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

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1 In general , the more directly political approach argues that the manner in which the state may compensate for the misery of the periphery is crucial and warrants serious investigation since under certain circumstances it may be possible for state intervention to operate with beneficial , net long-term effects .
2 Other propositions may not be testable even in principle but may remain for the time as a necessary component of an overall paradigm .
3 ‘ An order under section 6(2) requiring the third , fourth and fifth defendants to pay such sum as the court thinks fit to the plaintiffs or alternatively into court or alternatively to each and every investor who was a party to a transaction referred to in paragraph 30 or , alternatively , to each and every investor who was a party to a transaction referred to in paragraph 31 in such manner as the court may direct for the purpose of restoring persons who entered into transactions with the first defendant in the course of contravention of section 3 by the first defendant to the position in which they were before the transactions were entered into .
4 ‘ An order under section 61(1) that the third , fourth and fifth defendants and each of them pay such sum as the court thinks fit to the plaintiffs or alternatively into court or alternatively to each and every investor who was a party to a transaction referred to in paragraph 30 or alternatively to each and every investor who was a party to a transaction referred to in paragraph 31 in such manner as the court may direct or alternatively that they take such other steps as the court may direct for the purpose of remedying the contravention by the first defendant of sections 47 and 57 .
5 Alternatively , is any use made of elegant variation — the avoidance of repetition by the substitution of a descriptive phrase ( as , for example , " the old lawyer " or " her uncle " may substitute for the repetition of an earlier " Mr Jones " ) ?
6 Having turned the car , she wondered if she should make for the cottage to talk out with her mother what her next move should be , but thinking that would leave her grandmother alone too long , she decided to make for home again .
7 The aorta , I should explain for the benefit of our young friend , is the major artery leading from the heart …
8 In the psychic economy of the universe a compensation must exist for the reverses Jaq had suffered at the hands of the Harlequin man .
9 Changes must be made to the attack for the first Test at Old Trafford next month but pacemen Andy Caddick , Paul Jarvis and Chris Lewis now have just one more chance to prove they should remain for the Ashes opener .
10 We must prepare for the struggle .
11 The petitioning creditor must prepare for the hearing a list of all those creditors who have given notice of their intention to appear at the hearing and hand it in at the hearing(r6.24) .
12 Despite her depression she occupied herself with office tasks , and , although there were times when she dabbed at a tear , she reminded herself that she must prepare for the time when she would never see Silas again .
13 Come , me hearties , we must prepare for the evening 's adventure ! ’
14 If a tenant takes only an upper floor of a building and has no more than a right to use the entrance hall for the purposes of approaching the property demised he must stipulate for the right to put a nameplate outside the property ( other than that part demised to him ) if he desires this convenience ( Berry ( Frederick ) Ltd v Royal Bank of Scotland [ 1949 ] 1 KB 619 per Lord Goddard CJ at 621 ) .
15 Apart from this scrutiny of military matters , of disputed effectiveness , the Assemblies also discussed military , financial and diplomatic support for the Palestinians , which they offered on the condition that the recipients of aid should strive for the unity of the Palestinian forces .
16 Just because ‘ levering up standards ’ appears to be the be-all and end-all of the government 's educational philosophy there is no reason why teachers , in their daily interactions with pupils should fall for the poverty and rigidity of this tunnel vision .
17 copied out the orders listing which battalions the Prince would visit in the coming week , and what manoeuvres each battalion should demonstrate for the Prince 's approval .
18 The government believes that the informal , voluntary and commercial sectors should substitute for the state in welfare provision .
19 Rather , you must wait for the cigar that is — so to speak — ordained , to speak to you .
20 But the experience of this Spirit must wait for the disciples until after the death and resurrection of the man filled with the Spirit .
21 You must wait for the law .
22 ‘ We must wait for the strike to wear itself out , ’ as his private summary of his tactics .
23 We must wait for the police . ’
24 What I could tell I have told , and the rest must wait for the light .
25 As always he must wait for the dust to settle after the Scottish Rally and the Donegal International , too , before being certain which drivers and what cars will be in his starting line-up .
26 There are many difficulties involved , not least with regard to the application of the law , given that we must wait for the judgment of the European Court of Justice .
27 I shall now go some of the way up this valley , as far as the Col du Tourmalet at the end of it — what lies on the far side of the col must wait for the section of this chapter on the valley of the Adour .
28 The Republic of Ireland beat Northern Ireland 3-0 , but Hungary 's draw with Spain means Jack Charlton 's team must wait for the arithmetic to be resolved .
29 And one other thing you should know for the record : Jimmy Rowe , the old man 's accountant , and I are joint executors , God help us ! ’
30 For example , he should wait for the buyer to indicate that he can sit down or , at least , ask the buyer if he may sit down .
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