Example sentences of "[Wh det] [modal v] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stainless steel cleaners : Many products so described are polishes or include substances which may leave undesirable residues on food contact surfaces . |
| 2 | We will try and take we will er as usual send young children definitely under the age of sixteen into shops to see if people will sell fireworks to them and if they do then er we will take the appropriate action which may mean criminal proceedings . |
| 3 | Erm , if we are asking Mr to look at the long-term viability and the ways of preserving that , those options may be other than option one which was what you moved , and I think it 's rather premature to actually go down a road that says we preserve it in it 's present form with some disposals , when , we are asking for a report for it 's future viability , which may mean complete disposal , or may not , and I think , that , that 's why I 've seconded Mr 's amendment , because it 's right we should wait for that that report to come to property , know the full facts , and then we can make a decision as to which option we want for the County Farms estate . |
| 4 | There may also be short-cuts that the machinist could take in doing the work which may mean slight deviations from the specification in the drawing . |
| 5 | Moreover , frameworks are being sought which may open new doors . |
| 6 | A system of managed floating enables exchange rates to be determined essentially by private market forces , but governments intervene in the foreign exchange markets to try and moderate any short-term fluctuations which may arise due to destabilizing capital flows or other factors . |
| 7 | This is due probably to the fact that people suffering from aphasia are more likely to come to the attention of a neurologist than individuals suffering from certain kinds of right hemisphere damage which may pass unnoticed by the individual himself such that he does not seek medical attention or is not referred for neurological investigation . |
| 8 | Any dangerous elements in large halls and playgrounds should be pointed out , as should the changing effect of shadows which may create false edges and hide certain landmarks . |
| 9 | Less work has been carried out on copper , but the little that has ( e.g. Manser 1977 , pp. 22–3 ) indicates a very wide range of composition , matched by the range found in Roman copper alloys which may suggest extensive use of scrap such as that found in bags accompanying skeletons ( Myres 1978 ) . |
| 10 | This study also confirms the presence of low serum IGF-I concentrations in children with Crohn 's disease , which may reflect depressed energy intake . |
| 11 | This form of communication must not , however , be equated with the formal , structured monologue which may reflect classical Greek influence rather than the Judaic-Christian tradition . |
| 12 | The main side-effects of zidovudine are related to toxicity to bone marrow ( which makes blood cells ) , which may necessitate regular blood transfusions , reducing the dose or even stopping the drug . |
| 13 | As a contributor to a recent survey on ‘ comparability in social research ’ , published under the auspices of the British Social Science Research Council , sagely observes : ‘ a great deal can go wrong at the recording stage which may make subsequent analysis difficult or even impossible ’ . |
| 14 | Within the first class of évenements , for example , are the brief spans of individual lives ; within the second are economic trends and cycles lasting several generations ; and in the third , the longue durée , are factors such as population size which may remain unchanged over long periods . |
| 15 | The conduct of a professional person towards a client , or an employer towards a worker , are also matters which may attract legitimate public interest . |
| 16 | A related problem involves the environmental impact of onshore oil and gas extraction , an issue which may achieve added prominence with the discovery of significant reserves in some of the most beautiful parts of southern England . |
| 17 | These include an effect on gastric emptying and intestinal transit time , the reduction of intraluminal pressure and colonic faecal transit , all of which may alter central blood pressure regulation via afferent nerves from the gastrointestinal tract ( Anderson , 1981 ) . |
| 18 | Regulation of pH i is of major importance to cell homeostasis because many physiological phenomena are pH dependent ; diverse examples include the rate of glycolysis , the level of intracellular calcium , and plasma membrane K + permeability which may regulate intracellular electrical potential . |
| 19 | Thus , while the principal economic function of state enterprises is usually quite well-defined and stable over time , they also perform many other economic functions which may place complex and often contradictory demands on them . |
| 20 | This project investigates whether this ability is related to children 's understanding of social situations which may involve similar knowledge relationships between people . |
| 21 | It has been suggested by Akai et al that some gastrin may be produced by an alternative processing route , which may involve other intermediate forms . |
| 22 | ( d ) There are practical situations as well as practical activities : situations such as those in everyday life which may involve mathematical skills , although not necessarily using concrete apparatus . |
| 23 | Land-agents are employed to act for the landowner in negotiating compensation for disturbance created by the working space needed for engineering operations , which may sterilize crucial areas of corn or pasture for a season or more . |
| 24 | A research team in Edinburgh has discovered a substance previously undetected in young babies and is beginning a three-year study which may prevent future cot deaths . |
| 25 | The tank floor must be kept clean , to minimise the risk of infection of the anal fins , which may prevent proper development later . |
| 26 | What is more important is that we have to confront our fears and prejudices which may prevent open and supportive discussions about this new health problem . |
| 27 | One other pattern of integration has , to my mind , considerable potential value since it maintains a useful and workable balance between an entirely subject-based curriculum , often fragmented and irrelevant to real life and an integrated curriculum which may neglect essential learning skills , or prove beyond the capabilities of the ordinary teacher to teach effectively . |
| 28 | Basic ophiuroid morphology comprises a central disk and five ( sometimes more ) radiating arms ; dorsally the disk is covered with calcite plates or thickened skin which may possess various spinelets of granules ; ventrally there is a centrally placed mouth with angular interradial jaws . |
| 29 | This would seem to be linked with the capacity to provide egg-laying sites all the year round for the obligate fig-wasp pollinators , as well as to the year-round provision of food for the specialized dispersal agents such as howler monkeys and bats , which may travel long distances , in the case of Artibeus jamaicensis in Mexico up to 10km , to feed on figs . |
| 30 | It must be ensured that the process of reorganisation does not result in lasting damage to competition [ and ] Community law must therefore include provisions governing those concentrations which may impede effective competition in the common market or in a substantial part of it . |