Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] [verb] [verb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 BTG fears that if the consortium including RCT offers the best price RCT may attempt to gain a majority share-holding and might shut BTG 's US office .
2 When he goes , the Ewes may want to redress the balance .
3 In some respects Kerrier may have constituted an exception , yet although the mean of £4.4 per head may need scaling down to take account of the multitude of labourers discovered and roped in for the subsidy , upwards of seven-tenths of the assessments made in 1522 were at £2 — £4 .
4 Tiny Rowland may have become a bore with his obsession over DTI 's failure to publish the report on the House of Fraser — but on this occasion he is on the side of the Gods .
5 Jim may have known the assailant or he may have entered the house either quietly or under a pretence
6 Roger may have played a significant part in raising funds for the enterprise .
7 Here , with my seal-profile friend Fairfax , in the sight of the Mountain of God , I see that Victoria may have had a point .
8 Even so , Warner may have made a ‘ profit ’ out of the film after all , by charging itself a huge distribution fee .
9 Shearer 's former strike partner Matt Le Tissier should have carried the match ball home last night as the hero who sunk Dalglish 's expensive assembly of stars .
10 Gloves off as Kendall and Clough must graft to dodge the drop
11 Fifth — It is the intention of the Spanish Government and Baron Thyssen that the Gallery in Lugano should continue to have an important rôle in the activities of the Collection .
12 So it was not surprising that Col. Savill should have had an attentive and appreciative audience on 1 December 1989 , when he spoke on this subject .
13 Lukic must have seen the ball extremely late but still managed to get down well .
14 The Little Avon must have provided a reasonably reliable source of power for , in an era when mill owners were beginning to install steam engines to supplement or replace water power , during the 1830s New Mills still relied solely on water .
15 Seaman should have saved the first goal , but did make a two world class saves against Berkamp and Rikaard .
16 The truth is that Chelsea should have had the game sewn up long before Beasant 's blunder .
17 Humphreys must have presented a strange sight , bloodied and bewildered and still without his shoes and socks .
18 Anyone who survived with Lennie must have had a tough time .
19 Some archaeologists , irrespective of their scepticism over Ivan Koltsov 's announcement , have expressed concern that Pravda should have shown a map of the underground areas , and that Koltsov publicly described seeing local boys playing with ancient gold goblets which they had supposedly found in the underground passages .
20 It was not , perhaps , as improbable as it sounds that McCarthy should have made a target of the Army .
21 And I 've got ta get some cornflakes today , my Gary must 've used the last few this morning .
22 Willy De Roose may have struck a lucky year enabling him to make the voyage from the Atlantic to the Pacific without having to winter in the Arctic but he did do an enormous amount of preparation and historical reading beforehand for his planning of the voyage so that he was able to snatch opportunities whenever they came .
23 On the other hand , I in the States may need to contact a manufacturer in England .
24 For example , a business in the United States may wish to assign an engineer to work in Japan for some months .
25 Walk ( 1967 ) suggested that the introduction of a community psychiatric service in Chichester may have reduced the suicide rate in elderly female patients .
26 Chief Fyvie may have passed the retirement age but he was still in fine shape physically .
27 The DoH may have to redraft the guidelines , and even if the legal difficulties are overcome the guidelines may not appear for another two to three weeks — a frustrating delay for professionals at a time when social worker are increasingly being blamed by the public for failing to control young people in care .
28 RESEARCHERS in Texas may have found a way of reducing brain damage in road accident victims who have been drinking excessively .
29 Again David may have learnt a valuable lesson — children need to learn how to select friends who are good for them .
30 It means chairman Paul Woolhouse may have to quit the club after claims that he has missed a deadline to pay for £3million worth of shares .
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