Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parliament may make it a crime for a Frenchman to smoke on the streets of Paris but he may puff away on the Montparnasse with impunity ( until , that is , he arrives at Dover ) . |
| 2 | One part of a sentence may indicate what the second part is likely to be . |
| 3 | Religious doctrine may describe these powers as the holy spirit descended into material form ; everyday terminology may call them the forces of Nature . |
| 4 | As with the early stages of reading , the teaching of literature must set itself the objective of stimulating pupils ’ enjoyment . |
| 5 | 16.48 The record of the continuous assessment should cover what the child has read ; the child 's reading strategies and approaches when handling a familiar text , levels of comprehension ; retrieval of information ; and the child 's reading tastes and preferences . |
| 6 | ‘ Premier should do what the people want … ‘ |
| 7 | We may also draw attention to the fact that it is possible logically , even if not biologically , to use old , with the same effect as it has in the phrase Charlie 's old school , in combination with the word mother ; the incongruity of the result should give us a very sharp view of the difference between the ordinary referential variation of adjectives used relativistically , and the semantic effect produced by the difference in type of relation at work in ( 33 ) and ( 34 ) . |
| 8 | Social historians of the future should find it a useful source when quoting the anti-Reagan lobby . |
| 9 | ‘ The results of the experiment should give us a better understanding of the way that normal growth takes place in plants and will also help to provide information for the design of plant-based life-support systems , ’ Dr Briarty explained . |
| 10 | Will you stay here and Mummy 'll get you a sweater to put on . |
| 11 | But while we 're on the subject a dose of hard living might do you the world of good . ’ |
| 12 | Still , with all the experience Niki has , he knows that the tiniest defect in his car could lose him the championship ; any mistake on his own part and his title is gone . |
| 13 | This great deal could net you a big first dividend if eight of your selections are score draws . |
| 14 | But a furlong out Mill Reef had sprinted clear , and only Pistol Packer could deny him the greatest moment of an outstanding racing career . |
| 15 | In many cases , mummy used to give you a sweet to ‘ make it better ’ or because you had been ‘ good ’ . |
| 16 | For mummy 's birthday mummy would like one a gold locket with a strong chain . |
| 17 | A taste of aquavit would do her no harm . |
| 18 | Either he would lose Doctor Who , in which case his small Department would save themselves a very large overhead , or the BBC would let go its purse strings a little and permit Kine to take on more staff and resources to handle such a project . |
| 19 | Here the public law validity of the rule would make it a relevant ( although not conclusive ) factor in the determination of the content of the common law or equitable rule in that particular context . |
| 20 | I understand the problems , but an armed intervention force would give everyone the opportunity to seek a political solution . |
| 21 | The history and practice of press coverage of religion will tell us a great deal about the significance of the phenomenon of religion in contemporary social , political and cultural life , ’ he said . |
| 22 | Afterall a good horse will cost you a fortune to buy … and then having it trained and ridden by the best will set you back at least a thousand pounds a month … |
| 23 | Anyone who has ever participated in a voluntary organisation , youth work or parents ' association will know what a central place is taken by jumble sales and selling raffle tickets ( see Table 9.1 ) . |
| 24 | FOR £19.95 , The Reader 's Digest Association will sell you a book called How to Write and Speak Better . |
| 25 | The near future will give us the answer . |
| 26 | In the same way that the agent will give you a package to the Canaries or go-as-you-please trek in the Himalayas , so the centre may attach an inquirer to a study visit to Sweden with 20 others or arrange a single stay in Peru . |
| 27 | Joining our graduate training programme will give you the specialised skills and knowledge needed to work on such sophisticated design and operations . |
| 28 | Long-term employment also allows management to decide rationally to make large-scale investments in upgrading the skills of their workforce and in training them , secure in the knowledge that the investment will earn them a return , rather than accrue to someone else who succeeds in poaching the labour away . |
| 29 | A Ruthless check-list will spare you an over-packed suitcase |
| 30 | But that is simplifying it too much ; for it is like learning how to ride a bike : you can read about the technique , but only lots of practice will give you a feel for it and the essential balance you need . |