Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prospects : A pattern which may evolve out of the failures above ; its failure , however , could produce a turning of the tables and the triumph of : |
| 2 | The purpose is not to anticipate what claims B will make in his application to the Commission , which may range far beyond the concerns of the present article . |
| 3 | These claims may relate either to the internal procedures of the organisation , or to its activities . |
| 4 | ‘ If a husband or wife wants a family deep down , then it may eat away at the relationship and they may blame their partner for not allowing them to fulfil their needs . ’ |
| 5 | Given the time it takes for non-experts to put up a house , the interest charges on your loan may eat considerably into the discount you capture by using your own labour , says Tuffin . |
| 6 | Either may arise only after the performance or occurrence of some particular acts . |
| 7 | Other negative feelings may arise out of the learning situation itself , or the student 's total ignorance of the language to be learned . |
| 8 | I SAID to the man who stood at the gate of the year , ‘ Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown ’ . |
| 9 | Er after deliberate first we wondered whether they ought to go through onto the racecourse and then we decided no probably the best place for them would be round the back of the main stand . |
| 10 | The Freudian realistic view it seems to me , could n't allow you to draw either conclusion , you could n't , neither conclude , that things were better in the past and therefore we ou ought to go back to the golden age , nor , could you conclude that things will ever be any better in the future . |
| 11 | The sister did not like this at all and called the paediatrician , who examined and decided that he ought to go down to the special care baby unit after all . |
| 12 | I ought to go down to the police station . |
| 13 | It can occur much earlier , but the peak danger period for the disease generally begins from the early part of July , and may persist right through the growing season until the big temperature drops of late autumn upset it . |
| 14 | This implies that a trade-off between unemployment and inflation may exist only in the very short term . |
| 15 | These elements ( the equivalent of nerve cells ) may be tangible silicon chips or they may exist only in the cyberspace of a working computer program . |
| 16 | Unfortunately , puppies in particular may rush out through the door in this situation , often ignoring the visitor , and could end up on the road . |
| 17 | Freud seems to give too much weight to the belief in Christ , and too little to the actual people in the church structures and the emotional ties that may build up between the ‘ secondary leader ’ and the believers . |
| 18 | But the brokers between the private sector and the community , such as BITC , say these sources may dry up in the recession . |
| 19 | Let's jump in at the deep end — literally . |
| 20 | They ought to stand up to the goons . ’ |
| 21 | The major problem is that pupils may concentrate solely on the game aspect and also lose interest quickly . |
| 22 | Hawks may swoop down from the sky and carry one off . |
| 23 | Every day the Ethiopian planes may swoop down from the sky . |
| 24 | Even so , honest advertisement of strength providing cues that can not be faked may count most in the long run . |
| 25 | ( 8 ) If any party to an appeal to the sheriff under any provision of this Act ( other than Part VII ) is dissatisfied in point of law with a decision of the sheriff , he may appeal therefrom to the Court of Session within 28 days from the date of that decision . |
| 26 | But individual and group behaviour may deviate considerably from the declared goals of the organization , as in the case of punishment-oriented warders in reform and rehabilitation-oriented custodial institutions ; or racially biased police officials ; or socially biased welfare officials . |
| 27 | In the case of single or dominant firm monopolies while it is accepted that these may behave detrimentally to the public interest at large , few democratic governments have had , or are likely to have , the political will to intervene directly in their operation , particularly where their market positions have been legitimately attained , and their activities are not overtly illegal . |
| 28 | In order to help us I think in our discussions , it seems to me that , I think we ought to write formally to the County Council and to the District Council actually asking them for more details of their consideration for what they intend to do about parishes . |
| 29 | Well let's catch up with the latest from the Manor ground , I think Nick Harris is back in the press box now . |
| 30 | My contact at the Yard may know more by the end of the day . |