Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Record insertion , deletion and update may involve high costs . |
| 2 | These apes are the largest tree-living mammals ; a male may weigh 80 kg . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The sufferer may have significant mood swings , tending always towards depression resulting from the damaged sense of hope and other damaged senses . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Different objects may serve different purposes in this regard . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Colour and shape have always been used as a basis for sorting , but objects may have many properties , and can be sorted , for example , according to size , weight or texture . |
| 9 | People from some cultures may have special clothing needs . |
| 10 | Rumours swept the City yesterday that the Bundesbank may cut German interest rates — leaving Mr Major a little room in which to manoeuvre . |
| 11 | Approximately 1,500 millilitres of urine is passed by an adult in 24 hours ; defaecation may occur 3 times a day or 3 times a week . |
| 12 | Is there any danger that this experience may precipitate five years of creative inactivity ? |
| 13 | If a school can tailor its in-house courses and make them relevant to the needs of the whole school staff , then the dynamics of that collective and shared experience may provide greater rewards . |
| 14 | There is growing evidence , therefore , that inositol phosphates may have direct effects on calcium channels within the plasma membrane . |
| 15 | When they 're on song they 're a treat to watch and if they can play like this all the time Richard Hill and co may take some stopping next season . |
| 16 | It is in the aggregate that the damage may assume serious proportions , hence the emphasis given to preventive work in compliance systems . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Some shrubby herbs may need further pruning during the summer . |
| 20 | 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 ) . |
| 21 | To start with you may feel slightly feverish and your skin may feel painful and ‘ prickly ’ over the area where the rash will appear . |
| 22 | The skin may feel cold to the touch and is sometimes damp with perspiration . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | The user may make other additions to the module header , including the description , references etc . |
| 25 | An additional problem is that while concentrating on the keyboard when using an interactive program the user may miss important happenings on the screen . |
| 26 | A module header is made up of a series of keywords ( upper case ) and their associated fields in which the user may supply some information . |
| 27 | Clownfish may spawn given good conditions |
| 28 | Whilst it described an ‘ Internal Market ’ where ‘ [ … ] the district health authority operates much like the Health Maintenance Organisation in America ; here the patient and GP may have less choice concerning where treatment is obtained because the health authority will make its own assessment of value for money services from other authorities or the private sector ’ , it also pointed out that there is another totally different model being advocated under the generic term ‘ Internal Market ’ , that is ‘ Automatic and immediate cross-boundary flow reimbursernent ’ , which it states ‘ carries the internal market concept to its full fruition , involving transferring the initiative from the planners and treasurers , to the market customers ( i.e. patients ) and their advisers ( i.e. GPs ) with money following the patient ’ . |
| 29 | The appointment of Diana Brooks may have radical implications for the management structure of Sotheby 's London house . |
| 30 | Be aware that milk and milk products may contain unpasteurised milk |