Example sentences of "this [vb mod] be [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This may be of pure sample , but more often it is diluted with a salt , usually KBr .
2 This may be of particular benefit in paediatric liver diseases where the diagnosis of PSC may be made without resorting to invasive techniques .
3 This may be of particular value to investors from Germany and Switzerland , where the tax-sparing provisions in the Portuguese double tax treaties may be used in conjunction with a Madeira tax-exempt company to reduce the financing costs in multinational groups .
4 This may be of considerable importance , for in the non-diabetic there are long-established relationships between lipid and lipoprotein levels and macrovascular disease ( Gordon et al , 1981 ; Miller et al , 1981 ) .
5 This may be through private study , distance learning or attendance at formal courses .
6 This may be in live coverage , for news programmes , for special programmes reporting the proceedings of Parliament or for other documentary , current affairs or educational programmes .
7 This may be from chronic stress , where our stress tap drips constantly a small amount at a time for months or years , or from sudden stress , when we encounter a specific fear , problem or major life event , which causes the stress tap to turn full on .
8 This may be by direct knockdown or by severing the opponents ' kiteline .
9 This should be in sufficient detail for precise identification .
10 This must be in close contact with the tank
11 Moreover , a secretary attached to a legation or an embassy and not to an individual minister or ambassador , and remaining at his post over a fairly long period , could become a valuable source of information about local conditions : this might be of great help to a new head of mission coming to a strange country of which he knew little .
12 This might be by parental design or due to natural events .
13 But this would be of limited value to the defendant , since any costs recovered by the defendant would be subject to a charge in favour of the board under section 16 of the Act and the operation of regulation 103 of the Civil Legal Aid ( General ) Regulations 1989 , the detail of which I need not examine , and would have the effect in this case that the defendant would in fact recover only a very small proportion of the costs he actually incurred .
14 This would be of obvious benefit to the spider , whose web would last longer , but it would also help the bird to avoid getting dirtied by sticky spider silk .
15 But this would be to little avail if the ground were waterlogged or so acid as to prevent the normal action of soil life .
16 ‘ Oh , this will be of great help in ordering raw materials , but sometimes we get part deliveries , could we have an extra facility to deal with those ?
17 This will be of great help to both of us when we come to continue his therapeutic treatment .
18 We suspect that this will be of great concern to many sports clubs and organisations throughout the United Kingdom and you might wish to consider taking appropriate action to make your views known on this matter .
19 This will be of great benefit to the people of Darlington and Teesdale .
20 However , Antony knows full well that this will be of great interest to the common people .
21 This will be of crucial importance in 1992 when Common Market deregulation leads to open competition in Europe and a more mobile labour market .
22 Mr Rifkind said : ‘ Quite properly this will be of enormous concern to people in Darlington and the North-East . ’
23 This will be of considerable value in counselling parents of deaf children during the early period of language development .
24 This will be of particular importance to some younger Nigerian research students , and others .
25 This will be of particular interest to you when sites within your District area are being considered .
26 This can be of particular significance if the chosen music is already combined with words , either sung or spoken .
27 The only evidence Shorter has of changing sexual attitudes is the rise in illegitimacy itself and this can be in large part explained , as we shall see , as the product of a persistent traditional sexual attitude in the changing economic context of proletarianisation .
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