Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] [verb] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 A mattress used with the wrong base may cause damage to the mattress , be uncomfortable and would invalidate the guarantee .
2 Although public sector entities may experience difficulties with the recognition and measurement of certain assets , the example the audited Crown financial statements have set shows that verifiable valuations can be placed on most public sector assets .
3 Formal or informal bargaining may take place across the boundaries of the corporation between unions and political authorities — ministries , governments and local or regional authorities .
4 Before the end of the 28 days any member or auditor may serve notice on the company requiring a meeting to be held for that purpose .
5 Employees aggrieved by the actions of their employers may seek redress through the courts or at an industrial tribunal .
6 Opponents may draw comfort from the fact that they are described officially as ‘ a temporary obstruction on the highway ’ .
7 In considering a complaint under the section , the board may have regard to the factors specified in subs .
8 Ken said that many performers ought to pay managements for the privilege of working on the stage .
9 Local authorities may borrow money from the National Debt Commissioners , the Public Works Loan Board , or by means of loan instruments such as bonds or local authority stock .
10 Recent studies on extensional flow suggest that measurement of the viscosity in such flows may contain information on the molecular weight distribution not easily obtained by other means .
11 Signs may include reddening of the vulva , a mucus discharge from the vagina which wets the tail hair and strong regular wagging of the tail .
12 Often the form of a piece of literature may throw light on the nature of the piece and its background , or " life-setting " .
13 Relocation policies may make provision for the payment of storage charges , for instance at Cadbury Schweppes and VAG .
14 In consequence , product planning , and research and development activities may concentrate resources on the product and the brand , so further strengthening its position relative to the competition .
15 In the muscles the parasites are harmless , but their presence may necessitate trimming of the carcass .
16 Nevertheless , the breaches of these rules may have implications for the financial statements or other aspects of the auditor 's regular reporting responsibilities , and therefore some enquiry in these areas is needed as part of the audit .
17 Research contracts should include costs for the provision of computing services wherever appropriate .
18 The 1988 Education Reform Act states that the National Curriculum should prepare pupils for the opportunities , responsibilities and experiences of adult life " .
19 The Education Reform Act 1988 states that the National Curriculum should prepare pupils for the opportunities , responsibilities and experiences of adult life " .
20 The Japanese Foreign Minister Michio Watanabe and his Russian counterpart , Andrei Kozyrev , held cordial discussions in New York City on Sept. 23 in which they agreed that their deputies should resume talks over the disputed territories at the earliest possible opportunity , as a means of paving the way for a rescheduling of the Yeltsin visit .
21 It is also proposed that widescale improvements and expansions to existing roads should take place in the next decade .
22 The cases should provide evidence on the conservative course of a court heavily influenced by appointments made during the Reagan years .
23 Lord Donaldson , Master of the Rolls , has suggested that family cases should require leave of the court before an appeal could be launched .
24 Lord Donaldson , the Master of the Rolls , has suggested that family cases should require leave of the court before an appeal .
25 The Court of Appeal held that because the principle of effective protection only required that national courts should provide remedies for the protection of European rights which were as effective as the remedies available for the protection of similar rights in English law ; and since a plaintiff can recover damages against governmental bodies in English law only if a breach of private law can be shown ; and since the challenged action would not be actionable in tort in English law ; it followed that the principle of effective protection did not require that damages be available to the plaintiff as a remedy .
26 The main purpose of a contract of sale of goods is that the buyer should become owner of the goods , Rowland v. Divall ( 1923 C.A. see paragraph 7–08 below ) .
27 After a flight to the east , meetings should take place in the latter half of the daytime rather than in the morning by new local time .
28 After a flight to the west , meetings should take place in the morning by new local time rather than in the latter part of the day .
29 An adequate representation of a text must assign speeches to the correct characters , sentences to the correct paragraphs , and paragraphs to the correct chapters .
30 Any future progress must take place after the end of the normal day 's business , if nobody objects .
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