Example sentences of "and [vb mod] [be] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The notion of the health-promoting school which permeates all aspects of school life seemed to be gaining favour with many schools and may be one way of tackling the situation . |
| 2 | This hypergastrinaemia may account for the increased acid secretion seen in some duodenal ulcer patients and may be one mechanism whereby H pylori contributes to the ulcer diathesis . |
| 3 | With up to 30 per cent of prisoners coming from minority backgrounds ( mostly black and Asian , but with Polish , Irish and other groups also represented ) this is one way of allowing for — and even valuing — cultural diversity and may be one reason why racial tensions do not seem to be as evident as one might expect . |
| 4 | The exception to this rule is the entry supplied under DESCRIPTION-LINES-ARE , which is not contained in brackets , and may be free-format text . |
| 5 | The decision is made harder by the knowledge that almost all terminally ill patients are receiving medication and may be suffering pain and distress , all of which could affect their mental competence , quite apart from some doctors ' reluctance to ‘ give up . ’ |
| 6 | We destroy plant and may be animal life for food . |
| 7 | For instance , most girls come from lower income families — often one-parent families — and may be early school leavers . |
| 8 | As well as being treated with an anthelmintic , severely affected animals may require antibiotics if pyrexic and may be i need of hydration if they are not drinking . |
| 9 | Crippled by frostbite he struggled into a blizzard with the infamous words : ’ I 'm just going outside and may be some time ’ . |
| 10 | all succeeding blocks of colour will be in multiples of two rows and may be any length in theory . |
| 11 | Keywords are not included in square brackets and must be upper case . |
| 12 | Keywords are not included in square brackets and must be upper case . |
| 13 | This volume alone redresses the balance and should be compulsory reading for all physicists . |
| 14 | Request for the procedural change has been circulated and should be general item . |
| 15 | This is cut from cardboard and should be matt black on the inside , at least . |
| 16 | Within the next five years , most PCs should be networked , and should be running network software . |
| 17 | The President would " co-ordinate the activity of state bodies to ensure the defence of the country " , and would be Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the USSR Armed Forces . |
| 18 | A graphics display screen could be used to switch rapidly from one map to another ; this would have the advantage of economy ( in that costly high-quality paper maps would not be needed by each participant ) and would be one way of ensuring that everyone was looking at the right map at any particular time . |
| 19 | degree of supervision would vary with qualification and ability of surveyor and would be such degree of supervision as would be commensurate with good surveying practice . |
| 20 | To introduce such a law in Britain would be ridiculous and would be another part of our personal freedom taken away . |
| 21 | There is no way up that does not call for sustained effort , and while a thin track is forming from a cairn on the roadside and will be some help when well trodden , Liathach will never be an easy climb . |
| 22 | In any case , it does not detract from my central theme that ‘ traditional ’ chemistry is brought alive by anecdotes and can be great fun , a feat that modern chemistry simply can not match except perhaps in the case of hydroxyethane ( ethanol ) , after a few glasses of which , who cares anyway ? |
| 23 | Safer sex includes wanking , fingering , body rubbing , massage , oral sex and fucking with a condom and can be great fun as well as erotic . |
| 24 | If you are looking for a Christmas present that saves money , is good for the environment and can be used time and time again , Ever Ready has the perfect present — the new FCH6 battery charger . |
| 25 | Programs such as this are an invaluable source of information and can be used time and time again . |
| 26 | It is free-format text , and can be any number of lines long . |