Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , the stressed housewife may take rights 3 and 7 and decide that : ‘ I have the right to suggest to my elderly mother-in-law that she enquire about the possibility of a home-help , as the demands she is making on me are wearing me out ’ . |
| 2 | The fixed belief that the sufferer may have problems and that these may be a cause of drinking or drug use , but certainly not a consequence of it , is the central psycho-pathology of the disease . |
| 3 | Trying to prevent boredom and contain deviance by making the curriculum ‘ relevant ’ to pupils ' cultures may elicit sexism ; yet sexist curricula may exacerbate deviance . |
| 4 | If battle fatigue sets in , Mr Biedenkopf may have reason for optimism . |
| 5 | It also expresses concern that ‘ the increasing number of going concern qualifications which we foresee this statement precipitating may force businesses into receivership that might otherwise survive . ’ |
| 6 | Poorly consolidated sediments and porous sandstones may require impregnation with resin under vacuum . |
| 7 | Other invertebrates may collect light with natural mirrors , while some crustaceans scan the scene in front of them , extracting a picture in a similar way to the moving dot in a television camera . |
| 8 | Fixed-term contracts may make provision for employees on leave to have their passage(s) to and from home paid for by the employer . |
| 9 | These reflections upon the character of the new vision of contracts may assist teachers in organizing their teaching of the modern doctrine . |
| 10 | Engineer 's ability to control costs during construction Larger contracts may include terms under which a person named as " the Engineer " , " the Architect " , or " the Supervising Officer " has powers and duties to supervise and instruct a contractor . |
| 11 | The hidden curriculum may transmit messages not only about the time perspective of tasks , but about identification with them , and in particular the non-identification that is implied by the idea of scepticism . |
| 12 | As the child gets older and time orientations lengthen , the reward may be delayed ; gratification may occur days , weeks , months or even years later , and this may result in a ‘ work ethic ’ style in which persistence becomes a sub-goal in itself . |
| 13 | A mattress used with the wrong base may cause damage to the mattress , be uncomfortable and would invalidate the guarantee . |
| 14 | It can , however , help to identify aspects of family life where clashes of values or attitudes may raise difficulties — whether in child care practices or gender issues , arranged marriages or disagreements between parents and adolescents . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Four age groups will be investigated : young children aged 4-6 ; pre pubertal school children aged 9-11 ; young adults aged 18-28 : and elderly skills may shed light upon scholastic abilities and disabilities and occupational choice . |
| 17 | But radiation from VDUs at very low frequencies may give cause for concern , say scientists at the Ginadian Centre for Occupational Health and safety . |
| 18 | Any LIFESPAN user may enter DCs . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | A distinction is made between sales negotiations , where a certain amount of bargaining may take place , and pure selling , where the salesman is given no freedom to bargain . |
| 21 | From his headquarters in Weston-super-Mare , Burniston tells me , ‘ Although one of two privately owned clubs may have ideas about taking over the pro 's shop , I believe that a good shop run by the professional and his staff is essential at a club . ’ |
| 22 | Compared to states or executives , governments tend to be of short duration — state institutions often remain in existence for long periods and officials in the executive may have lifelong careers , while governments come and go ( although some of their personnel may hold office in more than one government ) . |
| 23 | Articles may reveal diversification plans which may mean a company suddenly becomes a potential customer ; advertisements for personnel may reveal plans for expansion , again suggesting potential new business . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Multi-dimensional products may hold data in as many as 12 dimensions |
| 26 | A firm must , therefore , be aware that its products may face obsolescence in overseas markets , not necessarily because of any technical advance , but because of cultural change . |
| 27 | It should be remembered that agricultural products may require consideration of special competition rules ( in particular , the rules on restrictive agreements and state subsidies may not automatically apply ) . |
| 28 | Because of this some of the early cases may require consideration . |
| 29 | In it , he warns that a lack of staff and money may delay action to combat global warming , ozone depletion , the reduction of industrial waste and sewage discharges , and the construction of a nuclear waste depository . |
| 30 | It has been suggested that similar reactions may take place on background sulphate aerosols in the Antarctic stratosphere , but as yet there has been no unambiguous evidence for these reactions in the absence of polar stratospheric clouds ( although there have been observations of ozone loss attributed to volcanic aerosols ) . |