Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as an animal without previous experience may respond to a complex stimulus , so it may produce a complex set of movements in response to a stimulus . |
| 2 | As we saw in Chapter 4 , your contract may cater for a wide variety of perks , such as : |
| 3 | It is not so , except perhaps in the most formal of speaking styles , where a sentence may fall to a low point in the voice and be followed by a substantial silence , and we know that it has come to an end . |
| 4 | Their stubbornness may lead to a heightened sense of mischievousness and humour untainted by cruelty or spite . |
| 5 | Then the algorithm may opt for a particular child C on the basis of the gradient of f at N , but the gradient is misleading and in fact f ( C ) is much less then f(N) . |
| 6 | They had , however , the ‘ duty of making such inquiry as the circumstances of the case ought to indicate to a sensible man is , without difficulty , presently practicable ’ . |
| 7 | Kosuth 's show was not called the play of the unmentionable for nothing : for Establishment Man , the whole censorship scam must seem like a glorified game-show that can be viewed with Olympian detachment , fingers poised on the remote-control button . |
| 8 | In another sense , however , the research could be interpreted as pointing to the necessity to ensure that , once crossed , the threshold of removal should lead to a particular , compensatory form of care in recognition of the child 's maternal loss . |
| 9 | It was agreed that parliament should consist of a national assembly , which would be responsible for the preparation and adoption of principal pieces of legislation and which would control the budget , and a senate , which would represent the regions and would have the power to review , refer and delay legislation . |
| 10 | The fight for a vital rail link must continue despite a six-month reprieve , campaigners said this week . |
| 11 | The energy difference between the two terms is Δ , and so on this simple basis the electronic spectrum should consist of a single band whose energy gives Δ directly . |
| 12 | All students who have become temporary residents in Northern Ireland and have been accepted at the University should apply for a Medical Card through the University Health Centre . |
| 13 | They vividly recorded the perplexed reactions of evacuees , from one woman 's uneasy comment , ‘ there 's too much grass about ’ , to the London boy who was horrified that milk should come from a dirty cow and not a clean bottle . |
| 14 | If we divide the domestic economy into two sectors , public and private , then the deficit must correspond to a financial deficit by one or both of these sectors . |
| 15 | Lord Penrose said that the case should proceed to a full hearing of evidence on those points . |
| 16 | This fuller appreciation may result from a short or a long article , even occasionally some unexpected insight or well-phrased judgement ; but it will not come from a brief comment off the cuff , an item of gossip , or a mere listing . |
| 17 | The intention may appear from an express definition in different terms made for the purpose of a particular section or group of sections . |
| 18 | Leaning the body forward or to the side may result in a weakened balance , thus negating the effectiveness of the technique . |
| 19 | England 's disappointment may account for a sour note in the Daily Telegraph . |
| 20 | Elemental ( aminoacid based ) diets were initially introduced as primary treatment of active Crohn 's disease because of their hypoallergenicity , because it was considered that whole protein may act as a dietary antigens and increase the immune stimuli to the gut . |
| 21 | The minister gave the first indication that the support force may continue in a reduced form to oversee implementation of the six new key tasks . |
| 22 | That export may amount to an associated operation . |
| 23 | The most obvious conclusion to be drawn from his study , although not at all what he intended , was that an embryonic rightist consciousness may emerge as an authentic , meaningful response to the contradictions of capitalism . |
| 24 | The Reagan example illustrates the advantages that a president may derive from an effective administrative strategy . |
| 25 | Subsidiarity may be even worse than worthless , because if people of the intellect of my right hon. Friends the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary believe that it will be some protection when in fact it will not , that illusion may lead to a great deal more movement to the centre than they would like to see . |
| 26 | The remedy may come as a liquid potency when the dose is one drop , as granules when the dose is 10 or 20 grains ( like sugar grains or the ‘ hundreds and thousands ’ used to decorate cakes ) or , most commonly as tablets when the dose is one tablet . |
| 27 | Congress and the administration may go for a sharp rise in the average miles per gallon required of car makers , instead of the much more efficient solution of higher petrol taxes . |
| 28 | This lack of lubrication may result in a burning sensation after intercourse , and apart from making sure your partner takes care to arouse you sufficiently , the application of K-Y jelly or Sensuelle , obtainable from chemists , may bring relief . |
| 29 | To extend the use of numeric pagers , each number can indicate a pre-determined action , for example that the employee should go to a certain area or undertake a particular task . |
| 30 | In order that tables can be joined , the value of the foreign key must exist as a primary key in another relation or be null ( this is a rule of relational modelling known as referential integrity ) . |