Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Complaints may range from criticism of the architecture of the house to criticism of the methods available for doing housework : |
| 2 | Advertisements may range in size from a small window notice to a massive hoarding ; they vary in purpose from a bus stop sign to the demand to buy a certain make of detergent ; they could be situated alongside a cathedral , in a busy shopping street , or in a particularly beautiful rural setting ; they might be pleasant or obnoxious to look at ; they might be temporary or permanent ; and so on . |
| 3 | Criteria may range in breadth from very narrow ( " can add two single-digit numbers when no regrouping is required " ) to very broad ( " can calculate using any of the four rules of number " ) ; the narrower a criterion statement the less equivocal its reference and so the more precisely assessment tasks based on it will be specified . |
| 4 | The disappearances may range in cause from the Roman invasion to the obliteration of a village for an aircraft runway , from sheer neglect to site redevelopment . |
| 5 | These unreasonable expectations are behind not a few referrals to social services , or they may militate against success in other cases which involve children and young people . |
| 6 | However , this may be resisted by the landlord since the tenant , if he is protected by the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 , may remain in occupation of the demised property even after the expiry of a break notice , pending an application to the court for a new tenancy . |
| 7 | Some displays may remain in place for lengthy periods . |
| 8 | These episodes can be due to both apnoeic and non-apnoeic mechanisms , and some of the apparent benefits of additional inspired oxygen may arise through relaxation of bronchiolar or pulmonary arteriolar muscle tone , both of which may increase in response to airway hypoxia . |
| 9 | The primary objective when drafting a set of standard terms is therefore to define , so far as possible , the obligations of the parties by anticipating any difficulties which may arise in performance of the contract . |
| 10 | In the face of inadequate coping skills , anorexia nervosa may arise in response to new experiences , such as puberty , leaving home , or entering college . |
| 11 | Problems may arise in respect of expatriates working in the same location on longer-term postings or even local company employees who are dissatisfied with their rates of pay in comparison with salaries and/or bonuses earned by fixed-term contract workers . |
| 12 | The want of due skill and care may arise in respect of a matter which finds no reflection in the summary or separate basic valuation . |
| 13 | Management considers that adequate provision has been made for any liability which may arise in respect of the years 1981 to 1983 . |
| 14 | It would appear that an obligation of confidence may arise in relation to information which is overheard but it seems that this will only be the case where the recipient has used surreptitious means to put himself in a position to overhear the information . |
| 15 | At a special meeting of the SCS a rule change empowered the society to use 1 per cent of net profits for ‘ any contingency that may arise in connection with the business of the Society ’ including political representation . |
| 16 | The ethical committee also consists of at least five individual members , and deals with questions of ethics which may arise in connection with the dealing on the exchange . |
| 17 | Courts and judges must be alert to the problems which may arise in connection with wasted costs hearings and orders . |
| 18 | ( iii ) So far as article 5(1) itself is concerned , he submitted that it is clearly established by Court of Justice decisions that it reflects the close links created by the contract between the parties thereto , and the need to resolve all difficulties which may arise in connection with the contract in the same court in a country which has a close connection with the case , i.e. the court in the country where the obligation in question has to be performed . |
| 19 | Vulnerability may arise from dependence upon the fiduciary for information and advice , the existence of a relationship of confidence , or the significance of a particular transaction for the parties . |
| 20 | Sexual dysfunction may arise from fear of pregnancy or parenthood , anxiety as to the possibility of venereal disease , guilt as to a child 's disability , or anger at the sex role thrust upon one by society . |
| 21 | They may stay in bed to all hours , slump in front of the television and expect to be waited on hand , foot and finger . |
| 22 | Management of the colostomy has to be learnt before discharge and the patient may stay in hospital for 10–14 days post-operatively . |
| 23 | In endemic areas in the northern hemisphere infection may persist from year to year in two ways : |
| 24 | They may exist in conjunction with , or separately from , road-station buildings such as mansiones and mutationes , which may , or may not , have had their own officials . |
| 25 | They may exist in favour of individuals , and in some cases in favour of a limited class , but , with the exception of the public right of fishing in tidal water , they can not exist in favour of the public at large . |
| 26 | I am not concerned with any issue of limitation that may exist in relation to this claim . |
| 27 | By developing the principle of least work as one of several ways in which the condition of maximum probability may exist in relation to entropy , Leopold and Langbein ( 1962 ) theoretically derived the longitudinal profile of rivers and the hydraulic geometry of river channels . |
| 28 | It may exist in disregard of a loving partner , it may be condoned in a marriage where that partner is unloving , it may be reprehensible in its effect on spouse and children or — occasionally — it may support the family 's continued existence in circumstances which might otherwise break it . |
| 29 | erm so er it 's sometimes possible to borrow from the university but they usually , they usually make it very difficult for one so er oh thanks , erm so erm anyway because with a thing like people 's accounts of dreams you may want to sort of go back and look at them , you know , sort of how people have expressed them in their own words , they may have er you know produced some nice interesting quotes or something like that |
| 30 | The types of licence which a board may grant by virtue of Schedule 1 are as follows . |