Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Those fluent in Anglo-Saxon may prefer to consult the original text . )
2 Others may prefer to continue the addictive process rather than accept the need for personal change which they may perceive to be more painful than continuing the addiction .
3 Likewise , if you find you will need specialist equipment , even though this is easy to hire , you may prefer to leave the whole job to a specialist firm .
4 Rather than target help on those who need it most , Mr Major may prefer to protect the middle class and let the poor get poorer .
5 Therefore a potential growth stimulatory autocrine cycle may exist to explain the aggressive nature of these cancers .
6 You may want to replace the cold water system either to convert a direct system into an indirect one or to replace old lead piping ( or a rusting galvanised cistern ) with more modern copper or plastic .
7 Or you may want to compare the alcoholic strength of one wine or beer with another .
8 Thus even here we may want to reduce the total time required to record the spectrum .
9 Each material has its advantages and conservatory manufacturers between them , offer all options that any potential buyer may want to make the right decision .
10 You may want to make the nice gesture , which was made to me when I first moved into a flat and I have repeated myself whenever I have moved , of leaving a plant or a box of chocolates and a note wishing the next occupants a happy life in your former home .
11 Any young woman may enjoy following the latest fashions , but for Pakistani women there is a difference in their attitude to clothes .
12 Unless such differences are taken into account , estimates of abatement costs will be inaccurate and governments may seek to control the wrong fuels .
13 However , it remains unclear how far the Soviet leadership may seek to influence the internal composition of the post-settlement Afghan regime in order to safeguard the minimal security and strategic needs of the USSR which , Moscow asserts , originally compelled the intervention of Soviet troops in Afghanistan .
14 Some students may need only to make good on areas where their performance has not been up to the Compact mark , others may need to negotiate the complete range of Compact goals at this level .
15 To remove the algae which is already in the aquarium , you may need to remove the offending items and scrub them clean .
16 For example , the surveyor may consider cost the overriding criterion , whereas the client 's objective may be to complete the project in the shortest possible time .
17 You may consider presenting the first draft , if it is not too messy , but be prepared to copy it out again if it is not acceptable .
18 In particular , GABA may act to counter the glutamate-induced excitation .
19 I could n't understand why I should want to leave the relative safety of the house in Fulham to walk into a hornets ' nest of horrified disapproval and rejection .
20 You should 've heard the different birds .
21 He thought of the calls he must make to tell the other T'ang , but for the moment he felt no impulse towards action .
22 Despite this major problem , banks must endeavour to monitor the external debt position of countries .
23 RE must endeavour to revive the natural awareness and sensitivity which most likely has been lost by middle junior school , and apply this recovered awareness to the religious vocabulary which pupils need to understand in order to make sense of religion .
24 He must 've broken the other arm because the next day he had both arms in plaster .
25 The counsellor should seek to assess the various factors which might be contributing to the ill-health of the older individual .
26 A conclusion might therefore be that management should seek to harness the informal organisation to operate to the benefit of the formal organisation .
27 They should seek to organise the maximum number of people at local level to bring pressure to bear on local authorities , on Stormont , but particularly on Westminster .
28 Party leaders should consider taking the major drug companies into public ownership so that their products were developed on the basis of need rather than profit .
29 6.3 Superior lease Where the lease is an underlease , the tenant should consider inserting the following landlord 's covenants : To pay the rents reserved by the [ superior Lease ] dated and made between and to observe and perform the covenants agreements and conditions on the part of the tenant contained therein and to enforce the covenants on the part of the Landlord in the said Lease Not to agree to the variation of any of the terms of the [ superior Lease ] without first obtaining the Tenant 's written consent [ such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed ]
30 In patients who are symptom free but at risk of atheroma — eg , postmenopausal women ; men over 40 ; individuals with risk factors such as hypertension , hypercholesterolaemia , obesity , diabetes , or tobacco smoking ; and those with a strong family history — one should consider giving the first dose of sumatriptan under medical supervision .
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