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

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1 As I hope to demonstrate , while a familiarity with research findings may provide important new insights they can not substitute for sound professional judgement nor can they solve some of the inherent tensions and ethical dilemmas inherent in this area of work .
2 If that did happen , should we try to intervene , should we offer to put in some sort of peace-keeping force or should we just leave them to it ?
3 The anthem , Hear me , oh Lord , the great support , contains the memorable words : ‘ Now to my prayers draw nigh fond men that would my glory stain , my government despise . ’
4 Subsidence — on the scale we are concerned with here — is generally a quite different matter and must he involved with the internal processes of the earth .
5 The estate had been willed to another prisoner , a distant cousin , on the clear understanding that should it ever be returned to Jewish hands , the monies and profits taken from it would be devoted to the creation of a Zionist state .
6 I KNOW it is an old problem but can I make a plea for the Skerne to be cleaned up .
7 Will you risk my dry Martini or would you rather stick to sherry ? ’
8 It is an awful mess but will you not come and sit by my fire– ’
9 Would you prefer to have another election so that one party could obtain an overall majority or would you prefer some kind of arrangement between the parties so there would not have to be an election for a number of years ?
10 He asks if you would inform her as soon as possible that her son has had a serious accident and would she go straight to the hospital .
11 Will everyone who asks be given severance or early retirement or will there be a selection process depending on performance ?
12 All I can say is that in a period of two years erm of five , in that time there was five sets of redundancies at erm Hatfield , there are two occasions we were told that they went through it and agree with the unions that there 'd be no more for twelve months and one occasion there was another chap in three months , so if you believe anything that the P A E people there , you know , you really want to wear dark glasses but could I ask you a question , I understand that there is something going on at work with Richard at and my guess is , is , erm that sort of job which we are , there is some form of development plans going forward .
13 ‘ I hereby agree to the severing of my entire cranium and should anything go wrong on the way hold neither the executioner nor his assistant in any way responsible .
14 They can not imagine any delight in a tumble of ungainly bodies nor can they accept the fact that the sexual act is not graceful .
15 THE biggest sporting deal in history might be good news for the football clubs who kick off the new Premier League but will it be good for soccer and its followers ?
16 Can the relationship be summarized as a straight line or will it need a curve ?
17 Is she just a very nervous bitch or will she grow out of it ?
18 Though they have little knowledge of the strength of the Irish Students England are confident they will be able to take another step towards their overall target and should it develop into an open game on the well-drained Blundellsands pitch they can expect few problems .
19 Can sport retain an ethical base or will its involvement with television mean that it becomes completely dominated and determined by financial considerations ?
20 So once you know what it means it helps a little bit and can you think of a word that ends the same as that ?
21 Should it search for the universalities of psychological functioning or should it try to explicate the historical creation of consciousness ?
22 In many ways the first two UDCs could not have possessed more diverse characteristics nor could they have differed more greatly in their potential to transform their respective areas from derelict urban landscapes to localities resonant with dynamic private sector activity .
23 Will they continue to be concentrated in large companies or will there be a growth in the relative importance of small firms ?
24 So has the ex-Florence Nightingale found her ideal job or will she go back to looking after the sick ?
25 [ National implications but could we be a leader ? ]
26 What will be the effect on the size of firms : does the microchip signal the end of the giant corporation or will it speed up still further the process of concentration among the giant conglomerate multinationals ?
27 Is leadership a natural quality or can it be learned ?
28 Would health insurance be income-related like National Insurance or would it be genuine private insurance like life insurance or house insurance ?
29 ( In practice the meshes need not be of constant size nor need they be of uniform shape . )
30 Differences in spatial visualisation ability and mathematics attainment may thus be different outcomes of the same basic cause or may themselves be cause and effect .
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