Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [verb] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , the current recession may have diverted the union response towards a defensive approach , while undermining the ability of unions to gain substantial increases in their involvement in decision making over new technology areas which managers may defend as their own prerogative . |
| 2 | ‘ The recession may have made a difference in the sense that people are being more realistic about what they can afford , ’ said the magazine 's associate editor Fenella Willis . |
| 3 | This sympathy may have explained the level of applause she got at the end of her opening song , so that she came more confidently to centre for her second . |
| 4 | Lack of support during previous clinical experience may have sapped the confidence of the learner . |
| 5 | Note that such an attachment may suffice to allow a learner to drive a motor cycle in excess of 250cc . |
| 6 | Filling in the details on the marriage certificate may have proved a problem for Benjamin : his mother was now past hope in the workhouse , and his father had died when he himself was less than two years old . |
| 7 | In particular , a database user may want to search a file in a number of ways , according to a particular application . |
| 8 | The accused also might not be able to call witnesses who saw the damage-causing driver , because that driver may have terrified the witnesses to prevent them from giving evidence . |
| 9 | Such domestic refuse may have been spread on the fields and the removal of floors by later agriculture may have robbed the archaeologist of vital information . |
| 10 | The buyer may have wanted the computer to expand his business and he will be able to claim the resulting loss in profits , provided the seller knew or should have known of this ; that is , it was in the reasonable contemplation of the parties . |
| 11 | If this interpretation is correct , then evolutionism may have played a role in promoting a greater awareness of environmental fragility mainly through its Lamarckian rather than its Darwinian version . |
| 12 | ( 1 ) A licensing board may decline to consider an application if the applicant or his representative does not attend the meeting at which the application is to be considered : |
| 13 | Except in the eases of applications for the renewal or permanent transfer of licences , a licensing board may decline to consider an application where the applicant or his representative are not in attendance at the meeting at which the application is to be considered ( subs . |
| 14 | ( 1 ) Where a licensing board considers that licensed premises are no longer suitable or convenient for the sale of alcoholic liquor , having regard to their character and condition , and the nature and extent of the use of the premises , the board may decide to hold a hearing with a view to making a closure order under this section , and the effect of a closure order is that the licence held in respect of the premises shall cease to have effect while the closure order is in force . |
| 15 | ( 9 ) A licensing board may refuse to renew a licence provisionally granted under subsection ( 1 ) or ( 2 ) above if the board considers that there has been unreasonable delay on the part of the applicant in completing the premises . |
| 16 | ( 4 ) On renewing a licence under this Part of this Act a licensing board may by order , to be served on the holder , direct that , within a time fixed by the order , such structural alterations shall be made in the premises comprising the canteen as the board thinks reasonably necessary to secure the proper conduct of the canteen ; and if , when application for renewal of the licence is next made after the time fixed by the order has expired , it is not shown to the satisfaction of the licensing board that the order has been complied with , the licensing board may refuse to renew the licence . |
| 17 | ( 3 ) If an applicant is convicted of an offence under subsection ( 1 ) above relation to an application before the board , the board may refuse to consider the application . |
| 18 | Where an applicant is convicted , the licensing board may refuse to consider the application with which the conviction was concerned . |
| 19 | If the building is of architectural or historical importance , or contains fine built-in furnishings , the Advisory Board may recommend vesting the church in the Redundant Churches Fund . |
| 20 | That two of his sons had fought for Parliament may have played a part in this transfer of loyalty . |
| 21 | This last sentence may appear to safeguard the Member States ' authority , at least in the field of applying the foreign policy of the Union . |
| 22 | First , the build up of calcium may serve to sensitize the receptor as discussed earlier . |
| 23 | the University may wish to consider a review of the information about assessment and marking schemes which is provided to students . |
| 24 | Similarly , a parent or guardian may apply to have an infant made a ward of court if such an order would protect the infant 's property from his own possible rash activities . |
| 25 | Also , any creditor may decide to lodge a court petition for the company to be compulsorily wound up . |
| 26 | General Motors Corp may need to sell a stake in Electronic Data Systems Corp in order to overcome a $14,000m worldwide pension obligation , industry analysts told Reuter : chief financial officer Richard Wagoner said the automaker plans to make a ‘ significant contribution ’ into its pension fund this year and next year , and over the next six or seven years , hopes to eliminate its pension fund liability completely ; analysts say it could raise almost $5,000m by selling a 25% stake in the computer services giant , and Lehman Brothers automotive analyst Joseph Phillippi said he expects it either to sell a stake or return to the equity markets ; officials from both the General and British Telecommunications Plc say that any deal for the UK phone giant to buy a stake in EDS is far from certain . |
| 27 | As such , the ethnic minorities represent a major demographic strength for parts of urban Britain , though at the same time their presence may have hastened the exodus of better-off whites and certainly gives rise to a very difficult set of policy issues ( Chapter 8 ) . |
| 28 | The Flow Chart may help to clarify the procedure . |
| 29 | While the case may appear to support the Woolwich principle it can not be treated as a decision of any weight . |
| 30 | If the acoustic waveform is incorrectly analyzed at certain points , the lexical access component may fail to derive the target word string from the imperfect string of recognition units . |