Example sentences of "which [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It concerns some issue which may ultimately imply a choice of what to do about it . |
| 2 | How can the essence of higher education lie in those elements of the student 's course which may well form a minority of his or her studies ? |
| 3 | However , we do want to get rid of they ( otherwise the house soon gets full of unsold turnery ! ) , so we price them by our own standards — which may well include a look at what the competition is charging and the ‘ finger in the wind ’ which Hugh decries . |
| 4 | Yet the warrant will be granted for two months — which may well include a period of time running after the demonstration in question has taken place . |
| 5 | The writer 's intention to amuse , or the reader 's amusement , are not easy issues to deal with in any summary way , but various forms of surprise and shock which may well cause a laugh or a smile will emerge as essential in distinguishing the fabliau . |
| 6 | This troublesome invisibility in the material record is often inversely related to its semantic value , and activity which may well have a central place in the police model of reality can well remain beyond the grasp of the outsider . |
| 7 | The distinction is quite important , for there are certain truly ‘ vaginal ’ infections in which the actual surface of the vagina is involved in the infective process and there are infections of the cervix and uterus which may also cause a discharge that appears ‘ vaginal ’ but is , in fact , cervical or uterine in origin . |
| 8 | Yet , a number of democratic constitutions today contain more than a mere organisation chart of functions and powers ; they contain Bills of Rights , which may also include a charter of social and economic rights , something characteristic of constitutions of the twentieth century , although generally honoured more in the breach than in the observance . |
| 9 | The hippocampus receives a large cholinergic innervation which may also play a role because LTP can be enhanced by the cholinesterase inhibitor physostigmine but is reduced by the anticholinergic agent scopolamine . |
| 10 | This chapter gives you some ideas for informal things to do in the Home , organised outings and activities which may also have a special therapy value , like reminiscence . |
| 11 | Thus , the aim of the healthy diet is to replace animal fats ( which contain LDLs ) with polyunsaturated vegetable fats which help lower cholesterol , and mono-unsaturated fats , such as olive oil , which may also have a beneficial effect . |
| 12 | In addition , he pointed to the influence of union leadership which can have a decisive impact on union membership growth via the policies and organising techniques which are adopted , and governmental encouragement which may also become a major factor in promoting union growth . |
| 13 | This can result in them being sued for libel ; in Britain it can also result in the people concerned complaining to the Press Council , which may publicly admonish a paper for bad reporting . |
| 14 | All major inquiries are now initiated by ministers who prefer to rely on royal commissions or departmental committees , which may sometimes contain a couple of MPs . |
| 15 | This is the sense that is represented by the title Aesop 's Fables : used of unrealistic stories ( Aesop 's fables are unrealistic in that they present anthropomorphized beasts and birds ) which may nonetheless present a valuable and pertinent moral to their readers . |
| 16 | There is a need for three higher-performance machines ( Plant Records , Potting Shed , Arboretum Department ) , which should also have a higher memory specification . |
| 17 | I 'm just waiting for my international clearance now , which should only take a few days , and then I 'll be aiming to challenge for a first team place . ’ |
| 18 | They are drastic pieces of legislation which should rightly occupy a large part of the time of the House . |
| 19 | ( c ) following an approach to the board of the target company , which may or may not lead to an offer , the primary responsibility lies with the board of the target , which must accordingly keep a close watch on its share price . |
| 20 | Do sites exist elsewhere in your area Mr that are not so encumbered about by ancient history , natural history , conservation areas , which might equally form a strategic reserve for your undefined post-two thousand and six requirement ? |
| 21 | If the explanation for the violent outburst lies in something which might understandably lead a person to be so angry as to lose self-control , then this supplies an added reason for mitigating the offence and the sentence . |
| 22 | The consequence of this is that women are feared because they are seen to be sexually aggressive , and relations with men are spoiled because a close tie to them , which might otherwise constitute a conflict-free alternative nevertheless connotes a parallel threat of passive dependency . |
| 23 | His voice had grown hushed and childish with wonder and his eyes filled , looking back to record this playful divination which might yet predict a future far removed from the cloister , which in any case was already losing its visionary charm for him . |
| 24 | A more suitable location was in the dining area adjoining the lounge , which might also allow a larger tank . |
| 25 | Port Glasgow and Leith , the main centres of trade , were the ports with the best-paid officers , but equally , they would also require the greatest amount of work from the incumbents , who would be much more under the eye of the supervisory staff based at Edinburgh , which might well make a less well-paid , but remote , port more attractive to the more independent officers . |
| 26 | It is a work which might well shed a tender light on the novella ‘ Goodbye , Columbus ’ . |
| 27 | I think we should forget about what may have happened in the past and pray for a series which might well become a classic . |
| 28 | ACAS has a network of regional offices which might well prove a valuable source of information . |
| 29 | Even then , other factors which might automatically underlie a consumer 's subjective judgement about credit costliness could confuse the calculations of APR still further . |
| 30 | Third , there may be rules that do not directly sanction that which might arguably constitute a breach of fiduciary obligation , but which might be thought to assume its legitimacy . |