Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [adj] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 You may invoke this index form by pressing PF1/3 , the Multi-Form key .
2 You may invoke this index form by pressing PF1/3 , the Multi-Form key .
3 It also examines the influence of the SEM and related rules on the locational behaviour of large firms with respect to the LFRs in order to establish whether the nature and quality of investment in such regions may enhance regional development potential .
4 Like the secondary lesions they may mimic other skin conditions and can be found on the surface of the skin , or sometimes as lumps or nodules beneath it .
5 Admission to a partnership is no longer looked upon so frequently as in the past as a job for life either by the individual solicitor whose loyalty to the firm may well be strained by the availability elsewhere of fresh challenges for greater rewards or by the firm which will be reluctant to tolerate any falling off in the performance of its partners which may affect overall profit levels .
6 And local factors which may affect future conversion rates .
7 Moreover , it has been suggested on the basis of experiments carried out with children that the nature of a fixation stimulus may affect visual hemifield asymmetry by inducing a bias towards either verbal or non-verbal processing , depending on the nature of the stimulus ( Kershner , Thomae and Callaway , 1977 ; Carter and Kinsbourne , 1979 ) .
8 This may affect social science data users the most since it might be non-policy areas such as data collection and analysis which are hived off first .
9 In the case of a Japanese company wishing to invest in this country , whereas hitherto the attractions of the United Kingdom economy , along with the English language , which is important in Japanese investment , have been significant , for the future we are issuing a warning to the Japanese investor to be careful ; he may not be able to price across Europe in the future , he may experience high interest rates in this country and he may find it much harder to trade into the Community , because if we are not participating in the single currency we may not get all the benefits of the single market either .
10 For some children , however , differences in food and chemical exposure between school and home may explain different behaviour patterns .
11 Low plasma octreotide concentration and increased fasting volume may explain improved gall bladder contraction .
12 One of the key elements of this study was the exercise of tight control over variables which may influence faecal bile acid profiles ; age , transit time , gall stones , cholecystectomy , hepatic function , hepatic metastases , previous surgery , and antibiotics .
13 He may prefer still mineral water to tap water , so a bottle can be kept near him .
14 They may prefer short term bid speculation to long term recovery but if Mr Louis-Dreyfus has his way , they will have to settle for the latter .
15 Let's make some paper windmills .
16 Looking ahead , as you get older you may want more home comforts .
17 But do n't be fooled — they may make riveting holiday snaps , but adventurous travellers can , and do , catch all these tropical diseases .
18 In some cases , with your manager 's prior permission , you may make long distance calls or calls to directory enquiries but you will have to pay for these .
19 The Department may make basic funeral arrangements for anyone who is a client at the time of death if there is no other responsible person to make the arrangements or insufficient personal funds to provide for a funeral .
20 In many cases they are actually simpler since a complete instruction is executed in a single machine cycle unlike a microprocessor which may make several memory access when executing a single instruction .
21 In the third and fourth years courses in Palaeoecology , Palaeoeconomy , Quaternary Environmental History and Culture and Environment provide a practical and theoretical core around which students may build particular specialist interests in archaeology and the environmental sciences .
22 In addition , mucosal lactoferrin/anti-lactoferrin complexes may stimulate intestinal goblet cells to excessive mucus secretion , as do other immune complexes .
23 It follows that there should be no pressure on management from share prices to sacrifice profitable investment opportunities , because even though these may depress short-term accounting profits , undertaking them will cause a rise , rather than a fall , in share price .
24 Reasonable accommodation involves the making of modifications or adjustments in the employment process and to the workplace environment so as to ensure that disabled persons are not discriminated against but may enjoy equal employment opportunities with others .
25 Free activities : During your stay you may enjoy open-air brass band concerts ( weather permitting ) and organ and chamber music concerts in the local church .
26 A sector which is under pressure from imports may seek voluntary export restraints on the part of the foreign suppliers ( a wide range of Japanese exports to the United States have been affected by such agreements ) .
27 On the one hand , he may include individual parking spaces within each demise ; on the other , he may grant each tenant a general right to park cars , either limited to a specified number of cars per tenant or on a daily " first come first served " basis .
28 In an action which could be the largest personal injury case in legal history , they claim that these pharmaceutical companies which include market leaders Roche and Wyeth , and Halcion manufacturer Upjohn , failed to warn doctors and consumers of the possible side effects — which may include long-term brain chemistry damage — of seventeen different drugs .
29 Subsidiary courses may include other earth science courses ( eg Meteorology , Global Environmental Processes , Land and Environmental Information Systems and Oceanography ) , or other subjects from the science programme .
30 Other types of blown vinyl are made in similar ways , and may include metallic-type paper surfaces with a slightly reflective sheen .
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