Example sentences of "[coord] [vb mod] [vb infin] [noun] " 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 | This however has the drawback that you are likely to be interviewing an old person , who could have a failing mind or may exaggerate experiences greatly . |
| 4 | Bulletin boards , for example , can be used to advertise conferences or seminars to people who may be interested because they are in the same profession or may contain data packages , open for use by any user . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | After the vaginal examination a small sample will be taken from the urethra as this site may also be infected or may show signs of inflammation . |
| 9 | 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 ) . |
| 10 | By exaggerating operating difficulties or temporary adverse market conditions , for instance , managers can shape board decision making , providing some leverage against the imposition of rigorous profit-maximising targets , or may attract funds for divisional growth to a greater extent than is justified by the profit potential . |
| 11 | 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 ) . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | A person who has or may have HIV infection should see a doctor ( or dentist ) if they have skin , chest or oral ( dental ) problems . |
| 14 | Loneliness and the absence of advice , guidance and support often lead to them striking up friendships with others in the same situation which can offer peer-group support or may increase risks of involvement in prostitution , drugs or solvent abuse . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | But he said Labour did not agree that Britain could or should abandon development , either for itself or for the developing world . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | All teachers are or should take responsibility for guidance work . |
| 19 | The notion that money alone could or should buy things — like privilege , or secondary-school places ( whether at Public School or not ) , or priority of treatment correspondingly diluted . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | The succeeding frame might take up another topic or might contain answers and comments on questions posed on the previous one . |
| 22 | I accept of course that the police officers investigating on behalf of the Hampshire Constabulary , whose rank I do not know , and the Principal Crown Prosecutor thought they had seized sufficient documents or might acquire others independently . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | and shall expire fifteen months from the date of this resolution or , if earlier , at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company in 1994 , save that the Company may before such date make an offer or agreement which would or might require securities to be allotted after such date and the directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of such offer or agreement as if the power conferred hereby had not expired . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . ’ |
| 27 | 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 . ’ |
| 28 | FENDER USA 1957 reissue Strat with tweed case , absolutely gorgeous sound , £425 or might consider p/ex . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | The aim of the investigation is to interpret the legislation in consultation with the commission and brewers ; to examine the way in which brewers ' responses to the regulation are affecting or could affect clubs ; to assess the implications for the social role of clubs of this commercial regulation ; to examine similar effects of the extending of the free-market philosophy of the EEC ; and to identify shortcomings or inadequacies in the legal provision to cover social divergences between Britain and Europe . |