Example sentences of "this [modal v] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may offer some protection , although it is difficult to disinfect plastic and is no substitute for sterile works . |
| 2 | This may offer some evidence for a possible overlap of integral groups ( a ) and ( b ) : for the Ashcroft mosaic is certainly one of the most impressive saltire arrangements ( the constituents of group ( b ) ) . |
| 3 | The alkalinity is increased , and this may disturb some textile processes . |
| 4 | This may lead those who would otherwise oppose the practice to defend it on cultural grounds . |
| 5 | This may lead some health workers , families and older people themselves to believe that there is little to be done to improve the circumstances of people with care needs . |
| 6 | This may lead some to suppose that any attribution or commendation of neutrality assumes that whereas one is morally responsible ( i.e. , accountable ) for what one does , one is not morally responsible for what one does not do , or some similar distinction . |
| 7 | Again , this may explain that phenomenon which is central to the relevance of discourse analysis to language teaching : how is it that a student with an advanced proficiency in pronunciation , grammar , and lexis somehow fails to use these language skills to communicate successfully ? |
| 8 | This may give some clues on how overheating contributes to cot death . |
| 9 | It is rare for the responsibility for causing conflict to rest solely on one side , and this may involve more than the organist and the minister . |
| 10 | This seems , this seems a worthwhile thing to do to me , Chairman , this may reflect that , this position that we are in the business cycle that er , you know , with a slightly optimistic outlook , a lot of firms are seeing themselves in a position to expand and , and need this to help them do so . |
| 11 | This may reflect some heterogeneity in size as generally observed for DNA fragments ending with telomeres ( 34 ) . |
| 12 | For all this , primary products exported outside the Bloc have ( at least since 1974 ) been worth more in dollar terms than they have within it ; but given the way goods are priced within it , this may mean less than meets the eye . |
| 13 | I would propose that we explore with the Managing Director a possibility of a deal at the higher end of this range but this may mean some form of earnout . |
| 14 | If a warning has been given , then on causation grounds this may mean some other person is liable . |
| 15 | We feel that this may skew any long-term investment planning for sport . |
| 16 | This may consist either of views as to the proper policy-making procedures — the way things are to be done — or of particular sets of policies that are perceived to be in the best interests of the nation . |
| 17 | And this may make all the difference between life and death . |
| 18 | This may make some sense for the bourgeois ‘ art ’ tradition ( though probably not as much as he thinks ) but when the elements of the entire musical production-consumption process become both more unified and interdependent , and more ‘ socialized ’ , it becomes less appropriate . |
| 19 | This may make any savings you anticipate by remortgaging immaterial in the long run . |
| 20 | Within this process of socialization , individuals will learn that some emotions and feelings are not acceptable ; this may cover such areas as masturbation and sexual activity , crying ( especially in boys ) , and the expression of the more ‘ difficult ’ emotions of anger and grief . |
| 21 | This may represent either increased synthesis of the type 1 chain precursor or activation of the Le and Se genes . |
| 22 | Few animals inspire such extremes of love and hate as the fox , and this may go some way towards explaining why so much nonsense is written and talked about them . |
| 23 | This may go some way towards explaining the difference of opinion in the various ‘ recommended ’ lists ; it all depends from what point of view ( or various shades thereof ) one is approaching the task , and for whose benefit ? |
| 24 | This may include some purposeful interviews along the lines of one of the approaches to be suggested in this chapter . |
| 25 | A data storage area : this may include some unused space to allow for additions embedded in the data . |
| 26 | I would like to double my subscription , and this may include any increase made by the Institution during the coming year . |
| 27 | This may indicate that user interfaces to query structures can not yet replicate human processes of spatial reasoning in a reasonable time , or that in software terms it is inefficient to extend SQL , and that an alternative must be found . |
| 28 | Obesity is common among multiparous women but this may indicate that weight gain is the result of multiple pregnancies rather than a prerequisite for conception . |
| 29 | This may indicate that other factors also play an important role in increasing hepatic venous pressure gradient in acute liver failure . |
| 30 | A preliminary trial of the skin patch suggests that this may help some smokers overcome the craving and withdrawal symptoms associated with giving up smoking [ 8 ] . |