Example sentences of "which [modal v] [vb infin] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reasons for failure are more likely to be due to people problems , which may show themselves by the lack of cooperation when the information system is being developed and a resistance to the changes that occur when the application is implemented . |
| 2 | Taken together with the author 's Building & Civil Engineering Standard Forms ( 1969 with 1970 and 1973 Supplements ) and the tenth edition of Hudson 's Building and Engineering Contracts ( 1970 ) which is edited by the author , this book gives the practitioner sound and practical assistance on virtually any problem which may confront him in this difficult and increasingly important area of law . |
| 3 | And besides his official engagements as a deputy lieutenant , which may involve him in royal visits and the like , he says he will continue with his community roles . |
| 4 | This is an unpleasant discovery which may shock you into giving up and returning to the relative comfort of Stage 1 . |
| 5 | Since that was so counterbalanced by conditions , which may lead them into disputes and difficulties , they would be better acting upon their current lease . |
| 6 | As we have seen , such organisations tend to be dominated by formal rules and by committees which may lend themselves to the more autocratic style of leadership . |
| 7 | Some people are very sensitive to colour and design , others to tone and movement , which may manifest itself in art , athletics or music . |
| 8 | To the men and women who wait in its shadow with the ground rumbling under them and the volcanic ash hiding the sun , it is a terrifying reality which may drive them to the most desperate expedients . |
| 9 | The Vauxhall top brass is conspicuously absent ( which may say something about Vauxhall ) , and trivial PR flackery all too present . |
| 10 | These children would be put into orphanages or into care and have a greater possibility of leading an unhappy childhood which may afflict them with mental disorders . |
| 11 | Tobacco and cocaine are harmful but , again , tobacco is almost universally allowed , whereas most readers of The Economist live in countries which may imprison you for possessing cocaine . |
| 12 | We are always delighted to send you information about courses , prospectuses and ( later this year ) to send you a new video about the University which may help you in advising your own pupils about the possibilities and benefits of following a course at Birmingham . |
| 13 | There are several good catalogues which you can obtain and which may supply you with new ideas ( see book list , page 136 ) . |
| 14 | In this factsheet we suggest possible sources of help for services or improvements to you home ; suggest ways of finding companions or live-in help ; and list some benefits which may assist you in paying for help . |
| 15 | This approach takes into consideration the person 's past history and current circumstances which may cause them to be especially susceptible to respond adversely to particular types of event . |
| 16 | This may not pose problems for the mutated creature , which may find plenty of potential partners ; they , however , will not recognise the deviant form as conspecific . |
| 17 | ‘ I am to be questioned and interfered with and hounded , not to be left , doing a job of work the way I choose , a necessary job , a job our sister has made tediously inevitable , a job the result of which may save us from potential disgrace , even if we can not go so far as to expect it to improve our situation out of all recognition . |
| 18 | Orrell have Morris , England 's scrum-half , in full battle order , which should mean plenty of work for Emeruwa , White , who will be on the open side , and Ryan , the acting captain , at No 8 . |
| 19 | It is made from heavy-duty plastic , which should protect it from all but the psychotically over-enthusiastic synthesist . |
| 20 | There will also be makeovers , cosmetics , new hair products and techniques and nail treatments which should provide you with lots of ideas . |
| 21 | It is probable that we are not yet aware of the extensive use made of the river system for bulk transport at that period , but there are indications which should alert us to it , such as the wharfage on the River Ver discovered in the 1954 — 7 excavation at the Park Street villa ( Saunders , 1963 , 118 — 123 ) . |
| 22 | Elisabeth Cook 's recent account of the ‘ Querelle des Bouffons ’ shows an extensive political dimension , which should alert us to the nature of associated rhetoric . |
| 23 | It is the emotional and dynamic tug of a story which must prevent us from reading in too literal a spirit . |
| 24 | Note that you may only select approved versions for successful approval ( except for the package module which must select itself at the same issue ) or |
| 25 | Hume and Kant ( 1724–1804 ) are two towering giants of philosophy and our brief indications of their positions on morality — which must tear them from their systems as a whole — may irritate the knowledgeable , but with the space at my disposal and the particular purpose of supplying background to Part Two of this work , the only alternative was to ignore them altogether . |
| 26 | These arose out of the feeling that trade unions had to become involved in other spheres of influence if they were to offset any serious injury which might befall them as a result of the General Strike . |
| 27 | The first is a totalizing strategy which dissolves every distinction into the all-inclusive distinction of race : for example you are always and already defined as Jewish irrespective of age , class , gender , culture , or any other feature which might place you in a category with non-Jews . |
| 28 | Let's say then , I just , I used to have to work on eleven appointments a week because if I had eleven appointments a week , two people would perhaps blow me out , change their minds , two people would rearrange , two people would say no thank you , and another two would say , yes , but I need to do it next month , which might leave me with two sales . |
| 29 | Judicial independence means that judges are not dependent on governments in ways which might influence them in coming to decisions in individual cases , though their promotion , like their appointment , is effectively in the hands of the Lord Chancellor with , nowadays , a measure of Prime Ministerial intervention . |
| 30 | Having read your article ( WW/May 91/p.484 ) on the Appalachian dulcimer , I would draw your readers ' attention to the following points , which might aid them in producing an effective musical instrument . |