Example sentences of "and [noun pl] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | If , however , the studies are pursued more widely and the research becomes deeper , the need for ready-to-hand volumes and essays will increase geometrically . |
2 | Instead of musical chairs play musical hats , and hats can distinguish the teams in games such as ‘ criss-cross quiz ’ [ p.44 ] . |
3 | Knives and forks should go in that way . |
4 | The balustrade and balusters will consist of 140 pillars made of stacks of green , square plates of glass held together under pressure by a steel ‘ spine ’ . |
5 | ‘ Those who engage in and encourage secret plans and conspiracies may think they are patriots , but they are the worst enemies of their country . ’ |
6 | The balance of the work and activities may vary from child to child . |
7 | Its locality , outline and centroid may define a town centre , a kitchen , a command module or a cassette player , but within it a hierarchy of players and activities will emerge . |
8 | 15.26 These planned situations and activities should cover : |
9 | Appropriate materials and activities can help some pupils to function better in terms of visual competence . |
10 | Perhaps , thought Hazel wryly , teeth and claws would make no impression on that great , firm body and shining pelt . |
11 | The peculiar framing of econometric questions and counterfactuals may posit alternative arrangements in which , in theory , growth would have been as good or even better . |
12 | Other woods , especially those which are important as nature-conservation sites , are simply being left alone so that the woodland plants , insects and birds can recolonise naturally . |
13 | Indeed , it is well known now that many mammals and birds can develop aversions to novel foods that were followed by ill-effects hours after ingestion ( reviewed by Domjan , 1980 ) . |
14 | Grilled sardines , garlic mushrooms and snails can start the meal , followed by a choice of half a dozen entrées plus blackboard ideas and choices of grilled steaks . |
15 | rust infects mint , greenfly infests parsley during drought , and slugs and snails will eat many seedlings . |
16 | For example , progesterone impairs gall bladder contractility , and oestrogens may increase cholesterol saturation of bile and gall bladder prostaglandin synthesis , and thus possibly mucin secretion by the gall bladder mucosa . |
17 | The Home Office guidelines on the work of a Special Branch are published in the Select Committee Report of 1985 , from which it will be seen how protest by individuals and groups might bring them to Special Branch attention : |
18 | Being irreplaceable is an important source of power in social systems , and groups may take steps to strengthen their indispensability . |
19 | If our society began to move towards more flexible cycles , in which different communities and groups would adopt different patterns , we would create more employment , as employers would have to cover a shifting pattern of working activity . |
20 | ‘ And groups would come down and sit in with us . |
21 | The repeal of the ‘ taxes on knowledge ’ in the mid-1850s is , therefore , an historical and political watershed ; it ensured that individuals and groups could voice opinions and circulate those opinions via the press without risk of prosecution . |
22 | Individuals and groups can register their interest by contacting : The Royal British Legion , . |
23 | In effect , individuals and groups can have an impact on the political and social order . |
24 | That individuals and groups should feel free and unintimidated is certainly a necessary condition of free discussion , free decision-making and free consent ; but it is not a sufficient condition . |
25 | So individuals and groups will play political games to position themselves to gain their preferred outcomes . |
26 | No large-scale drilling would be allowed without on-site inspections ; any large commercial explosions would have to be notified and inspected ; a highly sensitive seismic and radiation-detector network would pick up seismic activity all over the world ( useful for earthquake prediction too ) and satellites would keep a close check on suspect areas . |
27 | Who and how many people we imprison , for how long and in what conditions are questions that politicians and sentencers must answer ; those in the prisons must make it work as well as they can . |
28 | Their purpose is to ensure that community service orders are tough and demanding ; that they are managed consistently and with discipline and thus that the public and sentencers can have confidence in them . |
29 | Men 's clothes , hats , shoes , women 's dresses , perfume , undergarments , even cakes and pastries could hold his attention for minutes on end . |
30 | ‘ There is a hunger and commitment within this Maghery side and Clans will need to be at their best , I reckon , ’ he points out . |