Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of them may involve social policies ; others may involve environmental policies on which we shall have to give ground during the next 10 , 15 or 20 years . |
| 2 | The three quarks inside a proton normally do not have enough energy to change into antielectrons , but very occasionally one of them may acquire sufficient energy to make the transition because the uncertainty principle means that the energy of the quarks inside the proton can not be fixed exactly . |
| 3 | The French education system has had many of the features now introduced into the British system for more than a century and studying them may shed some light on future possibilities for schooling in this country . |
| 4 | Indeed , one of them may get more information out of it than the author realised he was putting into it . |
| 5 | Although creeks are thought to be largely areas of non-deposition rather than areas of erosion , the scour of the tide along them may cause some lateral erosion and water draining at times of very high tides from areas behind the zone of creeks may plunge into the heads of the creeks and so cause a certain amount of headward erosion . |
| 6 | Hyphenating them may overcome this problem . |
| 7 | Despite the fact that neither the Model Code nor the Take-over Code have the force of law , they do represent important statements of commercial morality and at times breach of them may have legal consequences . |
| 8 | I mean I know there 's always an argument , especially here in Oxford , that people just come , look round the colleges and they 're gone again , but having said that some of them must spend some money . |
| 9 | She 'll want at least another three watch-keepers , and preferably two of them must understand celestial navigation . |
| 10 | SUBTERFUGE Newspapers and journalists serving them should use straightforward means to obtain information or pictures . |
| 11 | Applicants who consider that this exception may apply to them should seek detailed advice by writing to the Registry . |
| 12 | Applicants who consider that this exception may apply to them should seek detailed advice by writing to the Registry . |
| 13 | Police are warning that the chemicals are highly toxic and anyone who comes into contact with them should seek urgent medical attention . |
| 14 | Doubtless one of the reasons for this approach is that Parliament is presumed to have considered the interests of those who will be affected by the undertaking or works and decided that benefits from them should outweigh any necessary adverse side effects . |
| 15 | I wonder if I may offer some thoughts on this theme as I reflect on the situation facing Catholic Christians in our Church today . |
| 16 | See , Sue has n't come back to me , the science department has n't come to me so I 'm not , I may leave that and say , and do something like that next year in a module or wait until I 've finished again I do n't mind , that 's still something in my mind which I would like to do but because talking to the form tutor 's , what I had written down as a fait a complet erm they 're not too keen so therefore I opened up and say you know , which particular things they were interested in the banking one they are very interested in the environment one , yes , within the school tidy upping area that they would like to do but I 've got ta be able to , and I do n't when planting season is or if I wan na put , be able to put flowers in etcetera , you see what I mean ? |
| 17 | Erm but er unless I I may repeat one or two of the things I 'd have said on the phone I 'm bound to do that , er the three things that are gon na be decided here today really is you if you and I erm you 've got inside information of course , er if you and I agree that er is the is the platform for you to earn some good money . |
| 18 | If I may make one suggestion to the South Africans that is meant to be helpful , it is this : call on Bob Burrows , the ITV producer who was in charge of the Rugby World Cup in this country , and invite him to be your consultant . |
| 19 | I may feel guilty because my father died young , because I masturbate , because I earn too little or too much , because I have wind . |
| 20 | Your Royal Highness , Mr Chairman , Commodores , Ladies and Gentlemen , I am not absolutely sure whether this microphone system will work if I stand what I do know is , however , that I would be a larger target for you and under the circumstance I will , if I may remain seated . |
| 21 | It seems I have to make some travel abroad , but I may return later to complete my studies . ’ |
| 22 | If I feel that a particular patient is suffering from extreme tension and finds it difficult to relax , then I may suggest that , during the two weeks following the regression session , he simply practises a basic relaxation exercise for a few minutes a day . |
| 23 | Someday I may meet another mammoth . |
| 24 | In this chapter , therefore , I may omit some of the standard descriptions of the Great Mother , which the reader can easily find elsewhere . |
| 25 | Perhaps I may pursue that in Committee . |
| 26 | tt oh , I said to Billy I said instead of getting one of them plastic ones , I may get one of them wooden ones , just , you know sort of like dear the wooden ones |
| 27 | ‘ I rather hope I may get those concerned to invite me to do you in the Authors and their Work series — though I have n't done anything about it — I might then like to quote a bit or two out of a letter ( e.g. about Ivy ) , but I devoutly hope you will be able to censor the thing for yourself ’ — for there was still hope , or I was allowed to think so . |
| 28 | Please can you tell me where I may purchase some dog 's tooth violets . |
| 29 | I say it should be a nice evening , and I think to myself I may need all that wine . |
| 30 | Chairman , if I may add this add this to the outline application , indicating that that 's to the rear of the site , the Mayor |