Example sentences of "[modal v] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In less serious cases the operator may for a while maintain certain parameters at appropriate levels without diverting his attention to detailed diagnosis , this is called function control . |
| 2 | Nationalistic sentiment may for a while distort commercial viability . |
| 3 | It may for a moment seem to quench but it dehydrates , as purportedly healthy abstainers are forever telling me . |
| 4 | Claims to suzerainty over the Scots , Irish and Welsh are thus far from unlikely , and may for a time have enjoyed a foundation in reality . |
| 5 | Well let's for a moment assume that he has no such intention , that no such idea has ever crossed his mind . |
| 6 | Now you may as a manager think well you do n't have to do it all yourself , you can use senior people within your section who have the knowledge or you can use training officers or you can use people like ourselves at the training centre or the C B T or the I Vs or it could be that you bring the marketing department to help you out . |
| 7 | They may as a result lack the confidence to raise a concern about child sexual abuse despite government advice following the inquiry that the possibility should be considered in the differential diagnosis of many physical conditions . |
| 8 | The net result may be neutral as Mr Lamont claims , but it does not look that way to the casual viewer who may as a result end the day in a gloomier mood than he began . |
| 9 | When some material is copied from one Guide hyperdocument to another , Guide checks for any instances of contexts within the material , and may as a result augment the context-table of the receiving hyperdocument . |
| 10 | The total cost may as a consequence increase . |
| 11 | In the case of information relating to er say client A which is obtained by the auditor while auditing client B , the auditor ought as a matter of sound practice normally to use the information to make further enquiries for the purpose of the audit of A. These interpretations have been set out more fully in the statement of auditing standards and the professional guidance issued by the auditing practices board that will accompany this legislation and as matters of courtesy to the house er Madam Deputy Speaker , I ask that a copy of that be placed in the library . |
| 12 | A user may after a while remember that " Surgery " is represented by L:4:7 and he may remember that " The stomach " is represented by the symbol L24 . |
| 13 | He must worth a fortune then , Marg ? |
| 14 | Julia wondered if he would gallop her : surely he must for a hunter class . |
| 15 | But their minds must for a moment have flowed together , for Freeborn said : |
| 16 | Whenever difficulty is experienced in the course of business , such as dealing with a partner who appears not to be pulling his full weight or a developing personality clash between two partners , if the existing agreement proves inadequate to the task of resolving the dispute it should as a matter of priority be revised so that from then on it sufficiently deals with such matters in a way that takes account of the actual experience . |
| 17 | If the court or the arbitrator should find against the validity of the expulsion , the injured partner should as a matter of common sense be given the opportunity of retiring from the firm on short notice : relations with those party to an attempt to expel him could scarcely be expected to remain harmonious . |
| 18 | ( The most important of these is of course that that person should as a result of the testator 's intention have received a benefit under his will . ) |
| 19 | In addition there is specific provision in section 6(3) , which provides that the defendant must as a minimum be aware that his conduct is or might be threatening , abusive or insulting . |
| 20 | I must as a matter of honour remove all possible ambiguities of expression , avoid any taint of pretence , or dishonesty , or literary sleight of hand . |
| 21 | Language ( the practical ) must as a matter of urgency be separated from literature and literary criticism ( the theoretical ) . |
| 22 | Most difficult of all , you will require a third list of variables and unknowns which , while impossible to estimate accurately , must as a matter of prudence be taken into account in any long-term budget planning . |
| 23 | ( d ) Restraint covenants Whenever it is intended to open up a new office the partners must as a matter of urgency consider the adequacy of the restraint covenants to which they have agreed to submit themselves and which they have imposed on their key employees . |
| 24 | The point is if taxpayers have entered into arrangements to seek to avoid TA 1988 , ss739 and 749 ( the two ugly sisters ) they must as a matter of proper form check to see that there is no tax liability under general principles and no tax liability under one or other of the sections contained within Part XV of TA 1988 . |
| 25 | Explain the problem if you must as a difference in approach to the job ; if you denigrate a previous boss the interviewer will assume that you will do the same thing next time around . |
| 26 | But this ploy fails , partly because such a conception fails to tell us what is to count as ‘ adding 2 ’ , and partly because it relies upon a smooth interpretation of ‘ every ’ ; but we could ask about ‘ every ’ the same questions as we are asking about' + 2' , for there is always the possibility that someone should after a while begin to use ‘ every ’ as we would use ‘ every other ’ , maintaining that he was the only one in step . |
| 27 | , well she should after a while . |
| 28 | People who think they 're being persecuted always think people are paying them a great deal of attention so they come to believe that they must in a sense be very important people , ’ he said . |
| 29 | Yet however suspect may be the capacity of electors in general to vote responsibly and intelligently their right to make political choices must in a democracy be respected . |
| 30 | No , you should in a chance with that , that 's really good I thought . |