Example sentences of "which [modal v] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | These present a different kind of expressive difficulty , which may leave the worker feeling even more helpless . |
2 | In the area of booking contracts a form of damages has developed which may enable the guest to obtain more than the value of the contract . |
3 | The C.-in-C. of the Indonesian armed forces , Gen. Try Sutrisno , was quoted as saying on Nov. 23 that Gusmao would be " accused of engaging in subversive acts , murder and theft , accusations which may mean the death penalty " . |
4 | — which may enhance the lexicon . |
5 | In addition , many eukaryotic cells have whip-like flagellae or cilia at their surface , which may move the cell along , or serve to waft material past the cell surface . |
6 | The electricity supply is also regulated so that ‘ surges ’ in the National Grid — which may accompany the beginning or end of certain television programmes and so affect domestic lighting and identify the passage of time — are smoothed over . |
7 | It introduces , however , a new element in recognising that between transmitter and receiver there may be interference from an outside source — ‘ noise ’ — which may distort the message . |
8 | Spadefoot toads have a number of anti-predator tactics , one of which is to inflate the lungs and hence the body , which may fool the snake into thinking the toad is larger than it really is and act as a deterrent . |
9 | Commonly , too , human activity creates habitats that are in a constant state of flux , which may open the way for pioneer species ( such as ragwort and dock — the kind commonly regarded as ‘ weeds ’ ) but also produces rapid successions of species . |
10 | But Aeroflot , its successor or its 20 constituent parts-each of which may form the nucleus of a national carrier in the republics-are likely to need 500 new or newish Western aircraft to continue services . |
11 | Moreover , it is arguable that classical adjudication is in general unsuited to the resolution of what are termed polycentric problems , which may form the subject-matter of statutory inquiries . |
12 | In a letter to members , the Assistant Masters and Mistresses Association warns against schemes ‘ with no guarantee of adequate resources ; which may blur the process of professional development with the identification of alleged weaknesses for disciplinary purposes ; and which may be used as a crude and inequitable process for relating salary rates to arbitrarily judged levels of performance ’ . |
13 | Aches and pains of various kinds may occur , some of which may mimic the symptoms of her husband 's last illness , and her general health may deteriorate , because at first she will be so absorbed in grieving and a kind of mental ‘ searching ’ for what she has lost that she may tend to neglect her bodily needs . |
14 | Researchers were encouraged to explore the assumptions and mechanisms underlying the acceptance of the status quo which may favour the interests of dominant groups ( in this case , the bourgeoisie ) . |
15 | Erm it 's a difficult balance , change is very rarely popular and quite often it 's only ever talked about but sometimes it happens and even then it 's not popular but a balanced and open mind is required to approach change but perhaps more important , and this is n't always mentioned , suggestions about change tend to come from rather specific areas and there are rather specific interest groups which may start the process of change |
16 | If the Proprietor republishes the Work the use of the names Oxford , Oxford University Press or any logo or get-up which may suggest the name or trade marks of the Publisher must be removed . |
17 | In general we could surmise some possible causes : lack of clear guidance either in ‘ help routines ’ within the program or as printed instructions in the documentation accompanying the program — lack of preparation , ie , reading the documentation , which may suggest the demands are too high for most teachers ( teacher 's guides are rarely read ) — poor ‘ driving system ’ within the actual program , ie , the central organization of the system does not match teachers ' needs — poor ‘ driving system ’ that either confuses the teacher through its complexity or , at the other extreme , is not flexible enough for him to achieve the flow of his planned lesson — poor ‘ driving system ’ that interrupts the presentation of relevant displays with detailed control instructions on the screen . |
18 | It is concluded that the plasma membrane of HGT-1 cells possess ( a ) specific 3 H-omeprazole binding sites , which may reflect the omeprazole sensitve H , K-ATPase present in gastric parietal cells ; and ( b ) Ca 2-activated K channels , which may be located in the basolateral membrane of human gastric parietal cells and play a part in acid secretion triggered by Ca² -mediated secretory agonists . |
19 | Withdrawal of a pupil from sex education in fact presents schools with something of a dilemma — whether to accede to parental wishes , which may reflect the parent 's philosophical or religious convictions , or whether to make the welfare of the child the paramount consideration . |
20 | The majority of the ‘ halls ’ can be divided into two on the basis of their floor area , one group of settlements having mostly large buildings , the other smaller , which may reflect the status of the settlements ( Figure 2.7 ) ( James , Marshall and Millett 1984 ) . |
21 | But at last , in the summer of 1988 , negotiations are in hand which may end the war . |
22 | As a result of intense competition , bonds are often sold at a discount to attract investors ( the " reallowance " ) or else banks would sell their bonds in the grey market ( a market for bonds on which the issue price or syndicate allocations has not yet been determined , where quotes are set in relation to the unknown final price ) , which may oblige the lead manager to buy the bonds back in order to support the price . |
23 | Apart from questions of naturalness , accuracy , and the ‘ logic ’ of a text , there are sometimes stylistic considerations which may make the translation of conjunctions particularly difficult . |
24 | There are two factors particularly which may make the aim of clarity of description difficult to achieve : the breadth of a criterion and ambiguity in its description . |
25 | This loneliness then tends to be misdiagnosed as depression and medications may be prescribed which may make the disease even worse . |
26 | You 'll just make the formula over-rich , which may make the baby dehydrated and , if you continue , overweight . |
27 | The disappearance of sea grass from the Mediterranean is leading to underwater " deforestation " which may threaten the majority of marine life , according to a report form Greenpeace . |
28 | The only known or suspected production sites are at Elsham in Lincolnshire comprising concentrations of burnt material and sherds of pottery ( which have not been excavated and which may represent the remains of funeral pyres ) , the excavated kiln ( ? ) at Cassington ( Arthur and Jope 1963 ) and possibly Sutton Courtenay ( Leeds 1936 , p. 28 ) . |
29 | They may also deliberately maintain extra production capacity so that potential entrants can see that any attempt at entry will be matched by a sharp increase in production by existing firms , forcing price reductions which in the short run will be unprofitable for all but which may bankrupt the entrant first . |
30 | Another possibility is that these changes are related to an autonomic neuropathy , which may alter the length of the QT interval in the electrocardiogram . |