Example sentences of "which [vb mod] [vb infin] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In the meantime I enclose herewith a small supply of a leaflet prepared by the Finance Department which may enable you to answer questions which will inevitably arise at your surgeries . |
| 2 | Most bandsaws , for example , have a table considerably above the common machine table height which may enable you to cast long jobs above other machines . |
| 3 | Any debts will have to be repaid which may mean you come under pressure to do so , or it could be that other people will be unable to pay you . |
| 4 | Food intolerance may be the cause of many minor ailments , which may make you feel under par . |
| 5 | And I 've got something to tell you which may make you feel the same way about me . " |
| 6 | The professor shall also , at the close of each term , inform any society which may request him to do so , as to the regularity of attendance and the proficiency of the students belonging to such society who have been admitted into the laboratory or department under his charge . |
| 7 | They may have changing patterns of substance use and an unstructured lifestyle which may lead them to want services intermittently . |
| 8 | Elderly parents may begin to feel tense and unsure of their previous social skills and ability to sustain long conversations with visitors , or may tire very quickly , which may lead them to start placing obstacles of one kind and another to people coming to the house at all . |
| 9 | Subtle changes take place , too , in the attitudes of some of her friends to whose circle she belonged when her husband was alive , which may lead her to feel rejected at a time when she needs to be accepted in her new role and to have her self-esteem strengthened . |
| 10 | We should also note that there are at least two different factors which may lead us to feel that some notion deserves emphasis ; one of course is contrast with another property that might have been expressed ; the second is salience of the notion within the particular situation envisaged ; this would presumably be true for : ( 16 ) Geraldine told us a long story about bee-keepers With these points in mind , we should now compare ( 15 ) with ( 17 ) and ask ourselves how much emphasis of either kind is present in ( 17 ) , provided that it is not " read in " in order to support the hypothesis : ( 17 ) the ideas discussed will be put to our colonel topics suitable could include divorce and bankruptcy buildings adjacent will be closed for three days Since there is no doubt that these sentences might be used in situations where the property of the adjective would not be contrastive , the only candidate which may have any plausibility is the " salient on this occasion " variety , though there does not seem to be very strong reason to believe that in all cases where these sentences could be used the adjective property will be salient ; we return to this later . |
| 11 | ( Also included are Edith Sitwell and Eliza Cook , which may give us cause to ponder . ) |
| 12 | There has , however , been very little research which looks directly at this issue and thus at this stage suggestions about the normal levels of memory performance or about the variables which may influence it remain largely speculative . |
| 13 | But in a way that puts cash into companies which may allow them to increase their dividends . ’ |
| 14 | USL 's action looks likely to speed up the pace of this convergence , which may see it become Pinnacle UK before the end of the year , though that depends on how well the two companies work together in the interim , says Unix Solutions ' Quing Tsang . |
| 15 | Ronnie Carey : nursing an ankle injury which may force him to sit out Dungannon 's opening All-Ireland League fixture . |
| 16 | Interestingly , the disparities appeared to be greater the less serious the offence , which may have something to do with the virtual absence of Court of Appeal guidance in respect of less serious offence types , which we remarked on above . |
| 17 | She is also much taller than most of the grubby little men , which may have something to do with it . |
| 18 | Though , as I say , this is very much a matter of personal taste and is not a ‘ rule ’ and there are some patterns in the electronic packs which may tempt me to change my preferences . |
| 19 | These will probably be things that they would have kept as a matter of course in their store cupboard in earlier days , but have gradually dropped off their shopping list as they grew older and only had themselves to cook for ; so there is no question of giving them new ideas — only trying to revive old ones , which may tempt them to prepare more varied and nourishing meals to achieve a balanced diet . |
| 20 | This flexibility includes job mobility , which may require you to do different jobs in the office , or being asked to take up a job at another office within a reasonable travelling distance . |
| 21 | But no compulsion can secure that it will proceed along those lines … it can only be supplied with the knowledge and training which may guide it to seek its own solution in the better state with higher ideals . |
| 22 | Police were also examining video tapes which may help them find those responsible . |
| 23 | Her backlist is being reissued in the same style , which may help her jump a league . |
| 24 | The following notes , questions and observations on courses which have a programmed development and which include written materials and tapes are just a few which may help one to assess the relative merits of the very many courses that are available to the EFL teacher . |
| 25 | This in turn may help us to postulate structures beneath the surface , sequences and relations of acts , which may help us to go further towards finding the answer to our original problem : what is it that makes stretches of language coherent and communicative ? |
| 26 | Further studies will attempt to elucidate the mechanism of this mucosal defect which may help us to understand better the underlying pathogenesis of human duodenal ulcer and to improve treatment . |
| 27 | Recent research suggests that apples — along with some other fruit — contain ellagic acid , which may help us fight off skin and lung cancer . |
| 28 | Apples it now seems — along with some other fruit — contain a substance which may help us fight off skin cancer caused by ozone depletion and lung cancer caused by tobacco smoke . |
| 29 | But there are a number of ‘ self-help ’ measures you can include in your daily routine , which may help you prevent attacks in future . |
| 30 | Because once you 've got a computer running for your main application then you can always find other things to do with it which may help you to improve your business . |