Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] [verb] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , there were indications last night that some Communist deputies may seek to complicate the vote , by not turning up in sufficient numbers , or to delay it , possibly by as much as three weeks , to allow their own party to re-group after its recent humiliations . |
| 2 | Nor was the sound level on the main roads increased despite the greater concentration of traffic there ; indeed the smoother driving on these roads may have reduced the sound level of some of them , though this has yet to be verified . |
| 3 | In any particular case , a number of good reasons may exist to encourage the publication of the criminal 's perspective . |
| 4 | Those with oily or normal complexions may need to change the kind of face creams used and those whose skins have always been dry will need to take even more care and possibly change to a heavier cream . |
| 5 | This may restrict the set of operations that can be provided for some or all of the data.types ; it also makes it easy for the programmer to use an instruction on an operand with the wrong format , although assemble-time checks may help to reduce the number of errors of this sort . |
| 6 | Yet , provided the regional distinction is borne firmly in mind , the work of both groups may serve to illuminate the debate over the prospects of social stability in the countryside . |
| 7 | Reconstruction in Victorian times may have rendered the building even more forbidding . |
| 8 | A man who had superglue squirted in his face by muggers may have lost the sight of one eye . |
| 9 | We shall see below how different schools have been involved in one or more of these types of situation , but for the present two illustrations should suffice to demonstrate the potential of this classification . |
| 10 | All that should be done is that , if that improbable and unlikely event ever takes place , the courts should decline to enforce the clause . |
| 11 | I appreciate that we cyclists must have caused the operation quite a bit of inconvenience , particularly the stops to get us on and off ; the problems of finding suitable lay-bys etc ; the time taken ; and the dirty work for the drivers . |
| 12 | As a result , Ter-Petrosyan announced on Aug. 9 that the Soviet authorities had agreed to extend the deadline for militias to surrender ( it had been due to expire that day ) , and that the Armenian authorities should handle disarming the militias without interference by Soviet forces ( reportedly at Bakatin 's request , Gorbachev issued a decree on Aug. 11 from his holiday retreat in the Crimea extending the deadline for two months ) . |
| 13 | Family health services authorities must aim to attract the bulk of the target spend on family health services from NHS funds . |
| 14 | Young hairdressers must learn to treat the client as a person , not a head of hair . |
| 15 | Again , the defenders should endeavour to keep the initiative . |
| 16 | LEARNING Shakespearian curses may help make the Bard 's work accessible to prisoners , but I doubt we 'll hear much Elizabethan abuse from them . |
| 17 | Tutors may wish to explore the effects of uncertainty such as the business closing down , or no longer needing the premises for other reasons , and use this to introduce the idea of the going concern concept . |
| 18 | Tutors may wish to explore the fact that in many cases these are not included in business accounts on the basis of materiality and cost/benefit of keeping track of them . |
| 19 | However , traders may prefer to use the futures market to exploit information which relates to the economy in general ( systematic information ) rather than to particular companies . |
| 20 | Issues of confidentiality are often raised when receptionists are discussed , as clients may have to announce the purpose of their visit in public . |
| 21 | The builders of these pianos may have seen the need for a check , but they did not provide one that would always prevent the hammer bouncing . |
| 22 | 7.7.8 If at any time the Tenant shall be entitled to the benefit of any insurance on the Premises ( which is not effected or maintained in pursuance of any obligation contained in this Lease ) to apply all money received by virtue of such insurance in making good the loss or damage in respect of which such money shall have been received The landlord 's concern is to avoid the situation by which its insurers may refuse to pay the whole of the proceeds of insurance where the tenant has also taken out insurance cover for the premises , pursuant to a common provision found in insurance policies . |
| 23 | Existing ties may help to reduce the number of events experienced ( arrow h , Figure 7.1 ) , reduce the likelihood that events will be perceived as stressful ( arrow j ) , and provide emotional support after the event ( arrows i and k ) . |
| 24 | The abundance and the functional effects of N-Oct 3 may be regulated by different mechanisms : ( i ) transcription of N-Oct 3 may be regulated in a temporal and tissue specific manner , ( ii ) the RNA half life might be controlled by sequences in the 3' untranslated region as suggested by our findings ( iii ) a bias in translation in favour of N-Oct 5 proteins may serve to neutralize the effects of the N-Oct 3 protein . |
| 25 | Subsequent development of superconducting microwave cavities may have changed the situation , but perhaps of more interest is the very recent suggestion { 36 } to operate lasers in the intermediate regime the far infrared . |
| 26 | Pre-determined astrological influences may have provided the outline . |
| 27 | Some readers may remember attending the building when it was St Mary 's Junior School , indeed many nostalgic , even misty-eyed visits are made to the building by people who remember the school as it was many years ago . |
| 28 | Somehow Florian 's words must have summoned the memory of that first time they had worked together , long years ago , and that sensation of a shadow falling on her had come from the past . |
| 29 | Towards half-time , the fans must have got the feeling that Swindon were never going to score . |
| 30 | Furthermore , now that solicitors are strongly recommended to provide information about costs in advance the Society will carry out a review of whether clients should continue to have the right to ask the Society to reduce a solicitor ; s bill by the remuneration certificate process . |