Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This may hurt a little bit .
2 If it considers that a Member State is making improper use of the powers provided for in this paragraph , the Commission ( or another Member State ) may invoke an accelerated enforcement procedure against the Member State .
3 All are striking , some are beautiful , others startling and a few may invoke an involuntary shudder — such as the ‘ Vogue Food Photograph ’ of oyster complete with inquisitively crawling snails and a pair of skinned raw frogs ' legs , or the ‘ Bug in Ear ’ , showing a black beetle poised at the entrance to the aural cavity .
4 Attention is drawn to the statement in TR794 that ‘ the tax consequences of pensions can not be accounted for in isolation from potential deferred tax effects from other sources ' , as , for example , ‘ deferred tax arising from sources other than pensions may enhance the prospective recoverability of tax arising in respect of pension payments ’ .
5 Changes in geothermal gradient caused by higher heat flow related to such events as igneous intrusion may enhance the thermal evolution of such material ( Teichmüller and Teichmüller , 1981 ) .
6 While predictability in behaviour of this kind may enhance the anticlerical view of the monk , it also renders his portrait mundane .
7 Tonal languages also have intonation patterns which may override the basic tone of the words .
8 In summary , one can say that one can not teach any creature to mentally be like any other , since we have no handle by which we may modify the essential mind structure of another creature .
9 The grant was voted more because Charles ended disputes over land titles running over the previous twenty years than because the West Indians believed they ought to support the English Exchequer , but a permanent colonial contribution to the home government was — at least for England — a new and interesting departure , though one that had no sequel .
10 Using elementary operations of this kind , we may construct a canonical form of lambda-matrices , which is diagonal , the elements in the diagonal being functions of
11 Hence , given these probabilities and outcomes the investor may construct a riskless hedge by buying 1 share and writing 1.2 calls .
12 Others , such as a chemical explosion involving the release of a toxic gas , may persist for a week or more , have delayed consequences , may affect a future generation if the toxic chemical is mutagenic and may have a significant impact on plant and animal populations .
13 Preventive efforts can , however , be made to ensure that the mother is aware of the problems of certain courses of action ; that high standards of care are in operation throughout the process ; that the necessary steps are taken to combat the incidence of infection and disease which may affect a healthy foetus , and that nutritional standards are sufficiently high .
14 Though they are contemptuously referred to as ‘ page turners ’ , they are nevertheless texts and can engage the attention of those reading them , even developing patterns of thought which may affect the real world , as Disraeli 's novels did in the last century .
15 The authors suggest that extreme malnutrition may affect the immune system and make the disease more likely .
16 3.2 The Distributor hereby acknowledges that the Publisher is the owner of the trade mark ‘ Oxford ’ and of other trade marks used by the Publisher and undertakes to inform the Publisher immediately of any possible or alleged infringement of the Publisher 's trade mark or of any other matter which may affect the continued use of the Publisher 's trade mark in the Territory or elsewhere
17 4.2 The Distributor hereby acknowledges that the Publisher is the owner of the trade mark ‘ Oxford ’ and of other trade marks used by the Publisher and undertakes to inform the Publisher immediately of any possible or alleged infringement of the Publisher 's trade mark or of any other matter which may affect the continued use of the Publisher 's trade mark in the Territory or elsewhere .
18 4.2 The Distributor hereby acknowledges that the Publisher is the owner of the trade mark ‘ Oxford ’ and of other trade marks used by the Publisher and undertakes to inform the Publisher immediately of any possible or alleged infringement of the Publisher 's trade mark or of any other matter which may affect the continued use of the Publisher 's trade mark in the Territory or elsewhere .
19 4.2 The Distributor hereby acknowledges that the Publisher is the owner of the trade mark ‘ Oxford ’ and of other trade marks used by the Publisher and undertakes to inform the Publisher immediately of any possible or alleged infringement of the Publisher 's trade mark or of any other matter which may affect the continued use of the Publisher 's trade mark in the Territory or elsewhere .
20 It is important to remember that other factors may affect the platelet-aggregate ratio such as the rate at which blood is drawn through the sampling needle ( Rohrer et al , 1978 ) .
21 The actual evaluation/consultation is a factor that may affect the existing situation .
22 The position of the child in the family may affect the separating process .
23 The Bank maintained in 1980 that although targets were set , it was possible that structural change and financial innovation may affect the relative growth rates of the aggregates , but that the problem was not insuperable ( Green Paper on Monetary Control 1980 ) .
24 Variations in the uptake of labelled leucocytes in these organs have been reported and patients with inflammatory bowel disease may have associated hyposplenism which may affect the splenic uptake .
25 These new developments may affect the very way in which we grow our plants .
26 Here , the recent literature suggests that four main things may affect the initial selection of graduates .
27 Alternatively , they may regard the single warning given by one policeman in the presence of a colleague as issuing from both .
28 Your Catfish may regard the whole tank as his territory and attack anything you put in as competition .
29 Having been through the experience , though , may facilitate a certain realism about the conflict in question . ’
30 Others may experience a light-headed sensation as if they have had a few glasses of wine ; a few fall into a deep sleep !
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