Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Children who visit may absorb a magical sense of bygone years In a home which is furnished and run in the style of fifty years ago . |
| 32 | However , you may prefer a lower figure with a different on-going environment and on this I need your guidance . |
| 33 | In third parties , Germans may prefer a low card to a wild one . |
| 34 | On the one hand , some clients may prefer a structured day with routine care , which everyone receives given at set times , very probably by a succession of nurses . |
| 35 | You may prefer a different way . |
| 36 | Rail : Travellers with a fear of flying or an abhorrence of airline meals may prefer a 45-day unlimited rail pass , available from Amtrak ( 2 Cinnamon Row , Plantation Wharf , London SW11 3TW : 01-978 5222 ) for only $299 ( about £185 ) . |
| 37 | You may prefer a large and simple paved terrace area , or something smaller , incorporating raised beds and a barbecue . |
| 38 | Alternatively , you may prefer an unmodified but repaired baluster to adorn your garden as you choose . |
| 39 | Even his description of Oswiu 's overlordship in Britain may convey an inflated impression of military activity under Oswiu . |
| 40 | So , let's make a rough guide . |
| 41 | The consortia which are established may cover a wide range of situations and it is important that the position of each centre involved is made clear at an early stage in the validation process . |
| 42 | The transition from glass to crystals in a basalt may cover a few centimetres , but in andesites and rhyolites it is much broader , and large thicknesses of glass may be present . |
| 43 | The American test relies wholly on community standards , which may cover an entire range of social conventions without necessarily embracing aspects of public morality adequate to the behaviour portrayed or the vile exploitation of that behaviour by the work itself . |
| 44 | Violins may double a significant melody , or play rapid semiquaver counter-melodies in fine eighteenth-century style , to add brilliance and excitement to a piece . |
| 45 | Realize , you realize that these may want a new machine for correcting plans which is not er , sort of |
| 46 | Some stallion owners may want a second payment in October if the mare is definitely in foal . |
| 47 | For instance , a married couple may want a bigger and better house , so they are motivated into purchasing one . |
| 48 | Some children will want a cuddle as they will have become very upset ; others may want a little sleep as they will have exhausted themselves . |
| 49 | If you mind that anyway , cos I may have a couple of people er that may want a few of them to , spoken to Dav , David , he 's got one or two as well . |
| 50 | As much as a party , the voter may want a given person to speak for him . |
| 51 | Or you may want a state-of-the-art aquarium . |
| 52 | You may want a permanent overdraft facility . |
| 53 | If no agreement has been signed , the vendor may want an appropriate agreement before revealing any confidential information as part of the due diligence . |
| 54 | A licensing board may grant a provisional licence to the holder of any licence to enable him to carry on business in temporary premises during the reconstruction of his premises . |
| 55 | For this purpose , a LIFESPAN user may grant a special access link between any other user and himself , which means that the specified user will have access to all the modules managed by the original user . |
| 56 | For example , as part of the sale arrangements , the purchaser may grant an exclusive licence to a company in the vendor 's group covering intellectual property rights . |
| 57 | ( 1 ) A licensing board may grant an occasional licence to the holder of a licence authorising him to sell alcoholic liquor , during such hours and on such day as the board may determine , in the course of catering for an event taking place outwith the licensed premises in respect of which he is the holder of a licence . |
| 58 | ( 2 ) A licensing board may grant an occasional licence to a registered club authorising the club to sell alcoholic liquor , during such hours and on such day as the board may determine , at an event held outwith the premises of the club if the event arises from or relates to the functions of the club . |
| 59 | ( 1 ) A licensing board may grant an occasional permission to a person representing a voluntary organisation or a branch of a voluntary organisation authorising him to sell alcoholic liquor during such hours and on such day as the board may determine , in the course of catering for an event , arising from or related to the activities of the organisation , taking place outwith licensed premises . |
| 60 | When an act becomes more established , or if it is a new band with good management and someone who knows the business , the agent may make a 10 per cent deal — the standard commission rate . |