Example sentences of "[adj] [modal v] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A precise chronology is impossible , but Bede says it was in 653 — by which 654 may need to be understood , for Bede also says it occurred two years before the death of Penda ( in 655 or 656 ) — that Peada was converted ( HE V , 24 ) . |
| 2 | However , I 'm sure that it will be only a short time before the imaginative gentleman of this funeral business ( or after-care service , as it apparently now likes to be called ) will overcome these problems that in any case may be outweighed by one great advantage to which he points with pride : namely , that it is above all discreet , in that the girlfriend of the departed may view at any time , giving any name , and the wife and family will be none the wiser ! |
| 3 | However much Labour may talk about public expenditure , it normally makes such a mess of the economy that there is little benefit to be found in the longer run . |
| 4 | In addition , slow waves consistent with being asleep may occur during lapses in performance . |
| 5 | Therefore , our data support the notion that ET-1 may contribute to the functional and morphological abnormalities of pulmonary vasculature associated with CFA . |
| 6 | Two-thirds may relapse within six months but there is still a good chance that the condition will clear up ultimately . |
| 7 | Hence if , when the lease of The Country Tearooms comes to an end , the tenant , Ms Prim , wishes to renew the tenancy and the landlord is unwilling to do so , Ms Prim may apply to the local county court for a new tenancy based upon the terms of the tenancy which has just expired . |
| 8 | Incidentally , and irrelevantly for present purposes , that reasoning has led to the well-established conclusion that a child en ventre sa mère at a testator 's death but later born alive may rank as a life in being for the purposes of the rule against perpetuities , which is a rule of public policy under English law : see Long v. Blackhall ( 1797 ) 7 Durn. & E. 100 . |
| 9 | In order that as many people as possible may benefit from the information please take a copy if you know of someone else who would find the booklet helpful . |
| 10 | Once agreed , your interests should take precedence over everything else that may arise in the course of the inspection and report . |
| 11 | Perhaps an immunologically vulnerable subset of inflammatory bowel disease patients , Crohn 's disease and ulcerative colitis alike , are prone to develop refractory pouchitis under the influence of certain mechanical , vascular , bacteriological or biochemical factors , or all four that may arise in an ileal reservoir . |
| 12 | That may go against the grain for some AGP leaders , who entered politics as advocates of non-violence . |
| 13 | That may lead to a new , quieter Islamic party under his leadership . |
| 14 | We 've increased our market shares virtually everywhere er two very strong er improvements Venezuela and Nigeria and the the initiative we 've taken with the Soviets to rework their wells er should be onstream by the end of the year and we 're hoping that may lead to other opportunities er , both in Russia and er and there 's the possibility from that of some business in Eastern Europe as well . |
| 15 | I say that this type of equipment is necessary because until we can be sure all major rockets and missiles have gone , there will always be a chance of such offensive capabilities ‘ falling into the wrong hands ’ and that may result in terrible consequences . |
| 16 | Schooled children , on the other hand , may have been taught that in formal school situations such assumptions must be suspended , however strange that may appear to be . |
| 17 | We can not enjoy a happy life with God unless we are willing to be disciplined — unhappy though that may appear at first . |
| 18 | The devotee knows , however , that the image is not the omnipresent God force , whatever that may mean to almost the entire world . |
| 19 | " The only incident we know about that may relate to the rest of the set-up is your performance at Winter Marsh . |
| 20 | No one can predict whether a serious injury will result in death — that may depend on the victim 's physique , on the speed of an ambulance , on the distance from the hospital , and on a range of other medical and individual matters . |
| 21 | But that may depend on who he is fighting and , anyway , Razor Ruddock is n't aggressive , either . |
| 22 | But that may change with the release of the £22 million Super Mario film next summer . |
| 23 | Grace Road has a ‘ starless ’ society now , though that may change in time with the development of 20-year old Ben Smith , who justified the high opinions held of him by making his maiden first-class century in the first game of the season . |
| 24 | But all that may end with the drug BB94 . |
| 25 | In most cases , there are insufficient surviving remains to make it worthwhile conserving the site for public display : if it has been fully excavated , all that may remain to be seen are , literally , a few depressions in the natural subsoil , even if what was excavated above was quite spectacular . |
| 26 | All these developments suggest that the phenomenon of EPZs has its own life cycle and that policy must adjust accordingly , however difficult that may prove in practice . |
| 27 | Write down some things you do that may get in the way of a good relationship and that you could improve . |
| 28 | ‘ That may appeal to you , but there 's no way I would consider it even for a moment . ’ |
| 29 | That may appeal to an audience of a certain age , but it is a pretty foggy vision . |
| 30 | But that may happen to you anywhere , if there is any profit in it for the criminal . ’ |