Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [to-vb] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 For this reason women who have no children may prefer to use another method of contraception .
2 Cutting and drilling into mirrors can be tricky , and you may want to leave these jobs to a glass merchant .
3 Teachers may want to use this information for reference in the case of individual pupils with visual defects or to study it in order to increase their general understanding of the implications of visual handicaps in learning .
4 If you ca n't move straight into your new home , or you find yourself with too many belongings , you may want to put some things into storage .
5 Good idea to have a list of all the file names , cos er , you may want to copy this system to some other computer .
6 You may want to store these copies on different media types .
7 So you may want to modify such formulations along the lines , " a reader is likely to feel at this point " or " many readers may respond by … " , or — possibly better — by tackling the issue of heterogeneous reader-responses more directly .
8 We may want to make useful contacts with others .
9 It is intended to disseminate the results of the analysis to other police forces which may seek to develop rational systems of management in the future .
10 The same is not so true of 22mm to ¾in and 28mm to lin where the pipe size has changed slightly as well and you may need to use special types of adaptor fitting .
11 If you live in a village with only a few shops , you may need to include several streets on your plan . )
12 You may need to conduct special research among consumers , the client 's own employees , the trade whom he serves , and among the media .
13 And they 're going to have a good look and you may need to do all sorts of interesting things , okay .
14 We may need to devote more attention to helping the teacher discern their effects and to relate them to the intentions .
15 " I have explained to Mr. Ingard that you may need to discuss various matters with departmental heads in the group , " Sir Geoffrey added .
16 In both cases , assessors may need to ensure current competence by means of assessment on demand .
17 As with the Personal Accident and Sickness policy , the claims handler may need to obtain Additional Certificates of Medical Attendant ( PAC 8/SC 8 ) ; make unannounced visits or seek independent medical advice where the nature of the claim requires further investigation .
18 You may need new clothes and , perhaps , a briefcase ; the price of travel can make a hole in even the deepest pocket ; and depending on where your job is , you may need to pay advance rent on new accommodation .
19 For example , in some situations girls may need to strive to be more assertive , while in others boys may need to develop greater sensitivity in their use of language .
20 And if your son is n't settling down then we may need to have another look at him , and run some tests on him .
21 Honours students may opt to include two literature in translation courses in their curriculum .
22 Bacon , as an advocate of really long-term investment , said the concentration on tobacco was ‘ to the untimely prejudice of the main business ’ , though it is not easy to see what he thought the main business of a plantation ought to be — his essay was full of sensible advice , much of it showing signs of the influence of the Virginia experience , but he never explained why people should want to support this sort of enterprise , unless it was to be part of a programme for sending people abroad to reduce overpopulation .
23 There are a number of tried and tested approaches for making the comparison ( eg general discussion and observation , question generation , model overlay ) , but these are not intended to be exhaustive ; analysts should endeavour to make imaginative use of the ideas generated during the systems thinking stages to examine what is happening in practice .
24 But , instead of feeling sorry for yourself and resentful towards others , you should endeavour to find permanent solutions to problems that have overshadowed your day-to-day existence for some time .
25 We should seek to retain some definition in form by re-using certain melodic shapes , repeating certain note-successions or rhythms , perhaps even re-quoting an entire section which gives the main message of the work .
26 Through discussion or role-play , teachers should seek to provide frequent opportunities for this type to writing to occur , and should respond to the meanings that their pupils strive to convey .
27 Namely , wherever there is a difference in form , they should expect to find some difference in meaning .
28 She placed a hand instinctively over her stomach and wondered how it must feel to create new life inside your body .
29 ‘ An Independent Ulster should look to brave little Israel for a good example of a security policy . ’
30 ‘ If you do n't mind we should like to take another look at the upstairs rooms . ’
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