Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] [verb] to be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As with external assessment in the primary phase , we believe that new methods of testing pupils ' reading skills may need to be devised , building on the best of GCSE practice . |
| 2 | Old unresolved conflicts may need to be exposed rather than hidden or disguised . |
| 3 | Some roads may have to be narrowed to single-track width in order to force lorries onto the central sections which are sufficiently strong to bear their weight . |
| 4 | ( WES ) So many people now descend on the Wye Valley every summer that conservationists say some roads may have to be closed at peak times to restrict the number of visitors . |
| 5 | It may therefore provide the incentive for the most thorough pre-purchase behaviour , and marketers hoping to supply such products may have to be prepared for extensive enquiry and investigation before they will manage to sell any of them . |
| 6 | Contrary to the general principles of distribution certain products may have to be restricted to named users who have special training . |
| 7 | At the outset , the plaintiff may be slow to contact a solicitor , negotiations for a settlement may drag on , the extent of the plaintiff 's injuries may not become clear until the end of a lengthy period of treatment , investigations may have to be carried out to ascertain the evidence , expert opinions may have to be obtained , communication and action by both sides may be poor and slow , the advice of counsel may be taken , pleadings are often extended , the length of time spent waiting for the trial to begin can be substantial , and errors may be made by the professionals involved . |
| 8 | At the outset , the plaintiff may be slow to contact a solicitor , negotiations for a settlement may drag on , the extent of the plaintiff 's injuries may not become clear until the end of a lengthy period of treatment , investigations may have to be carried out to ascertain the evidence , expert opinions may have to be obtained , communication and action by both sides may be poor and slow , the advice of counsel may be taken , pleadings are often extended , the length of time spent waiting for the trial to begin can be substantial , and errors may be made by the professionals involved . |
| 9 | Members of the project envisage that up to 50 more birds may need to be introduced over the next two years before a self-supporting sea eagle population can be established . |
| 10 | Better provided classrooms may have a number of computers , but groups may have to be rotated in turn to use a computer , while other groups carry out other tasks . |
| 11 | If this is not the case then the purchaser may face arguments from the vendor by way of defence relating to completely different matters ( eg a bad debt provision is in fact excessive as a defence to a claim relating to non-payment of PAYE ) and detailed accounts may need to be drawn up every time there is a breach of warranty ( ie in order to see if there is some surplus which compensates ) . |
| 12 | Such national rules may have to be challenged by individuals in national courts or by the Commission before the ambit of this restriction of the ‘ general good ’ is finally resolved . |
| 13 | In addition , the suitability requirement may apply and the material interests disclosure rules may have to be complied with ; caveat emptor may well have disappeared . |
| 14 | That juries and courts should appear to be taking an increasingly lenient view of these acts of retribution is more disturbing again . |
| 15 | Proposals should have to be advertised locally , the manifesto says , and customers should be given a right of audience before the licensing authorities to oppose unwelcome changes . |
| 16 | Myopia tends to progress throughout the growing period and spectacles may have to be changed every six to twelve months . |
| 17 | The trade unions fear that wage demands may have to be lowered because of the refugees ' greater flexibility and readiness to work for less money . |
| 18 | Both Paschero and Masi think that disorders in the spiritual sphere underlie all chronic conditions , but while Orthega argues that several different remedies may have to be used before the patient can be cured , treating each layer as it presents rather like peeling an onion , both Paschero and Masi advocate just one remedy for each patient and consider that the patient does not change the chronic remedy at all throughout life . |
| 19 | When an extra radiator is fitted all these valves may have to be adjusted , as the available water has to be reallocated between the increased number of radiators . |
| 20 | Specific steps may need to be taken . |
| 21 | Particular attention will be paid to whether the markets serve the needs of industry , how they influence industrial location and what practical steps may need to be taken to improve market performance . |
| 22 | Statements between these delimiters may need to be assembled twice in order to resolve any forward references . |
| 23 | As crime is related to the pattern and outlook of the society in which it occurs , so penal methods may need to be adapted to the society in which they must operate . |
| 24 | Unfortunately , this is often a bilateral condition so both eyes may have to be removed . |
| 25 | Books may have to be held very close to the eyes . |
| 26 | However , if the Institute is going to plan for the needs of 2001 AD , the whole idea of space occupied by books may need to be revised . |
| 27 | Out of necessity , some organic sprays may have to be used but this is avoided as much as possible . |
| 28 | songs may have to be rewritten , particular studio engineers or producers may not be available when first required , band members may fall ill and the record company may delay the release of the album ‘ until the market is right ’ . |
| 29 | The long overdue government guidelines on restraint in children 's homes may have to be re-drafted . |
| 30 | A gradual reversal of the parent/child roles may have to be adjusted to , as the elderly parent moves further on into old age and becomes more dependent in every way , and sometimes the inner fears and insecurities of an old person express themselves in jealousy , possessiveness and resentment of the daughter 's contacts with other family members or friends , which can create many embarrassing situations , and the need for small deceptions to keep the peace . |