Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the disappearance of the archedictyon , or of an individual vein , the macrotrichia may persist on the wing-membrane in their original positions ; their presence there is regarded by Tillyard as evidence of descent from more densely veined ancestors . |
| 2 | But they are concerned about the psychological effect the experience may have on the girls . |
| 3 | Remember , too , when acting for a seller on a sale by auction to attend the sale itself to answer any questions that a prospective buyer may raise on the title or the special conditions — and be wary of the questioner who seeks to suggest that the title is faulty or that restrictions prohibit development , etc , in the hope of abating the bids offered . |
| 4 | From these answers we can see that a horse 's temperament may touch on all these statements , or their opposites , and that the horse 's temperament is demonstrated by its general or most consistent mood and natural disposition . |
| 5 | A further complication is that the function of a particular segment may depend on just which interpretations are most likely at that point in processing rather than on the language system as a whole . |
| 6 | ‘ CAUTION : LYRICS so explicit your pubic hair may stand on end ’ , is what the warning label should read on the front of ‘ Bytches ’ , the debut album by BWP ( Bytches With Problems ) . |
| 7 | ( a ) The enactment of Bills Subject only to slight doubts with regard to the union legislation ( see below , pp.126–30 ) Parliament may legislate on anything . |
| 8 | In brief , the Cartesian reduction may rest on a set of difficulties which are linguistically generated by treating language as a less complicated thing than it in fact is . |
| 9 | BASIC rate taxpayers who are considering investing in a Personal Equity Plan should carefully consider the implications that changes introduced in this week 's Budget may have on such an investment . |
| 10 | They state that neutered dogs may be exhibited , but if he has his hernia repaired , your vet may insist on informing the Kennel Club . |
| 11 | The same problem arises with Bruner 's injunction that the curriculum should concentrate on the essential structure of a subject . |
| 12 | Using the market price means that each division must stand on its own feet , as though it were an independent company . |
| 13 | Its appeal is obvious when shown to anyone in the target age group of ages 3 to 6 , and this should be one of the first programs a young user should see on a PC . |
| 14 | The money should go on patient care , not bureaucracy , he said . |
| 15 | Such firms must , however , maintain a list of all the partners at their principal premises for inspection by interested persons during normal business hours and a statement that such list is available for inspection must appear on business correspondence . |
| 16 | When public funds are required to support someone in private care the needs of that person should be assessed in the same way as for admission to statutory care and admission should depend on the results of that assessment . |
| 17 | An acquirer should concentrate on the discounted value of the acquired bank 's cash flow . |
| 18 | Both the name of the receiver and that of the yacht must appear on the airway bill . |
| 19 | A national investment board should decide on the overall level of investment to preserve full employment , and deficit spending was advocated if it were necessary to prevent unemployment . |
| 20 | The central elements of the code of practice include the division of responsibilities at the head of the company ; sufficient non-executive directors to carry significant weight in the board 's decisions ; a schedule of key matters reserved for full board decision ; full disclosure of directors ' total emoluments , with separate figures for salary and performance-related pay ; audit committees composed solely of non-executives to scrutinise figures and appoint auditors ; the board should report on the effectiveness of the company 's system of internal controls ; the directors should report that the business is a going concern , and auditors report on this statement . |
| 21 | Whether or not any such implied agreement did come into existence must depend on the terms upon which the money was paid by Woolwich , as set out in letters from Woolwich to the revenue dated 12 June and 15 September 1986 , construed in the light of the surrounding circumstances . |
| 22 | Every case must depend on its own facts . |
| 23 | But the case must rest on whether the depiction of sex on the level of gross anatomical detail , divorced from feeling and personal relationships , carries a probable consequence for the viewer of changes in attitudes or behaviour of a significantly harmful or antisocial kind . |
| 24 | Some kinds of improvisation have their form already well defined : jazz improvisation , for example , is based either on a well-known theme or on a familiar harmonic progression ( e.g. twelve-bar blues ) , while the church organist may improvise on a ground bass , a fugal theme , or a chorale melody . |
| 25 | But the voluntary assumption by the creditor of the röle of adviser may impose on the creditor a duty to give proper and adequate advice with the risk of liability in damages in the event of a breach . |
| 26 | You may apply as a tenant for a grant , or the Housing Association may apply on your behalf . |
| 27 | Unless effective schemes can be designed , Malaysia 's timber industry may depend on the establishment of plantations , as has been suggested as the saviour of African forestry ( see above ) . |
| 28 | Environmental campaigners are concerned about the effect ozone depletion may have on the marine food chain as the uv radiation affects plankton living on the ocean surface . |
| 29 | Arriving back in Brussels , Mr MacSharry accused his boss Jacques Delors of sabotaging the GATT talks because his hopes of becoming French president may depend on farmers ' votes . |
| 30 | Our whole future may depend on the rainforests . |