Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [adj] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This afternoon 's game may answer some of these questions . |
| 2 | The Government response to the Genn study for the Lord Chancellor 's Department may answer some of these questions . |
| 3 | Pottery has a limited life , determined by the function of the vessels , and thus store jars kept secure in a pantry may remain intact for several generations , while cooking pots , if in constant use , have a very short life . |
| 4 | Interest groups articulate the demands of sectional groups in society , and public policy responds to these pressures to the virtual exclusion of elected assemblies ( though traditional principles of representation may remain operative at sub-national levels and for purposes of legitimation ) . |
| 5 | Land scheduled for development may remain undeveloped for many years , pending solutions to traffic problems . |
| 6 | Although there are several possible explanations for these findings as reviewed by Skaer ( 1981 ) , it is possible that some α-granules may remain refractory to secretory stimuli . |
| 7 | Within the first class of évenements , for example , are the brief spans of individual lives ; within the second are economic trends and cycles lasting several generations ; and in the third , the longue durée , are factors such as population size which may remain unchanged over long periods . |
| 8 | They may arise due to poor quality of print , letters being printed together , a variety of fonts being used , the document being submitted to the scanner at an angle , an unknown font being used , etc . |
| 9 | ( 9 ) For the purpose of ensuring that a transfer of Shares is duly authorised hereunder or that no circumstances have arisen whereby the Directors are empowered to require that a Transfer Notice be given or to resolve that a Transfer Notice be deemed to have been given the Directors may from time to time require any Member or past Member or the legal personal representatives , trustee in bankruptcy , liquidator , administrator or administrative receiver of any Member or any person named as transferee in any instrument of transfer lodged for registration to furnish to the Company such information and evidence as the Directors may think fit regarding any matter which they may deem relevant to such purpose . |
| 10 | ( 9 ) For the purpose of ensuring that a transfer of Shares is duly authorised hereunder or that no circumstances have arisen whereby the Directors are empowered to require that a Transfer Notice be given or to resolve that a Transfer Notice be deemed to have been given the Directors may from time to time require any Member or past Member or the legal personal representatives , trustee in bankruptcy , liquidator , administrator or administrative receiver of any Member or any person named as transferee in any instrument of transfer lodged for registration to furnish to the Company such information and evidence as the Directors may think fit regarding any matter which they may deem relevant to such purpose . |
| 11 | Artificial selection may circumvent some of these difficulties . |
| 12 | Let's consider first of all the quantitative ground , erm and let's talk about one of the major transitions , one of the major origins about which we have some information , and that is the origin of the mammals from the reptiles. erm we have quite a lot of fossils erm erm from the permian up to the triassic erm of mammals and their reptilian ancestors , and we know pretty well what went on . |
| 13 | Such issues may include some of those discussed in Chapter 4 , such as waiting-room queues , staff shortages , poor facilities or personality clashes . |
| 14 | Subject to the provisions of Clause 10.1 , it will take such steps as it may consider reasonable in each case to secure IPR protection . |
| 15 | But anyone taking out a loan from Lloyds Bank between Monday and 31 December may win one of five first prizes worth £7,500 each , 20 smaller ones valued at £1,600 , or an Olympus camera . |
| 16 | Now you may know all about personal allowances or you may think you know all about personal allowances and I thought like that . |
| 17 | Your Royal Highness , Ladies and Gentlemen my name 's Rod I normally masquerade as the Chief Racing Coach for the Royal Yachting Association but I 'm not here in that capacity this afternoon but the coordinator rather a grand title for the Year of Youth Sailing and I 've been asked to give you a short ten minutes or so briefing on where we 're up to with th this project this year erm I know there are many familiar faces around so I apologize to those of you that may know some of this information already . |
| 18 | The ideal screening system , such as might be used in antenatal clinics should utilize one of each sort of test so that a combination of sensitivity with selectivity can be obtained . |
| 19 | ‘ Before you change to a personal plan you must compare like with like : |
| 20 | But there is goodwill , we should make more of that should n't we , |
| 21 | All enemy must subtract -1 from any rolls to hit River Trolls in hand-to-hand combat , down to a minimum of 6 to hit . |
| 22 | Victorian culture , with its concentration on individual responsibility and the primacy of the family , had played the dominant role in shaping much of Nonconformity ; it was inevitable that in its turn Nonconformity should absorb much of that culture into its way of thinking . |
| 23 | Their inner mood must remain one of complete alertness to be ready to make the final dash to safety . |
| 24 | The rules of the open European market must remain common to all . |
| 25 | One of the most frightening aspects of all intelligence agencies is the manner in which they create a totally false brand of patriotism in order to further a particular cause on the spurious grounds that only they understand what needs to be done and should not be asked to account or explain for any of their actions which must remain secret for all time . |
| 26 | In theory at least , a more open defence market should expose some of these hidden costs . |
| 27 | Your weight and inches should remain constant during that week and then when you return to the diet you will probably find you lose more weight and inches quite easily . |
| 28 | The churches should remain open for two hours each day |
| 29 | The committee decided that the units should remain open for another year and that the director of education be instructed to find the £50,000 needed , possibly from reserves . |
| 30 | The required resistance is 13.33 ohms and it must dissipate 75 × 1 = 75mW . |