Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [noun] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Social benefits are not solely restricted to cash returns but include any favourable effects that may affect members of the community at large ; for example , the time saved in travelling because a hospital is sited at a particular location . |
| 2 | Although public sector entities may experience difficulties with the recognition and measurement of certain assets , the example the audited Crown financial statements have set shows that verifiable valuations can be placed on most public sector assets . |
| 3 | However , some patients may experience pain at the site of the rash for six months or even longer . |
| 4 | They would include : opportunities for students to see or experience equipment or processes which are not on offer within the institution ; the chance for a student to sample a possible future job or career ; the opportunity to learn something ( not much ) of the lives led in employment by their neighbours , their parents or their peer-group , so that they may grow up more understanding and more tolerant ( this rather pious hope may in fact be quite unjustified , they may have confirmed or developed disdain or envy for others ) ; a good student may catch the eye of an employer looking for a later recruit ; absence may lend enchantment to the view of the college and the students may return from work-experience reassured about their choice of education ; students may be motivated to work hard at college by the prospect of either securing a job like the one they have seen or tried , or by the determination to avoid a similar fate ; all these outcomes may be little more predictable than the consequences of going to the zoo for a visit . |
| 5 | In addition , the fact that the circulation of certain information is restricted to a limited number of individuals may throw light on the status of the information and its degree of confidentiality . |
| 6 | Although Poulantzas does not give a direct answer to the question ‘ How are we to know a pertinent effect when we encounter one ? ’ , he does discuss an historical example which may throw light on the matter . |
| 7 | Less perfect examples , which may throw light on the mechanism involved , occur in the valley of the river Cesse at Minerve . |
| 8 | Often the form of a piece of literature may throw light on the nature of the piece and its background , or " life-setting " . |
| 9 | More than a period piece — it dates from 1924 — it may throw light on the view of marriage that led to Humanae Vitae . |
| 10 | Relocation policies may make provision for the payment of storage charges , for instance at Cadbury Schweppes and VAG . |
| 11 | Such orders may make provision for the examination of witnesses , either orally or in writing ; for the production of documents ; for the inspection , photographing , preservation , custody or detention of any property ; for the taking of samples of any property and the carrying out of any experiments on or with any property ; for the medical examination of any person ; and for the taking and testing of samples of blood from any person . |
| 12 | Upon a decree for dissolution of a marriage or judicial separation , the court may make orders for the custody , maintenance , and education of the children , for financial provision to be made for the wife , and for varying marriage settlements . |
| 13 | They may make use of the brevity of Latin tags , just as pithy as any adman 's lingo . |
| 14 | The 15-member House of Chiefs considers draft legislation relating to alterations to the Constitution or to chieftaincy matters , and may make representation to the President on matters affecting the tribes or tribal organizations . |
| 15 | QUICK OPINION * , who failed by the narrowest margin to open his account at the fifth attempt when a short-priced favourite at Nottingham , may make amends in the Fairview New Homes Novice Chase ( 2.30 ) at Ascot , writes Course Correspondent . |
| 16 | If you are negotiating with a salesman with a view to acquiring computer software , he may make statements regarding the software and its performance . |
| 17 | ( 9 ) Sometimes aggrieved shareholders of the target may make representations to the Panel executive . |
| 18 | The suspect , or the solicitor dealing with the case on his or her behalf ( subject to availability ) , may make representations to the review officer about the continuing detention — but the officer may refuse to hear these if he or she decides that the suspect is ‘ unfit … by reason of his condition or behaviour ’ . |
| 19 | Thus instead of writing If the Seller shall have given the Buyer notice that the goods are ready for collection , and the Buyer shall fail to collect them within seven days from service of such notice , the Seller shall be entitled to make arrangements for the storage of the goods and the Buyer shall reimburse the Seller all costs and charges incurred as a result of such storage the drafter could write If after the Seller has given the Buyer notice that the goods are ready for collection , the Buyer fails to collect the goods within seven days , the Seller may make arrangements for the storage of the goods and the Buyer shall reimburse the Seller all costs and charges incurred as a result of such storage . |
| 20 | This structure is followed in the example given above and can be broken down as follows : If after the Seller has given the Buyer notice that the goods are ready for collection [ case ] , the Buyer fails to collect the goods within seven days [ condition ] , the Seller [ subject ] may make arrangements for the storage of the goods [ action ] and the Buyer shall reimburse the Seller all costs and charges incurred as a result of such storage . |
| 21 | A better version would therefore read : If the Seller gives the Buyer notice that the goods are ready for collection but the Buyer fails to collect the goods within seven days of service of that notice , the following provisions shall apply : ( a ) the Seller may make arrangements for the storage of the goods until they are collected and ( b ) the Buyer shall reimburse the Seller all costs and charges incurred in connection with the storage of the goods . |
| 22 | The Americans for example may build part of the telescope and throw in a launch to cover half the cost of £60 million ; a similar deal has given American astronomers half the use of the German Rosat . |
| 23 | A ‘ users ’ guide to PSD , including details of the modules available in a particular centre , is one possible approach and Annex 2 may assist centres in the preparation of such a guide . |
| 24 | In consequence , product planning , and research and development activities may concentrate resources on the product and the brand , so further strengthening its position relative to the competition . |
| 25 | The anxious and the worried may seek solace outside the surgery . |
| 26 | Anyone may seek advice under the scheme provided that they satisfy the criteria for financial eligibility . |
| 27 | But if they are concerned about the prospects of having a mentally handicapped child , they may seek tests during the period of pregnancy to discover whether their child might be handicapped . |
| 28 | Signs may include reddening of the vulva , a mucus discharge from the vagina which wets the tail hair and strong regular wagging of the tail . |
| 29 | However , it should prevent anyone from mismanaging the waste and may include details of the business or process producing it in addition to a description of the physical ( or chemical ) nature . |
| 30 | It may include details of the care best suited to help that patient towards recovery . |