Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | A given text may demand a kind of reading for which we are not yet prepared . |
| 32 | The vicar may hear a hymn in one parish as : ‘ Prize Him for His grice and fiver ’ or , in another parish , ‘ Preeze Him for His grease and fever . ’ |
| 33 | The government is made up of members of the legislature ; ministers may have both legislative and adjudicatory functions ; while Parliament may dismiss a government through a vote of no confidence , government , to a large extent , controls the legislative work of Parliament . |
| 34 | In the family proceedings court a single justice or a clerk may request a report under s7 . |
| 35 | 1.3 The employee 's duty not to make preparations in order to compete with his employer after he has left or to enable another to do so The employee can not make preparations during his employment , either during the working day or in his spare time , with a view to competing with his employer once his employment is over if such preparation may have a material effect on his employer 's business . |
| 36 | This change may reflect a disillusionment with the cost-benefit approach and the realisation that while this attitude might be helpful in manufacturing industry it certainly did not work in the service industry to which most of the Highlands were exposed . |
| 37 | But it is dangerous insofar as the ideology may become a substitute for the tradition — the servant become the master — because politics involves ‘ the pursuit , not of a dream , or of a general principle , but of an intimation ’ . |
| 38 | Alternatively , a retailer may have a supply of printed enquiry forms . |
| 39 | Free gifts may also carry the name of a shop or restaurant ( eg match books , pens ) or the retailer may employ a person to carry a ‘ sandwich board ’ around the streets or shopping precinct . |
| 40 | Well then , in that case let's send a copy letter to the local station |
| 41 | Any corporate member of a branch may nominate a candidate . |
| 42 | LAMDA ( London Academy of Music and Drama ) runs a one-year course for overseas students only , which although not set up as a post-graduate course may include a number of students with extensive university theatre experience as well as some professional experience . |
| 43 | The course may have a water jump . |
| 44 | For example , a lecturer can teach on a number of courses and a course may use a number of lecturers . |
| 45 | This can go on indefinitely , but if he wishes , the chairman may direct a debate at 7 p.m. on some evening . |
| 46 | If this hypothesis was correct , drugs that modulate upper gastrointestinal motility may have a role in the treatment of DU patients . |
| 47 | Girls with unsatisfactory parenting may crave a baby of their own to provide the affection lacking in their own upbringing ; but then themselves repeat the problems which they are trying to get away from ( Kiernan 1980b ) . |
| 48 | A creditor may give a proxy to any person of full age ( who himself need not be a creditor or contributory ) ( r 8.1(3) ) requiring the proxy holder to use his discretion on voting ( a general proxy ) or requiring him to vote for or against any specified resolution ( a special proxy ) . |
| 49 | It is , of course , possible that some contractual or other special relationship between the surety and the creditor may impose a duty of explanation on the creditor . |
| 50 | Central nervous system regulation of hepatic function may provide a mechanism by which bile production is integrated with other metabolic activities particularly , digestive functions . |
| 51 | A T-SHIRT may hold a clue to the ‘ cab driver ’ rapist who kept a mum prisoner for 16 hours . |
| 52 | The story may have a basis in fact ; it is possible there was a prehistoric dwelling here that is now swallowed up in the mud at the bottom of the lake . |
| 53 | The progression associated with ionization of a strongly bonding level may show a maximum ( the vertical ionization energy ) well down the band , and we may not detect the ( 0 → 0 ) level ( the adiabatic ionization energy ) . |
| 54 | Development of the worker-client relationship and of the case as a case may depend a lot on how far the client sees the worker as filling the position of parent adequately and how far the social worker is prepared to take account of the client 's expectations in this respect . |
| 55 | Sheila 's case may prompt a discussion of the referral of clients to other agencies , and trainees may be encouraged to find out what the policy is in their own bureau towards referrals and what agencies have been successfully recommended . |
| 56 | As PACs have become the major source of campaign funds , inability to win PAC support may mean a candidate can not mount an adequate campaign . |
| 57 | Similarly , a child at play may use a stick as an aeroplane or a settee as a car . |
| 58 | MAY RIDE : A Wizard may ride a Warhorse ( +3 points ) , or a Monster ( see the separate Monster List for points ) . |
| 59 | Tiny puffs of choux pastry may contain a variety of fillings . |
| 60 | Perhaps the reflection upon and discussion of concrete personal experience should play a role of similar importance in teacher development , especially when our language for communicating about educational problems is so obviously deficient . |