Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here some state intervention ( for example , to limit the working day across all firms ) may enhance labour productivity and boost workers ' demand for factory products . |
| 2 | We ought to support family life as one of the foundation stones of a good society and in consequence fight determinedly against the unemployment , poverty and lack of opportunity by which it is so often menaced . |
| 3 | Lead may affect child development and nitrates increase cancer risk . |
| 4 | We shall return to the question of how awareness of cohesive devices may affect teaching practice in 11 and 13 . |
| 5 | Local storms at sea and strong equinoctial tides may affect whale migration routes that pass close to the coast . |
| 6 | Hypoglycaemia , as might be expected , may affect platelet function substantially ( Hutton et al , 1979 ; Hilsted et al , 1980 ) , presumably by stimulating the release of counter-regulatory hormones , particularly adrenaline which is known to be a potent stimulus for platelet aggregation . |
| 7 | BOX 3 Ways in which glutamate through its action on postsynaptic receptors may affect signal transduction processes involved in LTP |
| 8 | She observes , for example , that gender may affect language use in a given situation not just as a property of the speaker but also as a characteristic of the addressee ; the determining factor might be who is being spoken to rather than who is speaking . |
| 9 | In addition , protein structure , post-translational modification , or interaction with other proteins may affect site recognition . |
| 10 | Moreover , various PCNA antibodies define different epitopes of PCNA and fixation conditions may affect epitope location within cells . |
| 11 | I bet she is n't , I bet when she ought to like Father Christmas and they sort of |
| 12 | Walking is a prevention against heart and circulatory disorders and may lower blood pressure . |
| 13 | It also reduces stress , makes people more sociable , helps them to sleep , may lower blood pressure and may even reduce the incidence of gallstones . |
| 14 | One implication of the research is that particles entering the stratosphere may trigger ozone depletion , even though they may have quite different chemical compositions to other particles in the stratosphere . |
| 15 | You may think writing dialogue , recording the actual words people use is difficult , it 's quite straightforward really . |
| 16 | Tests may explain shooting tragedy on ‘ jinxed ’ film set |
| 17 | The answer may be to decrease capacity and cylinder number but wring more power from what 's left — a solution that may damage fuel consumption , durability and driveability . |
| 18 | Single-member companies may conduct member business by written resolution provided they follow the formalities of s 381A . |
| 19 | Thus family size , i.e. , total number of children born and surviving , may influence child mortality through the pressure exerted upon the family 's means and upon the mother for child care . |
| 20 | Second , the form of the political system means that non-dominant classes have access to the state and hence may influence state policy in directions antipathetic to the interests of capital . |
| 21 | Likewise , how potassium may influence blood pressure is not clearly understood . |
| 22 | In order to emphasize the importance of this point , I devote the rest of the chapter to a discussion of the developmental rules that may influence mate choice in humans . |
| 23 | For example , the child 's home experiences may have changed during the same period , thus helping or hindering language development , or the fact that the child is older during the second time period may influence language performance . |
| 24 | A tall student with very long legs may well be drawn to the kicks , whereas a small person may prefer close-in fist strikes . |
| 25 | A scientist may prefer frying bacon for paying customers . |
| 26 | For example , planning authorities may grant planning permission unconditionally or subject to such conditions as they think fit . |
| 27 | Second , that by impeding the market mechanism it may restrict consumer choice . |
| 28 | Racking or positioning items correctly prior to machine entry particularly when mixed items are washed and larger items may obstruct jet access . |
| 29 | If parents and governors are now to be involved , this may make sex education even more complicated as teachers try to accommodate a variety of differing moral views on what should be taught . |
| 30 | In addition to these direct effects , InsP 3 may stimulate calcium entry indirectly through a more complex mechanism involving the ER . |