Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [noun] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some people may regard painting as a childish activity . |
| 2 | If we do n't succeed in this then we may require other people to act as our parents , or we may regard others as a threat to this self-sufficiency and therefore avoid intimacy . |
| 3 | Textile workers in Bradford and Brick Lane may regard Saddam as a liberator : the metropolitan middle classes despise him as a thug . |
| 4 | Certes , Sir , it behoves you to do this , because it is for God 's service , and because I may pardon Rodrigo with a good will . |
| 5 | The court may stay execution pending a hearing under any of the rules in Ord 37 ( Ord 37 , r 8 ) . |
| 6 | One may eliminate famine as a possible underlying cause of discontent , as the harvests in the five years before 1381 were at least average and sometimes good ( 78 , p.161 ) . |
| 7 | We have rules that executive share option schemes may grant options at a discount only if the employer also runs an all-employee scheme . |
| 8 | Easements for both gas and water mains may restrict development for a 4 — to 10 -metre swathe through a site , depending on the size and pressure of mains , and both are very expensive or impossible to divert . |
| 9 | Despite difficulties in interpreting arousal as a unitary physiological concept , it may make sense as a psychological one . |
| 10 | If the customer may make orders for a number of parts , then ‘ part ’ must also be a key attribute as there will be several tuples with the same ‘ Name ’ . |
| 11 | Whatever the truth , it is to be allowed that in speaking of them as effects in the ordinary way , to the extent we do , we may make use of a conception other than the one we have been examining . |
| 12 | Fourteen miles away you can visit Grey Mare 's Tail , a great waterfall , and here you may catch sight of a herd of wild goats which live in the area . |
| 13 | Some individuals can take up the suggestions of the hypnotist to the extent of becoming deaf or blind or unable to smell ; they may withstand pain without a murmur , re-experience being a six-year old , or even forget everything that happened , after hypnosis , until given a prearranged ‘ release ’ signal . |
| 14 | Remembering always that it is far better to announce that you are the ‘ Co-operative Funeral Service ’ to a person who may seek information regarding a memorial , than to announce that you are the ‘ Co-operative Memorial Service ’ to a person who requires information regarding funeral arrangements . |
| 15 | Furthermore an exhaustive lexicon of words may include words outside a normal user 's vocabulary . |
| 16 | People may buy shares in a target company simply because it has attracted the attentions of a potential offeror which is known to have a good eye for investment opportunities . |
| 17 | Large leaves may need support from a cane or , in the case of ficus , can be gently rolled up with an elastic band . |
| 18 | Elderly people with mental impairment who can no longer manage their own affairs may need assistance from a social worker in protecting their finances by consultation with the Court of Protection , under the Mental Health Act 1983 . |
| 19 | But finds that are deteriorating ( such as iron objects which corrode rapidly in damp conditions ) , that have been preserved by unusual conditions ( such as waterlogged wood or leather which dry out and warp or crumble if left untreated ) , or any others which are fragile may need conservation in a laboratory to prevent further decay and to strengthen them , so that they can be handled and studied . |
| 20 | A minority are unable to make any attachments at all and may need time in a therapeutic community ’ , Elliffe said . |
| 21 | ‘ You must regard exams as a joint problem you must solve together . |
| 22 | Additional question : " Do you agree that Uzbekistan should remain part of a renewed union ( federation ) as an equal sovereign republic ? " |
| 23 | Your alloted space in purgatory is reserved the moment you decide , for whatever reason , that a bottle of excellent but inexpensive champagne ( Safeway £7.49 ) must make way for a grander counterpart like Bollinger ‘ 83 ( Sainsbury 's £20.45 ) or , if the devil has really got to you , Dom Perignon ‘ 82 ( £44.99 at Tesco ) . |
| 24 | And the County Council 's consistently said to the West Yorkshire authorities , you must make provision for a range of sites in suitable locations to help draw er development that would othe otherwise come to North Yorkshire . |
| 25 | To explain this type of unemployment more fully , we must make use of a model of the economy within which the level of DD unemployment is determined . |
| 26 | However , it should not just act as a check-list but should relate facts about a country to the expatriate 's new life style . |
| 27 | But in addition the British government went along with the er demand by the French government that they should recognise Strasbourg as a meeting place for the European parliament in perpetuity . |
| 28 | In time of special and genuine difficulty the Council will of course be prepared to extend the period for submitting applications but bodies must seek approval for a late application no later than the time when the application normally would be due . |
| 29 | I feel sure that this is a marvellous concept and should introduce people to a number of talented new artists . |
| 30 | An employer from a partnership company should consider membership of a course committee as a right rather than a favour , and the college should see the invitation as an obligation not a dispensation . |