Example sentences of "[vb mod] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may the only thing is they may not wish to take one . |
| 2 | Censure me in you wisdom and awake your senses , that you may the better judge |
| 3 | just as the ermine changes it coat for winter ; just as the seed can lie dormant for thousands of years ; just as the bacteria and the rotifers can live in their desiccated time capsules for perhaps longer than we can ever envisage , awaiting a change of outer circumstances for the tiny living specks of dust to take on another form — just so , perhaps , may the living forms we know so well have secrets tucked away within them that only the rolling of the aeons can reveal . |
| 4 | Long may the overdue improvement continue . |
| 5 | So , too , may the political wrangling in Spain . |
| 6 | They 'll be pulling pints in the cricket club on saturday and then heading for London on Sunday … may the best team win … |
| 7 | If a defending player has a loose lace and this touches the ball , may the attacking side drop for goal ? |
| 8 | By the evening of I5 May the immediate emergency which had seemed to be threatening 5 Corps with the approach of an estimated 600,000 Germans and Croats from the south was over . |
| 9 | Although femininity in a man or masculinity in a woman may accompany homosexuality rather than heterosexuality ( and it is doubtful whether we can be sure on this point ) , the homosexual man or woman can occupy any point on the masculine-feminine scale , just as may the heterosexual individual . |
| 10 | And may the odd knife his great carcass dissect ; Lay open his vitals for all to inspect A heart full as black as the infernal gulf In that greedy , blood-sucking , bone scraping wolf . |
| 11 | For example , may the two schools of thought be most usefully seen as integral to broad political perspectives which propose contrasting views of the state , social work as a part of state intervention , social institutions , and the relations between socioeconomic groups ? |
| 12 | If a third party participates in an insider 's ( eg director , senior officer , or professional adviser 's ) breach of trust , may the relevant company bring an action against that third party for the recovery of any profit made by him ? |
| 13 | The notes by Col Jackling of AFHQ G-5 began : " As a result of a series of conferences at Eighth Army Main on 26/7 May the following arrangements were made . |
| 14 | 26 APRIL–13 MAY THE YUGOSLAV CRISIS |
| 15 | Such studies do not give a true reflection of population needs , nor may the clinical indices used to predict survival or estimates of prognosis be applicable in the wider population of patients with severe acute renal failure . |
| 16 | So may the 1990 tax act . |
| 17 | Erm in the same way as th the glass in a greenhouse works , that it let's the radiant heat in but then it does n't let so much out , so the heat builds up . |
| 18 | Come on let's the new deputy . |
| 19 | Not only must the mean value of v t be zero , as required in equation ( 7.2 ) , but the prediction error must also not be systematically correlated with lagged values of itself . |
| 20 | Erm , at what age must the selected period finish , Philip ? |
| 21 | What must the reasonable man be perceiving ? |
| 22 | But the fundamental identity in humanity must always be asserted ; as must the equal sanctity of moral obligation to people of every race . |
| 23 | I argue that even if only one process were involved , the outcome would depend on conditions and , since conditions vary , so must the behavioural outcome . |
| 24 | But what must the hypocritical collusion of government officials in this illegal activity have done to the way corporate officials regard laws against corporate behaviour more generally ? |
| 25 | What , one wonders , must the real world outside be making of any of this ? |
| 26 | That , that must the last bread |
| 27 | How far must the domestic law be re-assessed ? |
| 28 | Who ( or what sort of audience ) must the implied addressee(s) be , so far as we can tell from the passage itself ? |
| 29 | If the professional private sector end of the tourist industry can work together so , surely , must the public bodies currently charged with promoting the various parts of the Scottish tourism industry . |
| 30 | Khalid Abdullah 's colt must be respected , as must the French filly Young Mother , winner of the Prix Vermeille over the Arc course and Brittain 's fancy . |