Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Record insertion , deletion and update may involve high costs . |
| 2 | Family members may suffer severe consequences from the active disease of the primary sufferer but similarly the primary sufferer may suffer severe consequences from the active " family disease " of the family member . |
| 3 | The sufferer may have significant mood swings , tending always towards depression resulting from the damaged sense of hope and other damaged senses . |
| 4 | Some photographs or illustrations may contain unwanted material and , if you do n't need it there 's nothing to stop you cutting it out ; cropping in art terminology . |
| 5 | Different objects may serve different purposes in this regard . |
| 6 | Material objects may become temporary substitutes for important relationships , like the mauled soft toy or ragged piece of blanket in childhood , but it is only when relationships with ‘ things ’ rather than people become an established pattern for ‘ shutting out ’ that there is cause for concern . |
| 7 | People from some cultures may have special clothing needs . |
| 8 | Rumours swept the City yesterday that the Bundesbank may cut German interest rates — leaving Mr Major a little room in which to manoeuvre . |
| 9 | There is growing evidence , therefore , that inositol phosphates may have direct effects on calcium channels within the plasma membrane . |
| 10 | It is in the aggregate that the damage may assume serious proportions , hence the emphasis given to preventive work in compliance systems . |
| 11 | The final result of the immune mediated tissue damage may include mucosal edema , commonly associated with type 1 hypersensitivity , or villus effacement and crypt hyperplasia associated with cell mediated reactions . |
| 12 | In general , there is evidence that children who have developed a sensitivity to cow 's milk may become sensitive to soya proteins as well , if they consume them in large quantities . |
| 13 | Such struggle may involve spatial structuring of the society , as with the construction of residential segregation in urban areas to promote the interests of some groups and retard those of others ( as with racial groups in the United States : Johnson , 1984c , and chapter 5 below ) . |
| 14 | To start with you may feel slightly feverish and your skin may feel painful and ‘ prickly ’ over the area where the rash will appear . |
| 15 | The skin may feel cold to the touch and is sometimes damp with perspiration . |
| 16 | Eczema or dermatitis is a term used to describe the appearance of the skin which is inflamed , red , itchy , swollen and with leakage of a clear discharge ; in prolonged cases the skin may become thickened and scaly and crack and become sore . |
| 17 | The user may make other additions to the module header , including the description , references etc . |
| 18 | An additional problem is that while concentrating on the keyboard when using an interactive program the user may miss important happenings on the screen . |
| 19 | Clownfish may spawn given good conditions |
| 20 | The appointment of Diana Brooks may have radical implications for the management structure of Sotheby 's London house . |
| 21 | Be aware that milk and milk products may contain unpasteurised milk |
| 22 | The inflammatory cell infiltrate and its chemical products may influence intestinal permeability in various ways . |
| 23 | To explore the situation , therefore , and establish the relation of linguistic variables to speaker variables , we normally require quantitative methods , which in some cases may involve sophisticated statistical techniques . |
| 24 | Severe cases may cause temporary jaundice . |
| 25 | Even though it may not qualify for listing , the building may have interesting features — architectural details , original doors or internal fittings . |
| 26 | And they revealed a taxi driver may hold vital evidence about events that night . |
| 27 | The payment may constitute taxable income or capital of the recipient in which case it will not be sufficient to meet the full liability in respect of which it was paid . |
| 28 | Such interactions may have adverse effects on either product or container or both . |
| 29 | Invariably the surveyor 's work is associated with a property or business transaction and because investment and interest rates are an inevitable part of the project , delay or slow progress may prove unacceptable to a client . |
| 30 | There can also be problems in ensuring a measure of concept-equivalence across societies , since what are nominally identical practices or institutions may perform varying functions , or have a very different significance . |