Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I have already indicated , the critical question we must ask is how we may design selection procedures which encourage sensible teaching and learning . |
| 2 | Here some state intervention ( for example , to limit the working day across all firms ) may enhance labour productivity and boost workers ' demand for factory products . |
| 3 | To be sure , designers on one side may pirate good ideas , may imitate design features , from the other side . |
| 4 | The limits within which committees may modify government proposals are fixed by the major parties . |
| 5 | We ought to support family life as one of the foundation stones of a good society and in consequence fight determinedly against the unemployment , poverty and lack of opportunity by which it is so often menaced . |
| 6 | Lead may affect child development and nitrates increase cancer risk . |
| 7 | We shall return to the question of how awareness of cohesive devices may affect teaching practice in 11 and 13 . |
| 8 | Local storms at sea and strong equinoctial tides may affect whale migration routes that pass close to the coast . |
| 9 | Hypoglycaemia , as might be expected , may affect platelet function substantially ( Hutton et al , 1979 ; Hilsted et al , 1980 ) , presumably by stimulating the release of counter-regulatory hormones , particularly adrenaline which is known to be a potent stimulus for platelet aggregation . |
| 10 | Even if short-term exchange rate variation is induced by asset considerations , current account forces may affect exchange rates through several channels . |
| 11 | BOX 3 Ways in which glutamate through its action on postsynaptic receptors may affect signal transduction processes involved in LTP |
| 12 | A procedure on the other hand , is specifically intended to carry out a number of actions , some of which may affect program variables , but it does not directly return a result . |
| 13 | She observes , for example , that gender may affect language use in a given situation not just as a property of the speaker but also as a characteristic of the addressee ; the determining factor might be who is being spoken to rather than who is speaking . |
| 14 | In addition , protein structure , post-translational modification , or interaction with other proteins may affect site recognition . |
| 15 | The cost per annum , which will be borne by the purchaser of the completed property , may well exceed £500 — which may affect sale prices and hence the land value . |
| 16 | Moreover , various PCNA antibodies define different epitopes of PCNA and fixation conditions may affect epitope location within cells . |
| 17 | I bet she is n't , I bet when she ought to like Father Christmas and they sort of |
| 18 | Walking is a prevention against heart and circulatory disorders and may lower blood pressure . |
| 19 | It also reduces stress , makes people more sociable , helps them to sleep , may lower blood pressure and may even reduce the incidence of gallstones . |
| 20 | They may lower interest rates , which increases the latent demand for credit . |
| 21 | One implication of the research is that particles entering the stratosphere may trigger ozone depletion , even though they may have quite different chemical compositions to other particles in the stratosphere . |
| 22 | ( p. 140 ) Burke estimated that " the people " , by which he meant those who ought to enjoy voting rights , comprised about 400,000 people in England and Scotland . |
| 23 | You may think writing dialogue , recording the actual words people use is difficult , it 's quite straightforward really . |
| 24 | Tests may explain shooting tragedy on ‘ jinxed ’ film set |
| 25 | The answer may be to decrease capacity and cylinder number but wring more power from what 's left — a solution that may damage fuel consumption , durability and driveability . |
| 26 | Single-member companies may conduct member business by written resolution provided they follow the formalities of s 381A . |
| 27 | Discussing how practitioners can not only be involved in research , but may conduct research studies themselves , with many potential pay-offs for workers , managers , agencies and the field , the writers suggest : The importance of the integral relationship between research and practice was also the subject of discussion by Lord Rothschild , head of the Central Policy Review Staff whose paper ‘ The organisation and management of Government research and development ’ ( 1971 ) did much to lay the foundations of the structure of research in the public sector . |
| 28 | Thus family size , i.e. , total number of children born and surviving , may influence child mortality through the pressure exerted upon the family 's means and upon the mother for child care . |
| 29 | Second , the form of the political system means that non-dominant classes have access to the state and hence may influence state policy in directions antipathetic to the interests of capital . |
| 30 | Likewise , how potassium may influence blood pressure is not clearly understood . |