Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 These accounts may therefore imply that , as language strengthens its hold on consciousness and , through writing , on the explicit world of knowledge , objects may retain their place in the ordering of the unconscious world .
2 Production staff must be conscious that how they build products may affect its EMC performance ; service engineers , likewise , must be sure that they do not compromise EMC once products are in the field ; the purchasing department must be aware that EMC constraints placed on suppliers may make a component more expensive to buy , but will probably save money when the end product is tested as a whole ; and the marketing and sales department must plan to sell the advantage which EMC brings to a product .
3 Some of this money may find its way back to building societies , which can then lend it out again to other customers .
4 If you invest here , your money may lose its value , your products can not be reliably priced for trade across Europe ; you may face high transaction costs ; and you may not get the full benefits of a single market . ’
5 Nonetheless , Niki soon built on an overwhelming lead in the championship , though a first crisis came at Long Beach when Audetto suggested that Clay Regazzoni ought to have his day in the sun .
6 Julia Hailes may sip her coffee from a Greenpeace mug and talk of the need for eventual radical environmental legislation , but dark green persons suspect Hailes and her green consumerism of complacency .
7 The buyer may lose his right to reject by waiver of that right , section 11(2) .
8 Most homeless persons and families have the common feature of poverty although a variety of personal and other reasons may underlie their homelessness .
9 The unthinking Christian may believe his faith as unthinkingly as the unthinking pagan .
10 The Legal Aid Act 1974 provides that solicitor and counsel may receive their remuneration only from the fund .
11 Here there is usually a ramp or board up which cyclists may push their bicycle .
12 Here there is usually a ramp or board up which cyclists may push their bicycle .
13 This wife stood by her afflicted husband and even expressed fears about what might happen if the firm were to remove him from his electronic friend : ‘ I know it sounds funny , but I 'm afraid that losing that computer may break his heart . ’
14 The propensity children have for imposing meaning distinctions of their own in their adherence to Contrast may delay their discovery of the absence of a difference between an adult form and a child innovation .
15 For the purposes of voting , a secured creditor may value his security and vote for the excess of his debt over the security held .
16 You 've certainly got me interested , and the shipping accounts may take my mind off being cross with you .
17 So no piece of information is too trivial for consideration : monster otaku may collect the names of the various actors who wore the rubber suits in an episode of Ultraman ( a trashy humanoid vs monster Japanese TV show , still watched on endless reruns ) and who were conspicuously shorter than in other shows ; ‘ idol ’ otaku may discover what university the father of Seventies teenybop star Hikaru Nishida attended .
18 This view reflects a widely shared one in pluralist political science that ‘ since power is a type of influence … a power holder may owe his power to his wealth , ability , reputation , popularity or , in general , favorable position with regard to any value ’ .
19 The Lions must get their act together on Wednesday in New Plymouth when they play Taranaki .
20 The GP should have his defibrillator with him .
21 Although puzzled , he hesitated to investigate more closely for fear his driver should imagine his interest to be prurient .
22 The MCC should have their review finalised for the ICC meeting in January .
23 Until then MacDonald must withhold his resignation .
24 They met through work and had an affair for five months until Mike , who was divorced , suggested Marianne should leave her husband .
25 Then if there is a stipulation as to the time by which the buyer must make his nomination , that stipulation as to time relates to delivery and will be ‘ of the essence , ’ Bunge Corporation v. Tradax ( 1981 H.L. ) .
26 My boss had arranged that Ken Billings should postpone his calf feeding till we got there so that we could witness the process .
27 Well , basically everyone that 's present at these meetings should get our Work in Progress meeting minutes .
28 ‘ A lot of people are saying that the board must get its act together and get some money to spend .
29 The FSA 's position is clear the Football Licensing Authority , set up as a Government quango to impose all-seaters must widen its remit and become a national body to impose standards of safety and comfort .
30 Oh Sarah should have her roof on by this week did you hear what I said ?
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