Example sentences of "[conj] [modal v] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Organisations may pay for just the employee and spouse to view accommodation or may make provision for children to go too . |
| 2 | ( Such specialists will have a greater degree of experience , and have completed additional education and training ; their qualifications may be disease linked , i.e. diabetic liaison , stoma care , or may represent specialist knowledge in nursing intervention or in health promotion . |
| 3 | Females that have struggled to obtain enough food throughout the winter and emerge in spring in poor condition , may fail to conceive , or may give birth to a weak and sickly kid . |
| 4 | Should a situation arise which , in the view of one side , represents a threat to peace or a violation of peace , or may give rise to dangerous international complications , then both sides shall contact each other immediately and strive to … achieve understanding on the measures appropriate to improve or overcome the situation . |
| 5 | The plaintiff or defendant may , at the pre-trial review , ask for any necessary interlocutory order or any other direction or may request arbitration rather than trial . |
| 6 | They maybe two-way if space permits ( Figure 6.21 ) or may form part of a one-way system where it does not ( Figure 6.22 ) . |
| 7 | Alternatively , the infection may be confined to the inside of the mouth , where it may not produce any symptoms , or may cause ulceration which is difficult to distinguish from ‘ aphthous ’ ulcers ( the small mouth ulcers that are so common and so difficult to treat ) . |
| 8 | If it is the wife who dies , her personal representatives may not be aware of her interest in the house or may have difficulty in producing proof of the same , much to the detriment of her estate . |
| 9 | One and the same practice may be performed by a nurturant or a hostile mother , may occur within an easygoing or a rigidly authoritarian home , or may take place against a background of love or of hate . |
| 10 | But he said Labour did not agree that Britain could or should abandon development , either for itself or for the developing world . |
| 11 | The courts have made clear on several occasions that section 76 lays down a ‘ general principle ’ of parental choice which is only one of a number of factors to which an LEA could or should have regard when exercising their functions . |
| 12 | All teachers are or should take responsibility for guidance work . |
| 13 | But the breed 's origins are uncertain and the theories are numerous — that they are almost directly descended from the wild aurochs , for example ( the claim of many a breed ! ) or are at least of Bos primigenius stock like the Podolians of the steppes , or are descended from large , long-horned continental cattle imported several centuries ago ( some say by the Romans ) , or were imported 3,000–4,000 years ago , or came from Ireland where they were an ancient indigenous type , or were developed from Dutch and old English breeds before the eighteenth century , or must have Norse origins because of their coat colour and pattern . |
| 14 | Cancer research had a long tradition of support from private contributions , but new charities devoted to particular diseases , such as arthritis and rheumatism , leukaemia , and muscular dystrophy , were founded and became a great source of strength to workers whose interests had or might have application to the desired objectives . |
| 15 | the power hereby granted will expire 15 months following the passing of this resolution or , if earlier , at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in 1991 , except that the Company may make an offer or agreement before it expires which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after it expires and the Directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of the offer or agreement notwithstanding its expiry . |
| 16 | The Company may before such expiry make an offer or agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of such offer or agreement as if the powers conferred thereby had not expired . ’ |
| 17 | unless renewed , expire fifteen months after the passing of this Resolution or at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company , whichever is the earlier , save that the Company may prior to such expiry make an offer or agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of such offer or agreement as if the power conferred hereby had not expired . ’ |
| 18 | FENDER USA 1957 reissue Strat with tweed case , absolutely gorgeous sound , £425 or might consider p/ex . |
| 19 | In such circumstances , an event which normally would be considered insignificant might produce a reaction of worthlessness , guilt or shame ; or might provoke over-criticism of others , probably a subconscious effort to raise self-esteem . |
| 20 | A clause such as the following will be included : To the best of the Managers ' knowledge , information and belief no event has occurred or is likely to occur which will or could give rise to any claim under the warranties or indemnities given or to be given under or pursuant to the Sale and Purchase Agreement . |
| 21 | The massed emigrants to the United States were ( and still are ) in many cases American patriots well before they arrived or could speak English . |
| 22 | It is at least conceivable that political interference has taken place or could take place in the audit , if only because the auditor is appointed by the Secretary of State ; although there are no obvious examples of this having happened . |
| 23 | It is the hall mark of a contract of sale of goods that the parties enter into a mutual commitment that the buyer thereby acquires or shall acquire ownership of the goods . |
| 24 | There would be one more year of work before he finally achieved his degree , a hard year , a work-filled year , but nothing could or would postpone marriage plans . |
| 25 | In the meantime National Council would have to decide whether NVQ was equivalent or would supersede Institute examinations or if some two-tier membership or other type of examination were needed . |
| 26 | ARIA SB1000 active bass , mint condition with case , cost over £600 , sell for £300 or will part exchange for Rickenbacker bass . |
| 27 | How many have taken or will take part in Technical and Vocational Education Initiative ( TVEI ) schemes ? |
| 28 | In cases involving accidents at work , and in factory cases in particular , your own client or a close work colleague may be able to ask around to see if anybody actually saw the accident itself or can give background information about events leading up to the accident . |
| 29 | Develop more residential places where people can be treated for their addiction , or can receive crisis or longer term help . |
| 30 | While all the steps and grids of a career lattice may exist in principle , in most instances only a small proportion of the paraprofessional work force have access to or can take advantage of existing formal training opportunities . |