Example sentences of "and [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] the " in BNC.

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1 These are clearly more formal models than those which the modern letter-writer is used to , yet Shakespeare 's range stretches from the intimate and occasional to just such formal rhetorical structures as Day 's category of the ‘ Epistle Deliberative ’ , which uses a mixture of praise and criticism in its ‘ Hortatory ’ or ‘ Dehortatory ’ intent , and may legitimately subject the recipient to moral pressure : Yet , while acknowledging the relevance of Day 's treatise on letter-writing and its tactics of persuasion , we may note that in Shakespeare one of Day 's categories is absent , namely the ‘ Responsory Epistle ’ , which ‘ dependeth of the partes of a former letter ’ and must refer back to it .
2 These are accumulated over many years and may vigorously colour the way we respond to all kinds of situations today .
3 Their occurrence seems to be cyclic and may well express the evolution of levels of consciousness .
4 The tax or expenditure is likely to lead to changes in endowments and may well affect the general equilibrium of the economy .
5 The Minister will no doubt refer to the availability of loans , and may well repeat the claim made in a letter by his predecessor : ’ there is no evidence that a loan scheme has in practice had the effect of reducing participation by lower socio-economic groups . ’
6 At best they are uncertain and may well reflect the impressions and attitudes of the attending physicians .
7 The most important of these will be specified in the Articles of Association , and may well oblige the manager to sell his shares at a price probably less than market value .
8 This is a difficult exemption and may well cause the Capital Taxes Office much heartache ( see Standing Committee House of Commons Debate , Standing Committee A Finance Bill , 5 February 1975 especially cols 868 and 867 ; Attorney General for Northern Ireland v Heron ( 1959 ) 38 ATC 3 ; Dymond 's Capital Taxes , paras 13.319 – 320 ; McCutcheon on Inheritance Tax 3rd edn , section 3 – 13 and the Revenue Booklet IHT 1 , para 76 ) .
9 As a homosexual himself we learn , through his poetry , that Gunn has lost many close friends to the disease and may well have the HIV virus himself .
10 Not only are these harmful to the people directly involved and to their congregation , but they often receive publicity and may also bring the Church into disrepute .
11 France 's fly-half Didier Camberabero will undergo a knee operation next month and may also miss the start of the Championship .
12 Choices are still made , though external circumstances may limit the initial range of options and may also affect the outcome of the policy chosen .
13 Excess salt has been shown to be linked to high blood pressure and may also affect the efficient function of the kidneys .
14 Cognitive disturbances may play a predisposing part and may also maintain the disorder once it has been initiated .
15 This practice was divorced from using a potty and may also indicate the reason for the difference in attitude .
16 The order should specify where any examination is to take place and may also name the person who is to conduct it .
17 It outlines the problems and may also include the reasons for presenting the report in the form given .
18 In the latter interpretation , the relevant situation of utterance encompasses the actual context of production of the text , and may also include the context of reception , if readers recognise the evoked societal setting as their own .
19 These powerful new networks , usually referred to as broadband Integrated Services Digital Networks ( ISDNs ) are already being established and may soon transform the global distribution of electronic information .
20 However , in such cases it is worth remembering that the product may be available more cheaply elsewhere and may thus reduce the credit needed !
21 However , in such cases it is worth remembering that the product may be available more cheaply elsewhere and may thus reduce the credit needed !
22 It will rule him out of next Monday 's FA Cup semi-final replay with Portsmouth and may even end the season for the promising Liverpool winger .
23 A survey of this type , whilst useful to illustrate the extent of the odour problem in England does not , however , give an accurate picture and may even underestimate the problem , as it is apparent that in many cases the public , for various reasons do not complain .
24 This discovery has potential as a useful tool in the epidemiological investigation of the spread of such an organism , and may even replace the other new techniques described earlier .
25 Rumour and speculation can affect the target 's and the offeror 's share prices ; upset employees , customers , suppliers and other third parties who deal with the company ; and may even force the offeror or the target to make a premature announcement .
26 Students may use this form to indicate whether they wish to be awarded a certificate or DipHE as a terminal or intermediate award and may even indicate the order in which their two fields are to be listed on their transcript and CNAA parchment .
27 SOARING beef cattle prices are confirming the advantages of Scotland 's export oriented abattoir industry — and may even undermine the buying power of the big five supermarkets .
28 It also reduces stress , makes people more sociable , helps them to sleep , may lower blood pressure and may even reduce the incidence of gallstones .
29 Avoid mineral oil because it lacks the living qualities of vegetable oil and may even rob the body of some of its fat soluble nutrients .
30 Often this is because the original advisers are not familiar enough with what is involved in proving a case , and may even have the naive belief that the inherent ‘ sense ’ of their development proposal will somehow be apparent to all .
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