Example sentences of "and [modal v] [be] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The characteristic of both informational and investigative enquiries is that the results are advisory and may be accepted or rejected by the minister , though they will be used as part of the process of ministerial decision making . |
| 2 | This procedure will be reviewed and evaluated and may be amended when the arrangements for future sessions are established . |
| 3 | These arise , it seems , from basic rational considerations and may be formulated as guidelines for the efficient and effective use of language in conversation to further cooperative ends . |
| 4 | They are , in part , inevitable in writing , especially when the writer is thinking hard , and may be missed when the piece is proof-read , because we expect the words to be correct , and read them as though they were . |
| 5 | SBS is a term used to describe a vague , but apparently real , workplace problem , and may be suspected where staff complain of ill-health , headaches or problems with sore eyes , noses and throats . |
| 6 | The parts may themselves be complex and may be conceived as having their own subsidiary purposes in confluence with the system purpose , these are sub-systems . |
| 7 | The long range weapon is not due to enter service until the late 1990s and may be delayed while scientists attempt to modify the warhead to defeat the multi-layered Soviet armour . |
| 8 | There is one problem that immediately crops up here , and may be stated as follows . |
| 9 | One such condition is a corollary of the Principle of Contradiction , and may be stated as follows . |
| 10 | This condition is a corollary of the principle of Excluded Middle and may be stated as follows . |
| 11 | On completion of the program this output file will contain any detected CRC errors and may be viewed or printed as appropriate . |
| 12 | ‘ The factors which induced Woolwich to make the payments are set out in paragraphs 12 to 16 of Mr. Mason 's affidavit dated 1 December 1987 and may be summarised as follows . |
| 13 | ‘ The factors which induced Woolwich to make the payments are set out in paragraphs 12 to 16 of Mr. Mason 's affidavit dated 1 December 1987 and may be summarised as follows . |
| 14 | Some amendments to the standard provision are advisable , however , and may be summarised as follows : ( 1 ) The period of grace before the forfeiture provision bites in respect of outstanding rents should be no less than 14 days and ideally 28 , though the usual compromise is 21 days . |
| 15 | It exists only in use and may be imparted and acquired through apprenticeship and practice . |
| 16 | They have often gone unnoticed before admission , and may be induced when initial refeeding unbalances the patient 's precarious equilibrium . |
| 17 | Robert Knolles , whose origins were said to be very humble , made a fortune out of war service in the 1350s and 1360s , and may be taken as typical of the successful captains with no inherited wealth who raised themselves by their military skills . |
| 18 | The writer is aware that first-rate players can produce a beautifully pure pianissimo up to ( written note ) , but such players do not grow on every bush , and may be taken as about the upward limit for safety in solo work . |
| 19 | For a given spectrometer and sample geometry , ρ max is more or less constant , and may be taken as known . |
| 20 | Always give the customers their receipts — it is proof that they have purchased the goods , and may be needed if they wish to return or exchange an item . |
| 21 | Again , careful handling can reduce many of the problems associated with this temperament , but these traits remain present and may be triggered when the horse is stressed . |
| 22 | There is a good reason : those of childhood are or have been those of every client ( and also of every social worker ) and may be considered as common to every adult group . |
| 23 | The forms and processes are in a steady state of balance and may be considered as time-independent . |
| 24 | It is thus a supercooled liquid and may be considered as intermediate between liquid and solid . |
| 25 | They have not been charged or tried and may be imprisoned because of their nationality , in retaliation for the Ugandan authorities alleged support of the armed opposition group , the Rwandese Patriotic Front . |
| 26 | It then turns and pounces on it triumphantly , as if a fish scooped up from a river or stream has been landed on the bank and must be secured before it wriggles its way back to the safety of the water . |
| 27 | ‘ Whoever gave this drug to Rachel is evil and must be stopped before they kill someone . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Whoever gave this drug to Rachel is evil and must be stopped before they kill someone , ’ he said . |
| 29 | The remedy is generally only available where the chattel is unattended and must be made while the chattel is trespassing . |
| 30 | The lights must be positioned ( or shielded ) to avoid glare , and must be placed so you are not working in your own shadow . |