Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] cause [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pickets handing out leaflets to passers by may thereby cause harassment , alarm or distress , but they should not be held to be guilty of an offence on that account alone . |
| 2 | The planners realised that if a quiet residential street is designed using the same process as that used in designing a main road , it should not cause surprise if cars drive along it as though it were a highway . |
| 3 | ( The unfortunate repeated use of constants c 1 and c 2 in this equation should not cause confusion . ) |
| 4 | She knew she should n't cause trouble to people . |
| 5 | Even the most efficient switchboard operator will at times dial a wrong number or make an incorrect connection , but this should never cause impatience or anger , the error should be corrected as quickly as possible in a pleasing and charming manner . |
| 6 | A slight burn can cause a pale pink colour which may appear between 6–24 hours after exposure and can take 1–3 days to disappear , but may not cause peeling . |
| 7 | As a rule , the examining doctor will be well experienced in dealing with sexual symptoms and problems , and most patients find that they can talk about matters which would be difficult to discuss outside the clinic atmosphere and might even cause embarrassment if raised with their general practitioner . |
| 8 | English teachers need to be ready to give careful introductions and support when using texts which might otherwise cause offence to some groups ; for example , if a character with racist attitudes is portrayed , even though the author may not be supporting such attitudes . |
| 9 | Unfortunately it may conceivably cause liver disease if taken over a long period , and this is to be tested by administering it to pigs . |
| 10 | Early in the 1630s Calvert announced his conversion to Catholicism and , though Charles I valued his services and asked him to stay at court , he decided it could only cause trouble if he did so . |
| 11 | In either event , I believe that it could only cause confusion if we were dealing with more than one previous life at a time . |
| 12 | This would give double the required output voltage which could easily cause damage to the power supply components and beyond . |
| 13 | It could also cause liver and kidney malfunction and attack the central nervous system . |
| 14 | Over-integration or under-integration could both cause suicide , as could the disintegration of the group itself , leaving the individual rootless and without moral and social support . |
| 15 | For such a pupil blackboard work with small writing could well cause difficulty . |
| 16 | And if I insisted he came with me , he 'd likely cause trouble , just as he said . |
| 17 | ‘ Cyclists in bus lanes may also cause delay to buses , although banning cyclists places them in danger if they are required to ride in the main carriageway , with buses passing on their nearside . ’ |
| 18 | Feelings of anger and bitterness towards another person , as well as guilt , which have been pushed down and never dealt with , may also cause depression . |
| 19 | Cracks look unsightly , and may also cause instability . |
| 20 | Other features like glottal stops , devoicing , slowing down and speeding up before or after pause , etc. , may also cause pronunciation difficulties and require practice . |
| 21 | Overloading may also cause mesh distortion , a factor which is most evident on coarse screens . |
| 22 | The very toxic hypohalide anion catalysed by the enzyme myeloperoxidase may also cause tissue damage . |
| 23 | In the second part of the poem the springtime revival of the plant need not cause envy of an old man . |
| 24 | The builder , however , is committed to pay in accordance with the principles laid down in/CT 80 , which may well cause cash flow problems . |
| 25 | Anyone ( whether he is a manufacturer or not ) who ought to appreciate that his acts or omissions may well cause harm to another may be liable to that other for any damage caused by his negligence in carrying on those activities . |
| 26 | That would mean that the best part of the programme — its price reform — would only cause inflation ( already in three digits ) to spiral out of control . |
| 27 | He wanted to but was afraid he would only cause trouble . |
| 28 | ’ A brief use of the Flicker would merely cause pain and unconsciousness , with assurance of full recovery , ’ Posi said . |
| 29 | And if I were to put it , If you have an opportunity of two sites and the development of one is capable of causing damage to existing characteristics and the other is not , would you go for the the one which would not cause damage rather than the one which would , or would you willy-nilly plump for either ? |
| 30 | The Armstrongs were a lawless lot , paying little more allegiance to Scotland than they did to England , for they straddled the borderline ; so they were not to be trusted , but Johnstone and Jardine assured the Regent that on this occasion they would not cause trouble , for although they would care nothing about Balliol one way or the other , they hated Dacre , who as English Middle March Warden had recently hanged some of their people . |