Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Exploration of these phenomena may eventually revolutionise the whole way we look at the world . |
| 2 | Even some loyalists and Cabinet members believe that a referendum on Europe may eventually prove the only way to stop the Conservative benches splintering . |
| 3 | What we may loosely term the formal/informal continuum is simply expressed in different code sets in different societies : by language choice in bilingual societies , by dialect switching in diglossic situations , and by style shift in monolingual societies . |
| 4 | However , drawing a line so roughly has its limitations : the eye can deceive and the heart may secretly desire a particular outcome . |
| 5 | On 24 November the lawyers replied ‘ respectfully to state our opinion that Your Majesty may properly grant a Royal Charter ’ , but it was not until 14 February 1844 that Thomas Turner was able to report to the standing committee of veterinary surgeons that their determined efforts had been rewarded and that the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons had been incorporated . |
| 6 | To operate in the PC environment you may additionally need a windowing environment like GEM or Microsoft Windows , an EGA or Hercules card and matching screen , a mouse and , in some instances , an AT rather than a PC . |
| 7 | Ironically , though Sweeney appears to promise a way out , he may only lead the sensitive reader back into the circle of sexual-religious speculations . |
| 8 | Insurance may ONLY cover the current market value of your car , not what you paid for it . |
| 9 | MID-RANGE motorcycles may only cover the 25O-65Occ class , but there 's nothing average in the type and style of biking they offer . |
| 10 | Agreement between models , which has been construed as showing the accuracy of simulated Late Permian climates , may only reflect the fundamental shortcomings in parameters employed by all models , such as the palaeogeography . |
| 11 | The problem is that despite all the well-intentioned efforts of those who have devised the various syllabuses , whether for the old CSE/ ‘ O ’ levels or the new GCSE , what can be accurately assessed may only represent a small part of what arts education is all about . |
| 12 | If the Hot Pot has only one crewman left it may only fire every other turn . |
| 13 | R.2 also provides that a recognised body may only provide the professional services described above . |
| 14 | Differences of opinion exist among scholars ; sometimes the appearance gives very little to go on — details may have been rubbed off or we may only have a small fragment of a large object to examine ; two or more origins may be possible contenders and it may be impossible to decide which on stylistic grounds alone . |
| 15 | When I asked Alison what qualities you need to be a marketing controller she said , ‘ you need to be able to establish immediate empathy with the people you are talking to as you may only have a short time to get the feedback you need . |
| 16 | So sometimes a horse may only have a bad habit in relation to a certain rider , and in that case it will be the rider who will need the extra training . |
| 17 | It must be remembered that a child with an IQ of 50 may only have the mental age of nine when they leave school , although their social abilities may be reasonably comparable with their actual age . |
| 18 | There may , of course , be some discrepancy between the ideal and the reality , and we may better understand the positive potential of the custom by remembering how easily it can be spoilt if something goes wrong . |
| 19 | The transsexual , once stabilized in the role long seen as the only natural one , may naturally want a normal family life . |
| 20 | Background noise may entirely obliterate the consonant sounds . |
| 21 | By this means we may greatly enhance the external validity of the study ( see Section 15.3 ) . |
| 22 | The sudden release of many young into the savannah at the same time may perhaps swamp the waiting predators and thus constitute in itself a survival strategy . |
| 23 | That one producer has expended resources in order to educate or manipulate consumer tastes may perhaps offend the ethical values of some observers of the market , and it is not a simple matter , on strictly scientific terms , to evaluate the effect of this kind of activity . |
| 24 | Every border is in some sense arbitrary , but the international community must rigorously enforce the golden rule that no border can be changed by unilateral resort to force . |
| 25 | The relegation of less frequently used books to remote storage should eventually increase the overall relevance of the stock to users ' needs and therefore lead to a more efficient use of resources ( assuming that books which replace the neglected material issue more frequently ) . |
| 26 | In order to pass the project students must successfully complete the written report and the verbal presentation and gain a mark of 50% overall . |
| 27 | The collector must obviously have the Revised Version of 1881–95 , and some other notable attempts ( not , in everyone 's view , attended with much success ) to improve on the Authorised Version . |
| 28 | In outlining the strategies potentially available to a translator , I am therefore not suggesting that translators should necessarily follow the thematic organization of every clause in the source text . |
| 29 | He sees no reason why those sharing a similar class situation should necessarily develop a common identity , recognize shared interests and take collective action to further those interests . |
| 30 | So when we are thinking about helping bereaved people , instead of turning to emotional issues straightaway , we should perhaps consider the practical issues that the bereaved person is facing . |