Example sentences of "[conj] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | They may be proteolytic degradation products of ATF1 or CREB or may represent novel bZIP proteins . |
| 32 | This however has the drawback that you are likely to be interviewing an old person , who could have a failing mind or may exaggerate experiences greatly . |
| 33 | These remnants may be rolled into balls of netting and sink , or may continue to catch fish , sea birds and marine mammals as they drift in the ocean currents , sinking with the weight of entangled wildlife , only to rise towards the surface again as the bodies decompose . |
| 34 | The remit of the training scheme and those responsible for it may end at the transition point to operational activity or may continue in those periods of work regarded as a continuation of training and supervised as such . |
| 35 | The plaintiff may accept the payment in settlement or may continue the action . |
| 36 | They may feel responsible for adding to the dead person 's problems or may feel that if they had been more alert they would have noticed their friend 's or relative 's distress . |
| 37 | An increased number of children may not lead to more dwellings being required , but rather to the same number of larger homes ; or may affect the types of homes needed , such as those with amenities like gardens : conversely , an ageing population , which tends to consist of smaller household sizes , may need a larger number of dwellings , perhaps smaller and with special requirements such as ease of access . |
| 38 | Assistance may only be granted , however , where the Commissioner believes that the breach of rule about which the member is complaining is one which affects or may affect other members of the union or that similar breaches of the rules have been or may be committed in relation to other members of the union . |
| 39 | Indexing may be conducted manually or may rely to varying extents upon the facilities for the manipulation and ordering of data offered by the computer . |
| 40 | However , in some cases it can be fatal , or may lead to permanent handicap such as deafness or brain damage . |
| 41 | This will be the case where the acquiring and target companies remain independent and the acquisition leads , or may lead , to a co-ordination of their competitive behaviour . |
| 42 | The model for this part of Marx 's theory therefore seems to be a system in which an imbalance between two parts may lead to compensatory adjust-ments at other levels or may lead to a major reorganisation of the whole . |
| 43 | It is also true that there may be some doubt whether the privilege against self-incrimination can be used as a shield to prevent a process being set in train ‘ which may lead to incrimination or may lead to the discovery of real evidence of an incriminating character : ’ see Sociedade National de Combustiveis de Angola U.E.E. v. Lundqvist [ 1991 ] 2 Q.B . |
| 44 | Failure to disclose all relevant changes may invalidate your policy or may result in your policy not operating fully.A2 |
| 45 | Parents may be asked or may offer to become involved . |
| 46 | Some PCs these days can already offer this type of performance or may offer a one megabyte graphics card as an optional extra for as little as £20 over the price of a 512K card . |
| 47 | A legal culture — particularly important in local government where much of the work may be governed by statute , or may involve the regulation of activities . |
| 48 | Pseudocysts may compress or indent the kidney or may displace the ureter . |
| 49 | The Corporation may at its own option repair reinstate or replace such motor car or any part thereof or its accessories or spare parts or may pay in cash the amount of the loss or damage . |
| 50 | Nevertheless , provided that he has , or may appear to have an influence on the decision given , then that will be sufficient to render the determination invalid . |
| 51 | Perishable food or sweets hidden away in drawers may attract mice or insects or may go off . |
| 52 | This manner can also be dismissive , or may startle and inhibit the client . |
| 53 | Bulletin boards , for example , can be used to advertise conferences or seminars to people who may be interested because they are in the same profession or may contain data packages , open for use by any user . |
| 54 | For areas that will get the occasional splash or may suffer from condensation , a water-resistant adhesive and grout is perfectly adequate , but for surfaces such as shower cubicles , which will have to withstand prolonged wetting , it is essential to use both waterproof adhesive and waterproof grout . |
| 55 | Those who play aleatory music ( where the composer may use only graphic signs , or may suggest certain note-groups , to be played in a certain way , or even perhaps as the player wishes ) may also have a stock-in-trade of musical gestures which will help them produce a convincing result in any situation . |
| 56 | Manifestations can vary enormously from one individual to another ; a sufferer may — or may not — forget how to wash , dress , eat , go to the lavatory , get up or go to bed ; be disorientated in time and place ( for example , may get up in the middle of the night , or may wander away from home and be unable to find his or her way back ) ; forget the social conventions of politeness , and may therefore become aggressive or rude ( or over-friendly ) ; forget how to communicate , and even his or her own or other people 's identity . |
| 57 | 1.3 " the Site " means the [ building and adjoining ] Premises described in the First Schedule The " site " may be merely the site upon which the premises are to be constructed or may comprise the whole of the landlord 's development . |
| 58 | There is no theoretical requirement for time symmetry in reversal : it may initiate preferentially in one hemisphere , for example , or may start slowly and finish quickly . |
| 59 | People would be required to enter their own wealth holdings , and wealth from which they benefit or may benefit , which is held in family trusts . |
| 60 | Thus , directors may receive substantial compensation for premature termination of their employment contracts , or may benefit from a ‘ golden parachute ’ , that is , a contractual provision authorising a generous additional severance payment in the event of take-over . |