Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [adv prt] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may dredge up long-buried , uncomfortable emotions about his own childhood . |
| 2 | A special interest is in ‘ flashpoints ’ : small scale incidents which may trigger off reactions from those not immediately involved . |
| 3 | So I said , ‘ Let's knock up a quick vocal and let's knock up Keith 's guitar , ’ and he just banged up a solo very quickly and it was great . ’ |
| 4 | In possibly solving a problem in relation to stamp duty or SDRT the arrangement may throw up problems in other areas : ( 1 ) Section 89(4) of CA 1985 ( statutory pre-emption rights ) provides that the statutory pre-emption rights do not apply to a particular allotment of equity shares if these are , or are to be , wholly or partly paid up otherwise than in cash . |
| 5 | It may throw up pieces of plasterwork , shellwork and panelling , fragments of windows and evidence of colour schemes . |
| 6 | A librarian may build up sections of the stock that he feels are important even though there is no immediate response in terms of issues . |
| 7 | Surfaces that come into contact with hands , such as light switches , telephone handsets , door handles , drawers , refrigerator panels and machine controls , may build up levels of contamination that can temporarily overcome skin defences and so cause the transfer of potentially harmful microorganisms to food . |
| 8 | A report from US National Park Service scientists has argued that the proposed use of underground water systems by the city of Las Vegas may dry up water supplies in a large area of the National Park system . |
| 9 | We may seek out partners incapable of loving us in the way we need so as to experience again the brief hope that this time it will be all right or as Lisa Minelli sang in the film Cabaret , ‘ This time I 'll be lucky ’ , before the pain sweeps in again to overwhelm us . |
| 10 | In this first level relationship , the educational institution may seek out gifts or they may be unsolicited but the relationship essentially involves the giving and receiving of gifts . |
| 11 | Sadistic people derive perverse pleasure from the suffering of others and may seek out situations in which they can inflict this . |
| 12 | However , one set of mappings may predominate over others , thus producing a bias in the availability or accessibility of plural or singular referents . |
| 13 | For instance , in Slemmadenia donnellsmithii ( Apocynaceae ) , spider-monkeys may excel over parrots and other birds in this respect in Guatemala . |
| 14 | ‘ Christ , let's pack up chaps . ’ |
| 15 | Rangers may buy back chris Woods from them as Andy Goram is still out for a while , and Maxwell is shit ! ! |
| 16 | Perhaps he should seek out Ariadne . |
| 17 | Lending to the government is more or less risk-free ( in stable countries ) and there is no reason why investors , or banks , should seek out risks . |
| 18 | The personal wine collection of fraudster Robert Maxwell goes under the hammer on Wednesday and 237 cases of rare wines should fetch over Pounds 40,000 . |
| 19 | If the trustee is appointed by the court , he must send out proofs of debt with notice of his appointment . |
| 20 | Olivetti should show off Destiny on its MIPS Computer Systems Inc RISC-based platform . |
| 21 | This should bring down barriers caused by a lack of knowledge and by technical jargon and encourage users to become involved in the technological change . |
| 22 | Discussion should bring out contrasts in how vocabulary is used in speech and writing . |
| 23 | ( iii ) Discussion should bring out examples of words and expressions which tend to undergo very rapid change in use or meaning — eg terms of approbation ( wicked , brill ) ; differences in the use and meanings of words as used by pupils , their parents and grandparents — eg wireless , radio , tranny , receiver ; and new words that have become part of the English vocabulary during the last 50 years or so , eg computer , astronaut , macho . |
| 24 | This should bring in $1.15 billion for Venezuela . |
| 25 | Dear God , I must give up drink . |
| 26 | They told her she must give up Christianity and deny , not only God and all the saints , but her father , her mother , and all her friends . |
| 27 | If partner " A " has an obligation to give partner " B " armshells ( mwali ) then partner " B " must give back necklaces ( soulaya , bagi ) and , vice versa , " A " can never give back necklaces to " B " , nor can " B " ever give armshells to " A " . |
| 28 | Steel-Maitland also explained to Lord Robert Cecil that " it has been arranged that the National Conservative Union should send out leaflets produced by several of the ancillary organizations , such as the Tariff Reform League , the Anti-Socialist Union , the Primrose League , the London Municipal Society etc . " |
| 29 | When your offer has been accepted you should send out letters to the unsuccessful candidates . |
| 30 | If we decide , in the case of the baptism study , that we must carry out fieldwork to collect data which is not to be found in already published sources we must consider how best to utilize what resources we have . |