Example sentences of "[det] may have a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | This is because if there is a person on both wing-tips , neither may have a good grip . |
2 | It would also appear prudent to encourage increased exercise as preliminary work in non-diabetics shows this may have a beneficial effect on blood-pressure levels in hypertensives ( Roman et al , 1981 ) . |
3 | For example , a state enterprise may be subject to close parliamentary scrutiny by elected representatives , and this may have a major impact on the public image and hence the political vulnerability or strength of the enterprise . |
4 | A small gallery may have space to show work in only one medium ; this may have a distorting effect on the activity of the group as a whole or of versatile individuals . |
5 | This may have a profound effect on the organisms development , e.g. Down 's syndrome ( extra 21 chromosome ) , Kleinfelter 's syndrome XXY ( outwardly male , female characteristics ) . |
6 | This is not the place to explore arguments which characterize the scientific mode of thought as in some sense masculine ( though this may have a vital role to play in our understanding of the science of our culture if it is so : see Kelly et al . , |
7 | This may have a significant bearing on the scope and flexibility and approach used by the contractor in presenting the claim . |
8 | Obviously , frail elderly people are physically less powerful than those who look after them and in certain circumstances this may have a significant effect on their state of mind . |
9 | In the long run , this may have a significant effect upon your ability to control your own weight . |
10 | Generally speaking , female workers are less likely to undertake traditional forms of industrial action , and this may have a growing impact on the role of the labour movement in future decades . |
11 | These may have a direct effect on the child , or reduce the birthweight of the child which will in turn increase the possibility of mental handicap . |