Example sentences of "[det] [vb mod] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is an extract from Act no. 18 of the parliament of 1848 and reads : ‘ Censorship having been abolished forever , freedom of the press re-established , each may freely convey and express his thoughts through the press . ’ |
| 2 | Individuals within each may well diverge from the norm . |
| 3 | Although the recent approaches to the Treasury and the manner of their reception have been much appreciated , there is a feeling that little may yet be done to prevent the most serious disruption of breeding and horse sales in this country . |
| 4 | That may no longer be true . |
| 5 | ‘ That may no longer be true , sir . ’ |
| 6 | You always hope that you will be able to select a large , easy field , but that may not be possible . |
| 7 | While that may not sound brilliant for the performance , it should be borne in mind that the 300E-24 saloon , weighing the best part of 500lb less and with a four-speed automatic 'box , achieved 18.8mpg while on test . |
| 8 | That may not be enough to save the Japanese from cutting each other 's throats . |
| 9 | And that may not be as bad as it first sounds . |
| 10 | Diluting it and mixing in it into slurry lagoons or spreading it at a low rate on grassland was a method used in the past , but even that may not be possible now . |
| 11 | On the other hand , all Same and Lamborghini engines undergo an initial running-in process in the factory at Treviglio , so that may not happen . |
| 12 | But that may not be such a bad thing , says Ian Marshall . |
| 13 | That may not be all it implies . |
| 14 | But even that may not help as the worker may be waylaid by those who have ‘ just come in for a form ’ or an address or have to collect their children from school in five minutes . |
| 15 | That may not be real but it was certainly my perception and it is the perception that counts . |
| 16 | Again , that may not sound much but it 's more than enough to disrupt the delicate balance of different gases . |
| 17 | And in many countries new mining activities have to restore land to its original state when the underground resource is exhausted , But that may not always be the most appropriate response |
| 18 | ‘ Fs , Gs , and the Big U. OK , that may not be great earthquakes for you , but people like my folks press you . |
| 19 | ‘ I suspect that may not be possible , ’ Edward told her . |
| 20 | They had one daughter , who I believe is not right in the head ; but that may not be the one you met . |
| 21 | That may not go down so well in the middle of Leicester Square if you are wearing a suit . |
| 22 | That may not sound like the most exciting plot you have ever heard but every MP in the Commons seemed to think it was better than Indiana Jones , The Terminator and Alien rolled into one . |
| 23 | But he fears that may not be possible . |
| 24 | That may not bother AXA , providing it is the dominant shareholder . |
| 25 | But that may not be quite right . |
| 26 | But that may not help much either . |
| 27 | The FCC 's cleverly contrived technical contest may have helped accelerate the move to digital broadcasting , but that may not be of much help to the terrestrial TV broadcasters it had hoped to escort into the digital age , nor give much of an edge to American equipment makers . |
| 28 | That may not sound very imposing , but it represented a major advance . |
| 29 | Clearly any or all of these are possible but erm er naturally you would understand that if you had them daily by film you would be having you know ninety pieces of paper er and clearly that may not be appropriate at times well times , you know hundreds by the looks of it now but usually times ten at least . |
| 30 | So a female quail does not begin to incubate her clutch of a dozen or so eggs until it is complete , and that may not be for a fortnight after the first was laid . |