Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may hurt a little bit . |
| 2 | If it considers that a Member State is making improper use of the powers provided for in this paragraph , the Commission ( or another Member State ) may invoke an accelerated enforcement procedure against the Member State . |
| 3 | All are striking , some are beautiful , others startling and a few may invoke an involuntary shudder — such as the ‘ Vogue Food Photograph ’ of oyster complete with inquisitively crawling snails and a pair of skinned raw frogs ' legs , or the ‘ Bug in Ear ’ , showing a black beetle poised at the entrance to the aural cavity . |
| 4 | Using elementary operations of this kind , we may construct a canonical form of lambda-matrices , which is diagonal , the elements in the diagonal being functions of |
| 5 | Hence , given these probabilities and outcomes the investor may construct a riskless hedge by buying 1 share and writing 1.2 calls . |
| 6 | Others , such as a chemical explosion involving the release of a toxic gas , may persist for a week or more , have delayed consequences , may affect a future generation if the toxic chemical is mutagenic and may have a significant impact on plant and animal populations . |
| 7 | Preventive efforts can , however , be made to ensure that the mother is aware of the problems of certain courses of action ; that high standards of care are in operation throughout the process ; that the necessary steps are taken to combat the incidence of infection and disease which may affect a healthy foetus , and that nutritional standards are sufficiently high . |
| 8 | Having been through the experience , though , may facilitate a certain realism about the conflict in question . ’ |
| 9 | Others may experience a light-headed sensation as if they have had a few glasses of wine ; a few fall into a deep sleep ! |
| 10 | You may experience a strong sense of anger and resentment when the weather turns bad and your pet is outside all alone , instead of in his rightful place by your side . |
| 11 | As a result , many an infant may experience a shrieking mother rushing into the nursery and yelling at the cat to leave the room . |
| 12 | Schools which operate option choices in years four and five and the sixth form may experience a considerable fluctuation in demand between courses which may not be reflected in pre-set department allocations . |
| 13 | Lord , we know that you guide the ways of all your servants , but we want especially to commend these people to you , that they may experience a special measure of your support and may know that the Holy Spirit is building the unity of the church in the places to which you have called them . |
| 14 | Good quality , additive-free , fresh lean meat is an excellent food , but our fast food philosophy means we may eat a lesser version . |
| 15 | And let us hope that the reader , on summing-up this look into the past at the Gorbals of yester-year , may say : ‘ These were real people , ordinary men and women , whose passage through the Gorbals not only added colour to a drab area of this Scottish city , but whose presence may remain a lasting influence for good . ’ |
| 16 | One of the most important measures in the effective treatment of sickle cell disease is to minimise the number of crises by educating sufferers and their families about circumstances which may trigger a sickling crisis . |
| 17 | Surgical procedures may trigger a transient rise in serum CRP as a response to cytokines which are secreted in response to trauma . |
| 18 | It may lend a certain dignity to the whole transaction but is notoriously slow . |
| 19 | Classification of functional gut disorders is proliferating at present , but there is much overlap of various functional symptom clusters and labelling these does not necessarily prove a common cause and may lend a false validity to the diagnosis . |
| 20 | Last night , Ken Medlock , chairman of the North West Channel Tunnel steering group , said cash-rich GEC may kickstart a vital West Coast line upgrade . |
| 21 | This may explain a strange scene on a beaker from Stanwick , Northants. , ( fig. 14.12 ) which shows a satyr leaping forward with his typical thin elongated arms stretched out in front of him . |
| 22 | Thus , although examining magistrates may conduct a fresh investigation and take a detached look at the police evidence , it is difficult to establish whether this takes place to any serious extent . |
| 23 | The Hardy Hall and George and Marie cases introduced you to the idea that case studies ought to include a certain amount of financial and statistical data . |
| 24 | And , curiously , this focus may utilize a different mode from the more global picture . |
| 25 | specifically , a reference group may influence an individual person 's behaviour : * by establishing " conventional " patterns of behaviour and purchase satisfaction ; * by influencing individual expectations and aspirations , which will shape people 's attitude towards consumption and satisfaction ; * by defining and shaping individual personal taste ; * by supplying the consumer with information about particular products or services , in situations where the individual has minimal prior knowledge . |
| 26 | Whilst standardised scales have the advantage of producing data in a form which simplifies the process of analysis and facilitates comparisons with other studies , they can not take into account the whole range of factors which may influence an elderly person 's mental state at any one time , or the way in which he or she answers questions . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | In third parties , Germans may prefer a low card to a wild one . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | You may prefer a different way . |