Example sentences of "and there [modal v] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , if it is thought that the joint tenancy might be severed ( and there might be good matrimonial or tax planning reasons for this ) it is preferable to include the enlargement of powers as in Precedent 34 for otherwise the trustees of the conveyance may not have power to mortgage or charge the property ( see Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1964 , s8 ) . |
| 2 | In smaller businesses , job reviews may only take place when the time comes to decide on salary increases and there might be little consultation with the majority of members of staff . |
| 3 | The bus company says an investigation is under way and there may be disciplinary action . |
| 4 | Even when there have been tensions and problems , we may have spent many out-of-work hours caring for parents , and there may be deep-rooted feelings of loss . |
| 5 | Occasionally there are situations where two techniques can be used , and there may be good reason to apply both so that they provide supporting evidence for each other ( for example , see p. 134 for the use of TL and uranium series dating at Pontnewydd Cave ) . |
| 6 | After all , logic inheres in people as well as subjects , and there may be good individual reasons for putting together what looks like an unlikely package . |
| 7 | A high proportion of affected subjects are therefore compound heterozygotes rather than homozygotes , although particular mutations may occur with a frequency of over 60% in certain populations and there may be close association with particular haplotypes , indicating that founder effect has had an important influence on the distribution of mutations across nations . |
| 8 | The manager can say this and that and it looks good on paper and there may be great reasoning behind it . |
| 9 | A tape-counter readout in the finder is a very convenient way of finding your way around the recordings which are already on the tape , and there may be other indicators such as ‘ SP/LP ’ to remind you of the operating mode . |
| 10 | Of course , people do not work simply for economic rewards , and there may be other social and psychological losses on retirement ( though equally there may be gains ) . |
| 11 | No corresponding studies for the family smoking education project have been published and there may be other explanations for the poor results . |
| 12 | And there may be other ways in which in practice composite orders against a contravener and a third party , on a joint and several basis , can be structured . |
| 13 | This has several drawbacks , including the fact that even when all the weak stems of the words in a search co-occur , they may do so in only a very few records , and there may be other relevant records retrievable by adding one or more strong stems . |
| 14 | Teething with green , foul diarrhoea smelling of rotten eggs and there may be colicky pain and bloating . |
| 15 | These cause diarrhoea with progressive emaciation and there may be high mortality in heavily infected flocks . |
| 16 | Often the surviving parent becomes depressed , the family may break up and there may be social and economic privation ( Parkes , 1972 ) . |
| 17 | For the groups that eschew unconventional behaviour — and there may be tactical as well as principled reasons for doing so — the focus and target of pressure is likely to be the people who make the laws and policies and/or the people who implement them . |
| 18 | I think Chair , a far better idea might be that it , when we get particular applications from a given district , that the officers actually ascertain er , a bit of erm , information from that particular district in order to present to the Committee , to take into account when they 're doing things , I think that would be a far better way because if we have politicians elected in that particular area , they 'd certainly probably come and , and try and hold the sway for that particular item , and there may be justifiable grounds on a countywide basis not to concede it . |
| 19 | Secondary infection with other bacteria sometimes occurs and there may be widespread tissue destruction leading to loss of the penis in some cases . |
| 20 | Similarly , there may be no control over the consequences of changing the different variables and there may be unforeseen consequences . |
| 21 | Signs of jaundice — yellow eyes or skin , dark urine and there may be light coloured stools . |
| 22 | Quite apart from the program differences there are changes in the way the output is handled for a higher resolution device and there may be significant changes in the versions of PostScript being used . |
| 23 | If it is all just a matter of philosophy , then anyone can voice an opinion on it , and there may be differing views of what ‘ humanity ’ consists of behind it all . |
| 24 | Run-off is increased , especially on slopes , and there may be marked compaction or other deterioration of the soil structure . |
| 25 | There are some children whose vision seems to vary from one situation to another , and there may be valid reasons for this . |
| 26 | If the site is a warehouse , we may expect , whereas if the site is a shop , we may have and there may be intermediate sites at which no stocks are held or required , so that . |
| 27 | ‘ And there 'll be other times … ’ |
| 28 | And Abingdon street fair is on , so High Street and Ock Street are closed , and there 'll be local diversions today and tomorrow . |
| 29 | Former Top 40 presenter Tony Blackburn said : ‘ In the old days I think it meant something to be the Christmas No. 1 and there would be great excitement in the run-up to the last chart . |
| 30 | It may yet prove attractive for one of those two international firms to be purchased , and there would be substantial competition in order to acquire an executive search firm with such a famous international brand name . |