Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rash may take one of several forms — it may mimic a host of rare and not so rare skin conditions . |
| 2 | The recipient may experience a variety of sensations . |
| 3 | She may experience a crisis of disbelief in her religious faith , or direct her anger towards the medical or nursing staff who cared for her husband , for failing to save his life ; or she may blame family or friends and have feelings of guilt and anger against herself for things that were done or not done during his lifetime . |
| 4 | When a young child plays ‘ What time is it , Mr. Wolf ? ’ , she may experience a moment of panic when the ‘ Wolf ’ shouts , ‘ Dinner time ! ’ and chases her . |
| 5 | Let's eat a pile of sticky cakes in Florian 's . ’ |
| 6 | More to the point is that the Discourse indicates the scientism of the period : it is taken for granted by the lecturer that Turner ought to paint a tree of a recognizable species , for example , and assumed that portrait painters are after an exact likeness . |
| 7 | Obviously positive inflation may remain a feature of this hypothetical economy even if it is operating at the natural unemployment rate ( i.e. owing to the persistence of inflationary expectations . |
| 8 | Using an overhead projector , instructors may elicit a range of answers to each question and then compare these with the samples provided . |
| 9 | A single word may convey a wealth of historical background ; and if the sense of such a word is altered , the revelation it offers will be lost . |
| 10 | Local government expenditure may cover a variety of things , from sweeping the streets to providing local schooling . |
| 11 | Customers may want a picture of their family on holiday , for example , or to transfer an image from a photograph or magazine . |
| 12 | A freeholder may grant a lease of any duration , though unless he is a tenant in fee simple , or the lease is made under the powers given by the Settled Land Acts , the lease will fail when the lessor dies . |
| 13 | Leicester lie sixth in the First Division after a midweek defeat at Charlton and may make a change of captaincy . |
| 14 | I may make a mess of this but that does n't mean I 'm stupid . |
| 15 | In addition to using these queries directly , you may make a copy of the SQL command files and extend and/or customise them to suit your own needs . |
| 16 | You may make a switch of this kind after starting at the Bar . |
| 17 | Any respondent may make a submission of no case to answer at the conclusion of the applicant 's evidence . |
| 18 | Perhaps only by attacking the dominant ideology can it be transformed since action groups may stimulate a rethinking of the situation . |
| 19 | However , although the linguistic form of the utterance suggests a specific processing strategy , this strategy may yield a variety of acceptable interpretations . |
| 20 | Occasionally we may catch a glimpse of Miller 's interest in flower arrangement and he continued , ‘ The flowers being single are not valued , but the branches of the Shrubs are cut to intermix with Flowers to place in Basons to adorn Halls , Parlours , etc. in the Spring of the Year , the scent of this plant being agreeable to most persons . ’ |
| 21 | Through the gap between that and the Bezley Road Launderette you may catch a glimpse of the floodlights at Mountbatten Park . |
| 22 | The High Elf army may include a proportion of allies , up to a quarter of its total points value . |
| 23 | The Orc and Goblin army may include a proportion of allies worth up to a quarter of its total points value . |
| 24 | The Empire army may include a proportion of allies , in this case up to a quarter of its total points value . |
| 25 | The functions they provide may include a selection of the following : electronic mail , fax , telex , word processing , records storage and retrieval ( both individual and shared ) , diary scheduling ( people and facilities ) , internal reference information , spreadsheets , access to other applications , and the importing and repackaging of data from other applications . |
| 26 | She also hinted that the package may include a loosening of the benefit rules so that the long-term unemployed may take education or training courses to prepare for new jobs without being deemed to have made themselves unavailable for work . |
| 27 | The remedy picture may include a lot of other symptoms that are not in the case itself . |
| 28 | These may include a lot of colloquial language and idiom , and few opportunities for checking understanding . |
| 29 | LAMDA ( London Academy of Music and Drama ) runs a one-year course for overseas students only , which although not set up as a post-graduate course may include a number of students with extensive university theatre experience as well as some professional experience . |
| 30 | Coupon techniques may be used by one producer or supplier as a promotion for its goods or services , or the plan may include a number of different producers ' products under one name . |