Example sentences of "[adj] [modal v] [adv] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Based on the small quantity of jewellery I had found , that may very well have been the case . |
| 2 | ‘ I reckon that should just about do it . ’ |
| 3 | An object as a temporally extended existent may very well have the predicate p at time t , and the predicate not-p at time t . |
| 4 | With hindsight , this may not now seem to have been a very remarkable step forward but , in the context of the times , it was highly significant , the beginning of a quiet revolution and one ill which teachers were keen to participate . |
| 5 | This may not only affect 7-alpha-dehydroxylase activity ( responsible for secondary bile acid formation ) , but also the ionic composition and the solubility of bile acids in the water compartment of faeces . |
| 6 | Livestock can appear to become split between two or more pieces of glass and while this may not initially seem to be a problem , it can become very irritating when you have to keep altering your viewing position to see your fish and other livestock in their entirety . |
| 7 | The myth that community care is cheaper than institutional care has long since been dispensed with , but this may not necessarily deter the government from seeing the impending changes as an opportunity to cut costs . |
| 8 | This may not necessarily mean the area has a scarcity of attractive buildings and open spaces . |
| 9 | A symbol which is a male symbol appears in our culture to represent maleness , in a way in which earlier this may not necessarily have been the case . |
| 10 | He can also play at fullback and handles the place-kicking duties well , and looks a player of genuine class , although this may not really blossom on this tour . |
| 11 | This may not always hold good . |
| 12 | This may not always produce a uniquely best action , because a higher probability of lesser utility may equal a lower probability of greater utility . |
| 13 | Items within each of these are pre-selected for massive reproduction , and though this may often still fail the general effect is of a relatively formed market , within which the buyer 's choice — the original rationale of the market — has been displaced to operate , in majority , within an already selected range . |
| 14 | This may as easily refer to discourse type as to discourse topic ( Lecture notes on X , for example , or An article about Y ) . |
| 15 | However , institutions will be tempted to try to undercut one another in bids to attract funding and this may very well result in reductions in the unit of resource . |
| 16 | This may very well have to be the hallmark of the future church in modernity , just as it was in the early days of Christian existence . |
| 17 | And this may very well occur in practice because superconductors used in integrated circuits can have cross-sections less than 10 -12 m 2 . |
| 18 | As can be seen , this may very significantly increase the price ; two stamps make the price six times higher for Flemish-Dutch drawings and may multiply the price by as much as twenty for French drawings . |
| 19 | This should also eventually result in a reduction in the volume of mail being dealt with in the Typing Pool and hence eliminate the backlog which has been evident since the introduction of Community Charge . |
| 20 | Things like this should n't really surprise people because we have been telling them about what has been going on Down Under for years . ’ |
| 21 | This should not however blind us to its reappearance . |
| 22 | This should not however put you off sampling : Joseph is an original . |
| 23 | This should not unduly worry us : by that time , unless we have colonized beyond the Solar System , mankind will long since have died out , extinguished along with our sun ! |
| 24 | This should not only consider the costs of the drugs but the other medical care that is required . |
| 25 | When all is said and done , there may be no way to avoid the momentary grip of fear descending on you when unusual things start to happen on your computer , but I hope to have shown that this should not necessarily start a panic . |
| 26 | So in some cases a compromise must be made , although this should not substantially alter the overall effect of formality . |
| 27 | This must almost inevitably lead to marital breakdown . |
| 28 | Although they are a larger and less tightly-knit group , this might well also apply to agency secretarial workers . |
| 29 | However , the confidence and sense of involvement that came out of the meetings ensured that all the men in the group were actually present at the birth of their child , and this might not otherwise have been the case . |
| 30 | This might not only reduce the number of vexatious appeals but might also perhaps ensure that the appellant took the trouble to attend the hearing , even if only to collect his 2 . |