Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Erm I , I 'd like to see what Peter would like to see actually , I think we ought to see the whole thing done in one fell swoop . |
| 32 | However , the preceding chapters have shown just how many possible mediating processes may explain the apparent link between childhood risk factors and adult disorder . |
| 33 | This may explain the electromechanical disassociation found by Snape et al as the cause of reduced gastrocholonic reflex in patients with ulcerative colitis . |
| 34 | This pattern of epidemics may explain the broad movement of wages in the mid fifteenth century , for the 1440s , 1450s and 1470s , when it is logical to assume that deaths were more likely to have exceeded births , were precisely those decades when wages were highest . |
| 35 | This may explain the low number of emergency operations and death in the epinephrine group . |
| 36 | Formation of clusters with unprimed T cells has thus been shown to be a functional feature of dendritic cells ; this may explain the striking appearance of S-100 protein + cells in Peyer 's patches , which are considered important sites for induction of primary immune responses . |
| 37 | Short term assets are held for investment opportunities , and the government 's privatisation programme , coupled with high interest rates on liquid assets may explain the increased popularity of cash and other short term assets in recent years . |
| 38 | Ca 2+ levels were found to be elevated in synaptosomes prepared from potentiated dentate gyrus 45min after the induction of LTP , and this may explain the enhanced ability of potentiated synaptosomes to release preloaded transmitter . |
| 39 | An easily fatiguing sphincter may explain the severe urgency reported by our patients . |
| 40 | This may explain the evident uniformity of Silurian facies and Silurian faunas . |
| 41 | In actual practice , one or more of the items are often missing and this may explain the high failure rate of new ventures . |
| 42 | This may explain the reduced frequency of transformation . |
| 43 | This may explain the interesting siting of some churches close to or inside prehistoric monuments . |
| 44 | Uncontrolled burning may damage the typical vegetation , and diminishes the bird population . |
| 45 | Luminal free fatty acids and bile acids may damage the colonic epithelium and stimulate proliferation , which may increase the risk of colon cancer . |
| 46 | But some anglers fear that the carp may damage the aquatic ecosystem which supports their fishing . |
| 47 | The key theme in this study is the suggestion that for any given sequence of changes in technology , the speed at which change takes place may influence the ultimate market structure . |
| 48 | Diet supplementation with fatty acid precursors of eicosanoid synthesis may influence the adaptive response of the duodenal mucosa to acid . |
| 49 | One danger is that prospective purchasers get carried away and on occasion acquire land on impulse without fully investigating factors which may influence the financial success of the proposed development . |
| 50 | Before investigating in detail particular tax measures , we consider some of the more general ways in which public policy may influence the intergenerational process . |
| 51 | The effects of other genes and environmental factors may influence the different course of the disease in this subset of patients . |
| 52 | This ought to harmonise the general flight speed of the 3 or 4 kites in the team , and their rate of turn . |
| 53 | Alternatively , they may prefer the limited protection provided by keeping each other ( and their own needs ) at arm 's length by replaying the old scenarios . |
| 54 | Higher cuffs generally give more support in rough terrain , but the more experienced user may prefer the greater mobility offered by lower cuff designs . |
| 55 | If , for instance , you will not enjoy a visit to the opera , then you may prefer the next month 's barn dance . |
| 56 | There are regular concerts in the S.E.C. or you may prefer the Scottish Opera . |
| 57 | HMIs have clearly sensed that in launching their series of studies , even if their highly focused character may convey the subliminal message that they are interested more in mechanisms and techniques than in broader perspectives . |
| 58 | As Goffmann points out , the end of conversational encounters carry an increased risk of creating offence — in the sense that careless or perfunctory termination may convey the misleading impression that one could n't wait for the session to end and that as far as one was concerned the whole episode was a waste of time . |
| 59 | This may cover the whole gamut of emotions , including elation , despair , anger , irritability , anxiety , and inexplicable fear . |
| 60 | ‘ Perhaps I ought to wear the wretched thing after all , just to give a talking-point . |