Example sentences of "which [modal v] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | X and Y are Extremely Wise , which let's hope the human race might become . |
| 2 | These present a different kind of expressive difficulty , which may leave the worker feeling even more helpless . |
| 3 | Among the manifestations of these attitudes are the statements of some defendants in rape trials , which may show an indifference towards the wishes of women , or a belief that the wearing of attractive clothes or an invitation to coffee is a sure sign of willingness to engage in sex ; and the attitudes of some police-officers in the early 1980s , influenced by any one of a number of assumptions about the prevalence of false complaints of rape , about the ‘ typical ’ rape as an attack by a stranger , about the presence of injuries or bruises in ‘ genuine ’ rapes , and so forth . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | A new pay deal — which may mean a cut of up to £1 1/2 MILLION — could also head off the growing clamour at Westminster for a Commons inquiry into whether the family gives value for money . |
| 6 | Articles may reveal diversification plans which may mean a company suddenly becomes a potential customer ; advertisements for personnel may reveal plans for expansion , again suggesting potential new business . |
| 7 | 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 " . |
| 8 | The media provide , in Blumler 's words , ‘ the informational building blocks to structure views of the world … from which may stem a range of actions ’ . |
| 9 | — which may enhance the lexicon . |
| 10 | It can be useful to refer to something you all have in common , which may restore a feeling of harmony . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Mr Bond is desperate for the deal to stand , since Bell Resources is crucial to his A$2.5billion brewery deal with New Zealand 's Lion Nathan which may underpin a debt restructuring plan for his entire media , property and brewing group , currently labouring to reduce around A$8billion of debts . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | As the Lord Chancellor indicated when the Bill was in committee , the provision was deliberately tailored to meet those exceptional cases involving ‘ the sort of invention which may revolutionise a company or perhaps even a whole industry ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The more able pupils often produce stereotypical work which may generate the ‘ right ’ answer but may not stimulate them to ask further questions . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | I think Stuart is hoping several group members will contribute specific perspectives , each of which may form a chapter of the report , whereas others will contribute through critical assessment of the issues . |
| 20 | I think Stuart is hoping several group members will contribute specific perspectives , each of which may form a chapter of the report , whereas others will contribute through an assessment of the issues . |
| 21 | That is one of the things that writing does : it entices the reader into an ‘ unreal ’ world , a world ‘ really ’ only composed of funny marks on a page , and through those marks makes the reader consider something which may form no part of normal life . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 ’ . |
| 25 | No one is ever fully prepared for bereavement , and even if her husband 's terminal illness was one from which she had known he could not hope to recover , his death will still have come as a shock to her which may create a feeling of numbness and unreality : . |
| 26 | Groups no less than individuals ( although not in quite the same sense as individuals ) are subject to fits of passion , self-deception and hysteria which may create a temporary majority for decisions which will later be regretted . |
| 27 | The concept of the Created God completely rules out the exclusion from the Alternative Religion of any part whatsoever of humankind , whether it be by reason of race , colour , sex , or for any other reason at all which may create an identifiable group or individual . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 ) . |
| 30 | 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 |