Example sentences of "and [vb mod] [adv] [verb] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , if investment appraisal is to rely upon more non-financial data , the logical link between those data and improved financial performance in the longer run should still be implicit and may well benefit from being made explicit . |
| 2 | Although no figures are yet available , this rate has probably flattened in 1990 and 1991 and may well prove to be around eight per cent or less at the current time . |
| 3 | There are two types available — those with a tin lining have a low melting point and may well need to be relined if overheated , which can proves expensive . |
| 4 | Speed of response can be set over a range of five steps , and may well have to be reset because , particularly in graphics mode , if it is too sensitive , loading up several movement commands into the buffer will require having to wait for them to clear . |
| 5 | MCC bosses had hoped to deflect the rebels from insisting on the meeting , which will cost £17,000 and may well have to be held at a huge venue like Westminster Hall , by offering to pass on their views on the Gower affair to the selectors and the TCCB in an unprecedented letter of protest . |
| 6 | Rape victims , for example , may fear the consequences of reporting the act , and may not wish to be cross-examined by the police or in court and be exposed to possible innuendoes and suggestions that they ‘ encouraged ’ their assailant . |
| 7 | Virtually all items previously classified as extraordinary will now be charged or credited in arriving at earnings , but they should also be reclassified as exceptional and should therefore continue to be disclosed . |
| 8 | I was asked to be discreet as the lady in question , a possible grand-daughter living on the island , was of affluent mien and might not like to be reminded of her origins . |
| 9 | From there the single line emerged onto the road , and along one side of it the train to West Cork would puff and blow at a brisk but not incautious pace , its smoke staining the leaves of the roadside trees , the guard ringing his bell almost without stop until they were approaching Carrigrohane and could reasonably expect to be out of range of busy pedestrians , excited children , and messenger boys on bicycles plaguing the engine-driver by trying to outspeed him . |
| 10 | The couple had just got married and could n't bear to be apart . |
| 11 | These laws more than any others depend on the way our semantic model treats non-determinism , and would probably need to be revised in other systems . |
| 12 | They were wary and would n't stay to be photographed . |
| 13 | This approach is difficult to reconcile with the principle of supremacy of Community law and would not seem to be the correct way to apply the principle of indirect effect the duty of the national courts to interpret national law as far as possible to bring it into line with Community obligations . |
| 14 | But if expectations are rational then this superiority disappears , for if the fall in aggregate demand assumed above were predictable , it would have no effect on real output and would not need to be countered by a change of monetary policy . |
| 15 | The statement need only be oral and would not need to be expressly repeated in the sale agreement . |
| 16 | The Act had been suspended following a preliminary ruling on the case in June 1990 [ see p. 37535 ] , and would now have to be repealed or amended . |
| 17 | Further evidence , calculated to show that in so expressing its will , the House was duped , mistaken or careless , would run the risk of falling foul of privilege and would therefore have to be eschewed . |
| 18 | ‘ The agency were unable to estimate what proportion may prove to be untraceable or otherwise impracticable to pursue and would therefore have to be written off . |
| 19 | However there is still a need for caution ; undertakings can not rely on the Commission adopting a rule of reason approach in every case and would therefore need to be prepared to appeal to the Court . |
| 20 | A 24″ tank is extremely small for marines and would usually prove to be very unstable indeed . |
| 21 | ‘ The ‘ great Dane Jacobsen ’ is only a human being , and would never claim to be anything else , ’ he said curtly . |
| 22 | Real supermodels do not have tearful mothers , but then real supermodels know the difference between a full turn and a Paris turn and would never need to be told to wear black gloves with a black hat or to stand up straight instead of slouching . |
| 23 | Mrs. Channing will be in no frame of mind for chatter with any of the people she knows , and ca n't afford to be questioned about her state of mind . |
| 24 | He or she will want to be convinced that you are serious in intent , and will also want to be reassured of your staying power . |
| 25 | Leaking capillary joints can be more difficult to repair and will generally need to be replaced . |
| 26 | It has proved convenient for Conservatives and Labour parties and will probably continue to be so as long as one of them holds office . |
| 27 | The management of patients who mutilate themselves while in a disturbed state will include treatment of the disorder that has led to the disturbance and will invariably have to be initiated in the psychiatric inpatient setting . |
| 28 | The exact implementation of different areas of the system will also depend on the particular application and will therefore need to be tailored . |
| 29 | In turn , it may well attempt to bite , and will then have to be restrained more firmly , perhaps by being muzzled . |
| 30 | Such contacts are likely to be discouraged if not banned by the system and will necessarily need to be handled with the utmost discretion . |