Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [verb] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Views may differ as to whether the religious leaning of the school or parental preference should prevail . |
| 2 | Stunning — but this young Chana micropeltes may fade as it grows to a duller red . |
| 3 | ( Although the user may recover before the ambulance arrives , it is better to be safe than sorry . ) |
| 4 | Difficulty may arise where the purposes of the various parties to the combination are different . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , there is a risk that the insurer ought to anticipate if the case seems at all likely to throw up difficulties in relation to quantification of future loss . |
| 6 | In certain topographical regions , linear patterns may develop if water is at a premium , as in the chalk valleys , or if factors other than subsistence are important , such as roads or water routes . |
| 7 | These beliefs and values may emerge as sayings , slogans , mottos etc. such as ‘ we 're getting there ’ , ‘ the customer is always right ’ , or ‘ the winning team ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ It is impossible to say what other manifestations may appear as they grow up . |
| 9 | These services may be provided by other individuals or bodies , particularly voluntary organisations , and local authorities may delegate as they see fit ( s17(5) ) . |
| 10 | Skull is preferred dry , however some wrinkling may occur when dog is alert . |
| 11 | OPINIONS may differ as to whether this column should be included among the wise or the damned fools . |
| 12 | Opinions may differ as to the extent of the media 's influence in the field of politics and their role in the formation of public opinion , but it would be difficult to argue against what Mr Kawawa said on the subject of politicians and the media : |
| 13 | Second , bequests may arise because parents wish to share their lifetime wealth , including their own inheritance , with their children . |
| 14 | Ritchie hoped that manometry would prove a ‘ safe and reliable method of studying colonic movements ’ and in 1965 Deller and Wangel expressed the view that understanding of intestinal motility may progress if pertinent problems were recognised . |
| 15 | Human groups may vary as to the extent they are able to gain satisfaction of either type : |
| 16 | All lone parents who claim benefits will be required to use the Agency to establish child support liabilities while non-claimants may choose whether or not to do so . |
| 17 | Which senses or activities may suffer because of the way each landscape is being used ? |
| 18 | In that case , the Dip.HE for such students will continue to be very largely the first two years of a degree course , though its provision may increase if credit transfer develops nationally and it becomes more common for students to undertake a two-year Dip.HE course in one institution and move to another for a third year . |
| 19 | Psychology expert John Street said : ‘ Outwardly , Prince William may look as though he 's coping , but inside he will be finding it very difficult . |
| 20 | ‘ Consequently , the measures which the member states may adopt when exercising the power conferred on them by article 5(2) of Regulation ( E.E.C. ) No. 170/82 with a view to excluding certain of the vessels flying their flag from sharing in the utilisation of their national quota are justified only if they are suitable and necessary for attaining the aim of the quotas … |
| 21 | A seminal influence in this style of thinking has been Gilbert Ryle 's exposure of the category mistake , which implies that the most logically organized case may crumble because it turns out to depend on unnoticed analogies . |
| 22 | The case may arise when a range of entries or selected entries are needed for photocomposition . |
| 23 | This often enables them better to achieve the benefits that rules may bring as explained above , and other benefits besides . |
| 24 | The indirect customer rules may apply whether the firm is acting as the customer 's broker or as a counterparty . |
| 25 | The prospects of achieving such a change must decide whether seabed dumping is possible . |
| 26 | Robin-Anne had her mother 's fair hair , so fair that it looked bleached , and she had her mother 's delicate good looks etched on to a face so pale that it seemed as though her skin must burn if it was exposed to anything more powerful than a light bulb . |
| 27 | Colin must win because he is the physical buffoon ; he falls into traps and puts his head through walls , falls downstairs and all those things . ’ |
| 28 | A couple of minutes must pass before the accumulator vanes behind the hood re-energized the conductors and insulators . |
| 29 | The House of Commons Select Committee which examined the operation of the legislation concluded that on balance the definitions should remain as they are , although better guidance for LEAs would be desirable . |
| 30 | Surveyors must decide whether to meet this challenge themselves or employ others to do so . |