Example sentences of "it [modal v] have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surprisingly enough , it may have a great deal to do with conveyancing . |
| 2 | It may have a dysfunctional effect on staff motivation if figures for capitation ‘ appear from on high ’ rather than from a more open assessment of needs and available resources . |
| 3 | There are very few things take place in the world in which Fiji has a direct interest , it may have a general interest in the way things are going but it , direct interests it , it 's quite limited . |
| 4 | It may have a wider application with the advent of ‘ pen ’ syringes now available utilising cartridges for short-acting insulin . |
| 5 | On average , only 15 mites were found per thousand ants , but the researchers say that the mite 's habit of moving from one host worker to another , possibly because it quickly exhausts each host , means that it may have a greater impact on the colony than its apparent rarity first suggests . |
| 6 | It may lack a certain flair , it may have a garish badge , it may still be cheap and cheerful inside ( there are now some very attractive leather-look plastics about ) but it is proving to be a reliable , easy-to-drive family car with lots of equipment as standard and rock bottom prices . |
| 7 | [ its ] own mores , which govern the relations of its members to each other , and it may have a high degree of morale , developed in fighting other gangs or defying the law' . |
| 8 | First , it may be scattered and diffused among a variety of objects of devotion , as in polytheism ; or it may have a single focus , as in monotheism . |
| 9 | Er I would think it should have a decent future , myself . |
| 10 | However , the sanction chosen should be real and effective , that is , it should satisfy cumulatively the following three conditions : ( a ) it should be adequate in relation to the damage sustained ( principle of proportionality ) , ( b ) it should have a real deterrent effect on the author of the infringement ( principle of effectiveness ) and ( c ) it should be at least comparable to the sanctions imposed for infringements of national law of similar nature and importance ( principle of non discrimination or of comparability ) . |
| 11 | Its special factors should be recognised and it should have a regional banding system more reflective of its house prices . |
| 12 | The Government argues that its bill enshrines Channel 4 as part of the system of public service broadcasting and that therefore it should have a final say in the appointment of who runs it . |
| 13 | Rice says : ‘ It 's unfair to say to a small black voluntary group with little finance that it should have a certain number of staff ; many are new to developing management committees and constitutions . |
| 14 | Sir Frank will rule on the call for an adjournment next month , by which time the NII promises that it should have a new batch of reports out . |
| 15 | At the same time , however , it should have a weighty feel and there should be a plumpness to the leather . |
| 16 | If the work is to do this it should be interactive , rather than tangential ; it should have a clear purpose within the context of the drama . |
| 17 | Well t I mean to the extent that that is happening , that there is a development of trade on the sort of , you know , with the periphery of the empire and with erm areas outside the empire , and that was certainly happening in this period , I do n't see why it should have a significant impact on the peasant population because there is n't really any evidence that it 's , in a sense , trickling down and enriching the peasantry . |
| 18 | The most important factor in choosing a solder is that it must have a lower melting point than the pieces to be joined . |
| 19 | The piece must not be too heavy but it must have a certain weight to it . |
| 20 | It must have a profound appeal to the devotee who stands before it and be meaningful . |
| 21 | First , it must be asymmetric ; that is to say , it must have a directional character . |
| 22 | On her way to the Rådhuspladsen she 'd passed its entrance several times , knowing that it must have a high priority in her search for Suzie . |
| 23 | It might have a better chance of survival at home with me . |
| 24 | But also it might have a greater effect on leukaemic cells , which divide more frequently , probably use more folic acid , and are thus more vulnerable to a competitive antagonist . |
| 25 | On lap 21 , it seemed it might have a niggling problem with its drivers as Patrese made a serious lunge down the inside and Mansell made an equally serious attempt to stop him . |
| 26 | This is the second or third closure announced in recent times — it 'll have a major impact . |
| 27 | They hope next time , it 'll have a happier ending . |
| 28 | It 'll have a special winter flavour and feature Amos Chatfield as he talks about Christmases past and his boyhood encounter with the ghost of Stanmer Woods . |
| 29 | It could be coincidental or it could have a great deal to do with it . ’ |
| 30 | To be worthwhile , any such conference would have to be of sufficient weight so that it could have a decisive effect on the ‘ official ’ international conferences — several of which had already taken place with the express purpose of reviewing the treaty , but which had succeeded in producing only confusion and bitterness . |