Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the contrary , it is possible that greater training in counselling skills may lead to a more skilfully directed and efficient interview . |
| 2 | Different professional institutions may define to a greater or lesser extent the modes and their mix . |
| 3 | Moreover , simultaneous oesophageal pressure peaks may occur as a normal phenomenon when swallows are taken in rapid succession , due to the phenomenon of deglutitive inhibition . |
| 4 | Although this ‘ voluntary ’ aspect of indirect taxes may apply to a particular individual and a particular tax , it can not apply to all individuals and all taxes . |
| 5 | A detailed review of all the standard forms of building contract available is not possible here , but a brief description of the most common forms may serve as a guide . |
| 6 | Yet the weak or anomalous We forms may point to a further truth , that Shakespeare conceives of the relationship between two friends as both united and separated . |
| 7 | This consideration of the events and operations may lead to a tuning of the model , an adjustment of the entitles and the attributes . |
| 8 | Erm how do people sort of beco when you become a member of a group , usually in some way the group changes you as you go through different stages of it , your values may change as a result of interacting with people in the group and th this process of erm somebody 's come up with how it is that you start off in a group , how it is that you become an active member of a group , how it is you may even become involved in the maintenance of the group and the leadership of it and then you sort of die away and that 's the y'know retire from the group . |
| 9 | A high proportion of affected subjects are therefore compound heterozygotes rather than homozygotes , although particular mutations may occur with a frequency of over 60% in certain populations and there may be close association with particular haplotypes , indicating that founder effect has had an important influence on the distribution of mutations across nations . |
| 10 | However , yarns vary and the finer light-coloured double-knit yarns may knit on a standard gauge machine , but darker yarns may not . |
| 11 | Such disagreements may stem from a variety of causes : ideological perspectives , ward and area considerations , seniority ( old v. young ) , status ( chairmen/spokesmen v. backbenchers ) , committee and pressure-group loyalties , or simply politicking or ‘ bloody mindedness ’ . |
| 12 | The information disclosed in published accounts may relate to a single company or to a group of companies under a holding company . |
| 13 | But this statement is an oversimplification : the phrase ‘ having the force of law ’ has no precise meaning but is an amalgam of features which different rules may possess to a greater or lesser extent . |
| 14 | The chute will be replaced but the swings must wait for a future allocation of money . |
| 15 | ( This paradigm is very common , but there is no reason why the inputs should lie in a two dimensional array . |
| 16 | AT present BT operators must respond to a 999 call within five seconds . |
| 17 | As part of an alternative approach the Society suggested that local authorities should comply with a Code of Tendering Practice and they stressed the desirability of standard form tender procedure and documents . |
| 18 | Local authorities should begin with a general review of the area concerned before work on the scheme proceeded , when the essential elements would be established : use zoning , roads , reservations and preservation of trees and protection of woodlands . |
| 19 | Although the generic curriculum appears the most parsimonious solution , it may require the most work to set up , as various disciplines must agree upon a set of headings . |
| 20 | It should be emphasised at the outset that this is an assumption , not an empirically established or necessary truth : what theory dictates should happen in a state of perfect competition may not occur in real , imperfect markets . |
| 21 | Mr Brazauskas , First Secretary of the republic 's party , said all political forces and ethnic groups should agree on a consensus that would fight for this goal , as well as social justice , human rights , and democracy . |
| 22 | Mrs Thatcher is one of the few senior politicians who takes pride in stating her political convictions and insists that policies should derive from a coherent set of principles . |
| 23 | Without understanding the intricacies of these book-entries we can see the philosophy of the system : namely , that the accounts should present in a systematic and continuous way the comparison of budgeted amounts and actual spending . |
| 24 | Militarily , there is not much Russians should fear in a neutral Hungary . |
| 25 | ‘ Maybe one of my words may grow like a seed in his heart one day . ’ |
| 26 | The increasing availability of pulse oximetry in intensive care units may lead to a false interpretation of oxygen transport capacity in cases of CO poisoning , especially if SpO is between 91% and 98% . |
| 27 | Several clients may come into a bureau complaining of damp council property . |
| 28 | For some events your clients may participate in a trade show or exhibition and simply ask that you take care of press relations during it and help look after important visitors . |
| 29 | Ian Taylor speculates that tree clumps may act as a respiratory system , drawing up earth energies and releasing them through the clump 's composite aura , as well as performing the same function with subtle celestial stimuli . |
| 30 | According to our data , non-deglutitive repetitive simultaneous pressure waves may occur as a normal oesophageal motor pattern . |