Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [verb] [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Therefore the DOE may have to build new reactors at a cost of 8 billion dollars , and it will be ten years before these are ready . |
2 | A sudden variation in sentence complexity may help to give this effect : Norman Page points out that at the beginning of Jane Austen 's Emma , the three-word sentence " Miss Taylor married " stands out momentously against a background of longer sentences ( the average sentence length for the first five paragraphs of the novel being 26.5 words ) . |
3 | Prior to running Directory Integrity Check , the user may wish to identify any files of a particular type in the directory/directory structure which are to be excluded from the comparison e.g. DIR , LOG etc . |
4 | Such products may have to contain specific properties ( attributes ) that match exactly the demand pattern of a specific group of customers . |
5 | ‘ Patrick may intend to deliver this house to English Edward , ’ she told them . |
6 | Although not designed as ‘ brain storming ’ sessions , progress review meetings may have to serve this function if a job is behind programme and rescheduling is required to get back on target . |
7 | As an alternative to a good kicking , the gang may decide to have some fun once they have rushed you . |
8 | More exceptionally still , Parliament may endeavour to prevent judicial review and may wish the decisions of the tribunal to be final and beyond the supervisory jurisdiction of the ordinary courts . |
9 | The English curriculum ought to help to overcome such snobbery by encouraging children to discuss their accents and to be proud of regional differences , but the task of overcoming arrogance about accents is formidable . |
10 | Similarly , the experience of history , island isolation , and shared values may serve to explain differing levels of trust that Britons have in other people . |
11 | Local authorities may wish to use these powers to offer short periods of " respite care " to children in need whose families are otherwise able to accommodate them . |
12 | Moderators may request to see these Regulations and students work submitted for reassessment . |
13 | Two groups may act to stop such complacency . |
14 | Thus , the lexical access component may have to match each word against every possible alignment of the input with the lexicon . |
15 | This fact provides another good reason why courts should decline to entertain polycentric disputes . |
16 | But there is no intrinsic reason why all parts of a course should try to strike that balance . |
17 | District health authorities should cease to have direct responsibility for managing the hospitals and units . |
18 | Although the European Parliament may get more power , its competence is still limited , so the German parliament must help to ensure some accountability over EC matters . |
19 | After the 1988 Family Support Act , states must help to provide one year of child care for mothers who leave welfare for a job or training . |
20 | Or the employee may wish to seek medical advice on his own account , which , brought to the notice of the employers ' medical advisers , will cause them to change their opinion . |
21 | Potential employers , for example , have to weigh up the possibilities of employing mentally handicapped people ; schoolteachers and heads may have to accommodate handicapped children in normal schools ; members of a jury may have to pass verdict on a mildly handicapped person . |
22 | The staff heads may have to develop new relationships among themselves and with the business leaders ; new rewards must be negotiated ; and many questions must be answered . |
23 | Those who are here for less than 6 months may need to arrange medical insurance . |
24 | Those in the States may have to travel long distances for tournaments but it 's still in their own country . ’ |
25 | Those in the States may have to travel long distances for tournaments but it 's still in their own country . ’ |
26 | If the client takes more of the risks , the contractor 's tender prices may be lower , but the clients may have to pay extra sums as the contract proceeds and the risk becomes quantifiable in the light of claims and variations because of events such as unforeseen ground conditions . |
27 | The episode may seem to illustrate sheer bloodymindedness , but the platers ' action was not unreasonable from their point of view . |
28 | With all the press warnings , Jo Punter ought to know to avoid unquoted stocks , to avoid disreputable shares and futures dealing companies . |
29 | At the same time , it said , the new rule may help to build public trust by retaining clear federal supervision and by providing enough time for local officials and public interest groups to react to any proposed field test . |
30 | The parties may try to negotiate specific parts of the transaction in detail . |