Example sentences of "[Wh det] [modal v] [verb] [adj] [noun] " 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 | He must not only master their content but be prepared to haggle away those items he finds unacceptable in acrimonious negotiations which may last many hours and in which ignorance is ruthlessly exposed . |
| 3 | It is here that we do see examples of apparently selfless giving , where the carer 's independent life effectively is suspended for the duration of the caring relationship , which may last many years . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Moreover , frameworks are being sought which may open new doors . |
| 8 | In Nuuk are all the comforts of civilisation , but also much boredom and drinking , which may go some way to explain why so many young Greenland men are destroying themselves . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The original problem definition of ‘ How to improve the sales team ? ’ could be re-expressed as ‘ How to make the sales team perform like Newcastle United Football Club ? ’ ( an analogy which may suggest better team training or a new look at tactics ) or ‘ How to address corporate turbulence ? ’ a metaphor which may prompt ideas of inter-departmental conflict . |
| 11 | 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 ) . |
| 12 | This study also confirms the presence of low serum IGF-I concentrations in children with Crohn 's disease , which may reflect depressed energy intake . |
| 13 | The Life of Wilfrid offers two versions of Aldfrith 's dying injunction concerning Wilfrid which may reflect two stages in its production . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | For it is not uncommon for each individual client to have a number of complex interrelated problems which may necessitate several bureau visits , thus adding to the ever-expanding workload of the CABx . |
| 16 | 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 ’ . |
| 17 | In many cases they are actually simpler since a complete instruction is executed in a single machine cycle unlike a microprocessor which may make several memory access when executing a single instruction . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 ) . |
| 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 | ( 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | A second variation applicable to industrial goods markets will be customer perceptions of operating characteristics , which may carry greater weight than the technical specifications that may form the basis of the supplier 's sales pitch . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | The organisation is hoping people will use the event to visit places of interest which may hold special memories for them . |