Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [verb] [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In many other cases it may be difficult to decide whether a signal is or is not deceptive ; but if the signal concerns something over which the animals are competing , it may evolve by an arms race of deception and the discovery of deception ; but if it concerns something over which the animals are co-operating , it may evolve to become more accurately informative . |
| 2 | In the face of such a task some personnel officers may prefer to rely almost entirely on memory . |
| 3 | BP 's John Browne was bullish yesterday , suggesting that BP will be one of the gainers , but there will be others who may prefer to stay rather more mute . |
| 4 | Though the demand is great , the danger is that we may want to do too much too quickly . |
| 5 | The student may want to find out more about the kind of parts he/she may play in the future , or indeed may have played during the time already spent at drama school . |
| 6 | You may want to look more closely at an image which is unfamiliar . |
| 7 | For example , a manufacturer of upholstery fabric may want to know how well his cloth wears , so he gives a certain piece of the cloth a standardized ‘ rubbing ’ test to see how many rubs it can stand before wearing through . |
| 8 | Erm y'know I mean because people have a whole variety of reactions to these things which you may want to investigate more specifically . |
| 9 | It may enjoy support not widely dispersed , but concentrated in certain constituencies . |
| 10 | Secondly , a wage-change variable is included in addition to a price variable since it is hypothesised that workers may seek to unionise not only to defend existing standards of living but also to attempt to improve upon them . |
| 11 | In the Midlands it is the tree one sees most often : and for a brief spell in early sum-mer it is the most beautiful of all the Midland trees , with its continuous miles of white may blossom glimmering as far as the eye can see . |
| 12 | Unfortunately , other forms of assessment do not lend themselves to precise measures of test-retest reliability and the clinician may need to judge how far situational factors might have influenced the two assessments . |
| 13 | Goldman believes Sun 's financial model may need to change more quickly than the company can realise . |
| 14 | Both Salomon Brothers Inc and more importantly Goldman Sachs & Co have moved Sun Microsystems Inc shares off their recommended buy lists : basically Goldman thinks Microsoft Corp 's Windows NT and Intel Corp 's Pentium are going to be more than Sun can handle , hurting its ability to improve earnings on a sustained basis over the next year or so and impeding its gains in market share ; Goldman believes Sun 's financial model may need to change more quickly than the company can realise ; the long-term judgment is based on Goldman 's view of Sun 's business as 80% to 85% client side where it thinks Windows , especially NT , will dominate in client-server systems , even where high-performance client products are needed . |
| 15 | Holywood have already used the Valley synthetic pitch twice during their run to the semi-finals , and may consider going there again , or even to the new pitch at Jordanstown . |
| 16 | There 's a road just opposite — he must 've gone up there . |
| 17 | You 're very thick are n't you , , no you must 've stay in probably . |
| 18 | ‘ He must 've flown away so quick , we did n't spot him , ’ said Connor . |
| 19 | I believe that it is in the interests not only of the United Kingdom but of the whole world that we should seek to pursue much more vigorously the possibility of a comprehensive ban on nuclear testing . |
| 20 | Fournier talked to Flavia about her own reading ; she must promise to come back soon , they told her , they were expecting a houseful on the Quatorze Juillet , nephews and nieces , young married people , des universitaires , they will be interested to meet you . |
| 21 | The control of downy mildew is preventative , not curative , therefore the vigneron must commence spraying as early as possible prior to the flowering if the first infection is to be prevented . |
| 22 | Now one must wait to see how well and happily he adapts to the professional cricketers ’ treadmill . |
| 23 | I did n't see why I should enjoy living again so soon when poor Catherine had had all that she valued slowly torn away from her … ’ |
| 24 | After all , they must expect to see very soon traces of the hundred of their number who had found garrons and arrived here before them . |
| 25 | In a letter to Henry Savage on 2 December 1913 he writes : ‘ I should like to know why nearly every man that approaches greatness tends to homosexuality , whether he admits it or not ’ ( Letters , 1 15 ) . |
| 26 | Depth of experience … tyros must avoid going down too far OVERNIGHT FILE |
| 27 | You must move left pretty fast , though , to avoid the bombs . |
| 28 | It is also worthwhile explaining that the recording is intended to capture the child 's natural language and that the adults should try to behave as normally as possible and should not make any special efforts to get the child to talk . |
| 29 | It was perhaps typical of du Cann , who saw himself as an archetypal operator , that he should try to do both simultaneously . |
| 30 | I should n't close my eyes , I should try to find out more . ’ |