Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [be] [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some respects , today 's emphasis on women 's rights , literature and issues may not only be a drive to increase women 's standing in relation to men , but may rather be a celebration of the rediscovery of the shared communication that women have . |
| 2 | The principal hunting weapon may have been the bow and arrow ; arrows , as with all tools , are rare in early Anglo-Saxon cemeteries ; they are often viewed as weapons of warfare but constitute the most obvious hunting weapon amongst the range of artefacts and their rarity in cemeteries may only be a reflection of their importance to the community . |
| 3 | Alternatively this may only be a change in the precious metal brought about by necessity , and silver coinage may have continued the earlier function of the gold coinage , as bullion . |
| 4 | Dickinson argues for a change in the organisation of the industry as chronologically earlier pairs show less variation than later examples ; this may only be a change in ability and need not relate to changes in the medium used to make models . |
| 5 | It may only be a matter of time before MaliVai Washington , for one , sees the family name being represented in the wider context of majority black participation in the sport which has , for so long , been predominantly whites only territory . |
| 6 | Swindon tofday may only be a town in name and profile but by the twenty-first centurythey 're deternmined it 'll be a city to be reckoned with . |
| 7 | But this may only be a reality for those who are adaptable in what they are prepared to consider and where they are willing to go to do it . |
| 8 | If this is the case , the changes of the past 30 years may be the first signs of a return to the more traditional population distribution of pre-industrial Britain , but it must also be borne in mind that it takes a very long time to shift major population patterns , and that the present trends may only be a veneer on an underlying and more permanent structure . |
| 9 | This may only be a curiosity of Cowdery 's Down , for , on other contemporary settlements , pits and other deep features contained numerous seeds and animal bones . |
| 10 | But the irregular payments for which Stan Flashman 's club were punished may only be the tip of the iceberg . |
| 11 | What looks like a dead end may only be the result of personal weakness . |
| 12 | The benefit of these reactions have to be understood in terms of life in the wild , where fighting off predators , or fleeing from them , may literally be a matter of life or death . |
| 13 | But , when it may literally be a matter of life and death , might it not be worth putting things on hold for another twelve months ? |
| 14 | Edward Saul , in An Historical and Philosophical Account of the Barometer or Weather-glass ( 1735 ) says : ‘ it may perhaps be an Inducement to some of the Gentlemen of Lincolnshire , to deal with Mr Jonathan Sisson … ; that he is their Country Man , and eminent for his great Skill , Accuracy and Fidelity , both in the Construction of his Barometers , and in whatever Work , he undertakes , or delivers out of his Hands . ’ |
| 15 | As the transfer deals only with the legal estate , it can be argued that there should properly be a release off the register by the husband of his equitable interest in the matrimonial home to the wife . |
| 16 | These questions should properly be the subject of extensive research and debate , since on the answers hang decisive issues of antiracist strategy . |
| 17 | BUT the maximum distance from the where the foul was should only be a couple of yards . |
| 18 | It should only be a matter of time before they return to common sense and reason . |
| 19 | ‘ Nothing yet , but I 've got a team working around the clock so it should only be a matter of time before they come up with the answers . ’ |
| 20 | While the focus of our endeavour must necessarily be the degree to which the project has achieved its own stated objectives , the evaluators have felt free to go beyond the limits which those objectives described . |
| 21 | Vogel 's book entitled Japan As Number One ( 1979 ) is the epitome of this trend , as he sets a scenario in which he not only predicts that the Japanese economy will be the biggest in the world before the end of the century , but also that Japanese society should henceforth be the model for post-industrial societies . |
| 22 | But , at the same time , these ‘ philosophical ’ aspects of his subject must not be a substitute for either accuracy or depth within his chosen field . |
| 23 | The commitment to assessing needs in a gender-sensitive as opposed to gender-biased way must not be a reason for ignoring the way old women define their roles . |
| 24 | The novelist must not be a party to the bad habits of the reader . |
| 25 | For example , a commitment to acknowledging and validating personal biography must not be a justification for intruding too deeply or too early into a woman 's personal history . |
| 26 | Deprivation must not be an excuse for everything . |
| 27 | There must not be an imbalance in Europe between those who work and those who do not , and between relative social and living conditions . |
| 28 | And just a week before the Council opened he warned the papal curia that it must not be an obstacle in the way of reform . |
| 29 | Caution will have to be the watch word , but caution must not be the excuse for shying away from the challenges of this changing continent . |
| 30 | It must be national and it must not be the plaything of any political party . |