Example sentences of "[coord] [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sufferer from alcoholism may or may not hide bottles but will very rarely run out of stock altogether " because you never know when you might need to entertain someone " — All sufferers from Chemical Dependency will tend to spend scarce money on alcohol or drugs rather than on food , clothing , housing or on unpaid bills . |
| 2 | They consist in increments of information , which may or may not modify attitudes which may or may not modify behaviour ’ . |
| 3 | The Housing Corporation or their related housing associations may or may not favour schemes in rural areas ( to date , they generally have not ) , and therefore their attitudes , rules and regulations can all influence the chances of a rural resident of obtaining adequate housing in the correct location . |
| 4 | Commonly , later stages of cements precipitated during veining episodes may induce neomorphism of earlier cements , replacing them partially or completely , or may merely precipitate films of new material along crystal interfaces between existing cements . |
| 5 | To this end , the semantic net must itself convey a meaningful model of the world or must somehow present patterns to the user that are easily understood . |
| 6 | This may be because its members had , or could soon sink roots into , some sort of community belonging to a structured society . |
| 7 | I cry to release huge waves of feelings which can build up , especially when I can not or dare not put feelings into words . |
| 8 | Director of Studies : ‘ We need to start with high expectations , identify who has n't , or ca n't provide colours , then offer to provide them out of School Fund . |
| 9 | Whether you love cichlids or would rather keep wasps for a hobby , can I urge you to ready Mary 's article in case you ever wish to take advantage of our service . |
| 10 | It seems logical to me that funds earmarked for those who die or can not keep premiums up , could well be used to swell terminal bonus pay-outs for others . |
| 11 | Variations across London often reflected the differential performance of the parties there at the last general election , and may well portend trends for the next . |
| 12 | It will remove dead hair , and may also reveal signs of fleas. ( 2 ) A brush will be essential for the first stage in the process . |
| 13 | Your library or Citizens Advice Bureau will know which groups are operating and may also have lists of private counsellors . |
| 14 | Either a whole form is completed by a single coder who then has an overall picture of the response and may thus spot inconsistencies , or each coder concentrates on all responses to a particular question , thus developing considerable skill at that particular task . |
| 15 | Differences were observed in the expression of the various alternative splices of tenascin mRNA between tumor and normal cells and may thus indicate differences in tenascin isoform expression and function in normal and tumor cells . |
| 16 | Besides , it is an everyday experience that people are sometimes wrong in conversation , and may not remember events well . |
| 17 | It is revealing that , in a very similar way , to be can be present or omitted in an actual non-finite clause where it signals the passive of a verb phrase although its presence is generally preferred : ( 48 ) Cromwell ordered the Abbot of Reading ( to be ) tried and executed immediately The same insertion is sometimes superficially possible for predicate qualifiers ; but in reality this indicates a main verb which is semantically compatible with the relation of either construction ; an example would be like ( or want ) which makes it possible for us to set ( 49 ) beside ( 8 ) : ( 49 ) Alastair likes his beef tea to be strong However , with most preceding verb phrases , such a change to the predicate qualifier construction will produce a result which is ungrammatical and may even present difficulties of interpretation : ( 50 ) ( a ) the children have kept the fish-tank clean : how have the children kept the fish-tank ? ( b ) the children have kept the fish-tank to be clean |
| 18 | As the donor becomes more and more concerned at lack of action the recipient country staff become more and more dubious that the project is really in their national interest , and may even start discussions with another whose conditions may be perceived as less onerous . |
| 19 | Unfortunately the conscientious student who reads the official reports will find no mention either of the Hotspur or of the Félicité and may naturally experience doubts as to whether there ever was a Captain Hornblower , but if he once accepts Hornblower 's existence he may at least agree that Hornblower 's action in this case displayed remarkable self-denial as well as the clarity of vision worthy of a hero of fiction . |
| 20 | Birth parents have to wait for adoptees to choose to contact them and may therefore experience feelings of desperation and anticipation around the time when the adoptee would be 18 years old . |
| 21 | The directions that he may give must appear to him necessary ( but not reasonably necessary ) to prevent such disorder , damage , disruption or intimidation , and may specifically include instructions not to enter a particular area . |
| 22 | Similarly , where changing something seems commendable anyway , for ethical or social reasons , for example , and may incidentally benefit girls , we should do that . |
| 23 | Any protection screen designed for this purpose should be at least 800mm in height above floor level , and must not contain gaps in excess of 75mm . |
| 24 | Questions must not presume that respondents have more knowledge than in fact they have , and must not lead respondents towards a particular answer . |
| 25 | Students may register for an additional module up to the end of week 1 of the relevant term ( week 2 for new students in their first term ) , and must officially delete modules by week 6 ( about to be brought forward to week 4 ) of the current term . |
| 26 | While the recipient of dividends may be taxed , those who have sold shares short ( and must therefore pay dividends to the buyer ) may not receive an equivalent payment , or tax credit . |
| 27 | Large-scale commercialised farming , that is agribusiness and domestic agricultural enterprises , have to compete with other big corporations for investment capital and markets and must therefore make profits as efficiently as possible . |
| 28 | This suggests that you should sit at arms length from your monitor and should n't site desks so that people sit near the back of monitors . |
| 29 | Since CNAA reports were always likely to reach a wide readership they ‘ must be based on conclusive evidence and should not identify individuals for serious criticism in a manner which can not allow them to defend themselves in accordance with the established rule of law ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ We have no idea what wonder drug Boots or Wellcome might suddenly produce during the year , and we can not stop and should not stop doctors prescribing all the drugs that their particular patients ’ need . ’ |