 21 | This must make it the best value in multimedia ever offered to schools . |
| 22 | We have four players in our forward line which must make it the best in Europe , if not the world . |
| 23 | One mother in Walton village said a parent must know who the two youths are from the pictures taken by security cameras . |
| 24 | Perhaps , as my niece would say , I should buy myself a new dictionary . |
| 25 | She should buy herself a new frock and set her cap at someone else . |
| 26 | Rather than treating the foreign investor as a rival , we should consider him a valuable helper , for he increases our production and the efficiencies of our business . |
| 27 | Law 27 , Penalty Kick states that : ‘ It may be taken by any player of the non-offending team and by any form of kick provided that the kicker , if holding the ball , must propel it out of his hands or , if the ball is on the ground , he must propel it a visible distance from the mark . |
| 28 | ‘ But those other poor souls , whoever they are , we must give them a decent burial . ’ |
| 29 | " People are always telling other people to do that kind of thing , " said Clelia , " it must give them a vicarious thrill . |
| 30 | First , the firm must not indicate that the customer would be a customer of a UK office and , if the customer is a private customer , must give him the prescribed disclosure warning him that all or most of the FSA protections will not apply . |