Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This being the case , provided patients realise that they may experience a bowel frequency of seven in 24 hours ( usually five stools in the day and one night time evacuation ) , the operation has unquestionably improved the wellbeing of most patients . |
| 2 | It is not recorded who said first ‘ Let's build a golf course at Henley ’ but it was probably one of four men inspired by the opening of Huntercombe course at Nuffield in 1901 . |
| 3 | The returns may explain a family relationship , they record each person 's occupation , and at the very least they demonstrate that an ancestor was still alive at that date . |
| 4 | Lenders to the bidder who require the target and its subsidiaries to provide authorised financial assistance under CA 1985 , s155 ( see para 22.1.7 below ) , without the prospect of minority opposition , may prefer a Court Scheme for this reason , as may the bidder if he is paying for costly bridging finance in the interim . |
| 5 | However , the vendor company may prefer a share sale preceded by an extraction of dividends to depress the value of Target down to the net value of its assets less liabilities . |
| 6 | Those with a better use of spoken and written English may prefer a sign representation more tied to English . |
| 7 | You may want a show prospect , an obedience or trials dog , or just a pet . |
| 8 | For instance , an architect may want an office floor plan with walls , furniture , plumbing , electrical wiring , and air conditioning all shown on different layers . |
| 9 | The court may make a bankruptcy order if satisfied that the statements contained in the petition are true and the debt has not been paid , secured or compounded for ( r 6.25(1) ) . |
| 10 | These checks are very important because they can show , for instance , if there are likely to be any difficulties with the birth which may make a Caesarean section necessary . |
| 11 | The research company through one of its directors may make a feature film . |
| 12 | Growling like a mother cat may make a cat owner feel ridiculous , but if it helps to restrain a cat from tearing at a valuable chair , it is well worth a try . |
| 13 | By s. 2 of the 1986 Act the court may make a disqualification order where a person is convicted of an indictable offence in connection with the promotion , formation , management or liquidation of a company . |
| 14 | By s. 3 of the 1986 Act the court may make a disqualification order where it appears that the person has been persistently in default in delivering returns , accounts or other documents to the Registrar of Companies . |
| 15 | They may continue the case in order to gain more information ; they may make a supervision order , involving the child living at home but under regular supervision , or being sent to live elsewhere in the care of others ; or they may discharge the referral altogether . |
| 16 | You may make a product reference an unapproved product package . |
| 17 | First , one firm may make a takeover bid for the other by offering to buy out the shareholders of the second firm . |
| 18 | The court may make an administration order if : |
| 19 | If the talks fail , Lotus may seek a licensing deal with Apple Computer Inc 's Claris unit , or another database maker , the Journal was told . |
| 20 | The board says that if the animals are still there it may seek a court order to remove them , though church law would make it difficult to evict the Reverend himself . |
| 21 | Parents , relatives and foster parents may seek a residence order under s8 in order to secure a child 's release from care . |
| 22 | In this context it is important to remember that any individual may seek an emergency protection order . |
| 23 | Disabled and older patients who experience difficulty when rising from a chair will like most people , have their ‘ special ’ chair at home , out of which they can rise relatively easily , and on which they may hang a walking stick to help with safe rising . |
| 24 | All regiments may include a standard bearer and/or musician , and these cost double the points value of an ordinary trooper . |
| 25 | All units may include a standard bearer and/or musician , and these cost double the points value of an ordinary trooper . |
| 26 | All regiments may include a standard bearer and/or musician , and these cost double the points value of an ordinary trooper . |
| 27 | In the wintertime , schedules to France may include a day stop , whereas at peak periods a split duty might comprise both morning and afternoon round-trips to Dinard from Guernsey , for example . |
| 28 | The army may include a Battle Standard together with its bearer if you wish . |
| 29 | The army may include a Battle Standard together with its bearer if you wish . |
| 30 | If you wish , the army may include a Battle Standard together with its bearer . |