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

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1 Moreover , the distance was exaggerated by the educational character of their proposal , which employers recognized would restrict their freedom to use juvenile labour at their own discretion ; and , given employers ' traditional suspicion of further education , they regarded the whole idea as unnecessary , potentially expensive and disruptive of production schedules .
2 My right hon. Friend the Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup ( Mr. Heath ) echoed Harold Macmillan 's theme when he spoke to the House on 28 October 1971 : ’ I can not over-emphasise the importance the scale and quality of the decision whether we are going to decide that Western Europe should now move along the path to real unity our decision tonight will vitally affect the sort of world in which we British people and many generations to come will live their lives ’ .
3 However , the Conservative Government , at the time of writing , are trying in the most unsubtle ways to destroy the rail network in Scotland , a crime that generations to come will curse them for if they succeed .
4 The columns for support and supply had been alerted long ago , the clansmen waited only for the signal , and his great seal on the writs his messengers carried would bring them out to join him like bees from a hive disturbed .
5 Matters have come to a head with the publication of a new and more detailed insurance group rating system which insurers say will enable them to pinpoint the higher risk models more accurately .
6 Three quarters of all the teenagers questioned would open their hearts at home .
7 We are informed that the first 1,000 fans to order will find their names on the album cover .
8 And ironically , the countries that Le Sentier 's businessmen worry might undercut their production are often the very places sans-papiers come from in their search for jobs .
9 Mr Smith , who is also chairman of Fraserburgh Fish Merchants ' Association , said it was not just the French who were suffering from cheap fish imports — catches could be bought from eastern European boats in the North-east at prices which local fishermen say would put them out of business .
10 If you are prepared to splash out on costs Sunsail can organise your event in the Caribbean , Mediterranean or Thailand .
11 One evening at Pack Meeting Beegee , which was the name the Pack had made up for their Guider out of the initial letters B and G of Brownie Guider , told the Brownies that the County Girl Guides ' Fete was to be held in a few weeks ' time in Morley Park and that the 3rd Shortfields Pack must think what to do to help make the fete a huge success .
12 Efforts by the EC to introduce a tax last year were frustrated by the Bush administration 's opposition to the concept which European industrialists claimed would put them at an unfair disadvantage in world markets .
13 Your offer of employment was accepted on the terms of the contract agreed that if my figures attained would reach your targets I could earn twenty five thousand per annum minimum .
14 As a consequence , the changes produced will tell you nothing about the normal functions of that part .
15 Once again , the presence of an adult to help keep things going will make it easier for the cameraman , whose job it is to cover the most interesting bits of action wherever it may take place within the four walls of the room .
16 Inadequate sums insured might reduce your premium but they will not increase you peace of mind , so please compare these figures with your Contents sum insured as shown on your renewal notice .
17 The menus listed should satisfy your appetite .
18 As Byrd begins the long rehabilitation process which doctors hope will enable him to regain some movement , former team-mate Al Toon , one of the game 's top wide receivers , sits in retirement after being unable to shake off the effects of the ninth concussion in his eight-year career .
19 With every other team apart from Norwich failing , Chelsea now lie fourth in the Premier League but any success-starved Blues fan will tell you they 're equal second .
20 CHELMSFORD Ladies Hockey Club are unlikely to disband the A team , whose existence many first team players feel would hinder their prospects for the 1993/94 season .
21 In some cases , vibrational progressions may be observed , and careful analysis of the nature of the vibrations involved can give us an idea of both the symmetry and any changes in structure associated with the transition , just as it can for a band in a valence photoelectron spectrum ( Section 6.6.2 ) .
22 Any inbuilt coding — in the form of genes — that could affect us after our child-bearing period is irrelevant to the survival of the species : the genes involved might code us for death but , in terms of the species , this does not matter because we have already served our purpose by reproducing .
23 Today your American Tours motorcoach will pick you up from the hotel lobby at 8am .
24 Although the number of lessons needed may make it quite an expensive form of treatment , nonetheless it is very effective and many long-standing ills may be cured by its use .
25 It also spoke , however , of ‘ due account of prevailing economic and social conditions ’ — a get-out clause that ministers said would give them free rein while saving the face of parliament .
26 With the exception of Samna IV none of the products mentioned will give you any sort of WYSIWYG display on a PC whereas an Apple Macintosh almost always gives a WYSIWYG display , but with a little perseverance it is relatively easy to convert from typescript to pseudo typeset for just the cost of a page printer .
27 sort of well a couple of nights deejaying will do me for a start really .
28 ‘ Got it ! ’ she yelled , and then she carried on yelling as she realized her mistake : if the airlock was pressurized , the rush of air as the doors opened would send her flying across the Arcadian system .
29 ‘ Finding the structure of the protein and how the tumour cells work will help us devise an antibody .
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