Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may hurt to hear accusing comments like this — for highly-charged emotions are often linked to equally-highly-charged events , or a series of events , from our past . |
| 2 | In many other cases it may be difficult to decide whether a signal is or is not deceptive ; but if the signal concerns something over which the animals are competing , it may evolve by an arms race of deception and the discovery of deception ; but if it concerns something over which the animals are co-operating , it may evolve to become more accurately informative . |
| 3 | Variances may relate to cost or volume of work , that is controllable items , but not to inflation . |
| 4 | One could imagine a ‘ price pause ’ for a limited time ; but after that — is there something familiar about all this ? — one would have to start discovering which prices ought to rise and which ought to fall to offset them , and this is just what we want a commission to do for us because we pretend that we do n't know how to do it for ourselves . |
| 5 | Now this means that erm putting it in its simplest way that for any of the districts in North Yorkshire and for Harrogate and if I may presume to say so in Selby in particular where the need is greatest , the local authorities must have the ability to designate what is provocatively called green field land , if they so wish in their local plan , proper consultations and strategic policies , they must have that freedom to do that if they are to be able to offer in their district land which will prove attractive to erm employment generating uses . |
| 6 | More exceptionally still , Parliament may endeavour to prevent judicial review and may wish the decisions of the tribunal to be final and beyond the supervisory jurisdiction of the ordinary courts . |
| 7 | Social perceptions of what is or is not obscene or indecent may change but the legislation may remain to trap the unwary in a much more liberal climate ; and just because the legislation has not been used in many years that does not mean it will not be applied again . |
| 8 | Hadley acknowledges there is a possibility that opportunities may arise to represent Japan at international level but stresses that he would not consider selection if it in any way jeopardized his standing with the Canadian Rugby Union . |
| 9 | Third , the Bank may lend to relieve " technical shortages " due to , say , oversubscription to a privatisation issue ( for example , on 30 October 1981 , the Bank lent £121 million over the weekend through the discount window because of the heavy oversubscription for shares in Cable and Wireless ) . |
| 10 | ‘ You may think to deflect the curse , ’ said the sorceress , ‘ and for a while you will do so , for your sorcerers are powerful , and the Enchantment they have woven will endure . |
| 11 | Well it 's harder than you may think to make a copy of your dick . |
| 12 | ‘ I think — I think you ought to go to see her , sir . ’ |
| 13 | Well I do n't know , but she , I said , cos she 's telling me about her coming , only three days up the hospital then she 's got ta go back to her own place because Ian said she 'd never managed , she keeps falling and she said this woman never went to see her once when she was in hospital , yet she 's getting paid it look all the time , and she ought to go to see if there 's anything she wants you see |
| 14 | By adding the pluses and minuses , it soon becomes apparent which of the remaining six places we ought to go to visit for a final decision . |
| 15 | In pursuance of the ninety nine Act er where we would we ought to continue to support . |
| 16 | Or , with the ridge proper complete , you may prefer to return to Castleton via the path which passes Losehill Farm . |
| 17 | Peter Dale ( 1989 ) talks of ‘ defensive practices ’ where managers may choose to play safe in order to avoid criticism ‘ if anything goes wrong ’ , whereas their staff , more closely in touch with children and families , may prefer to employ a strategy of rehabilitation . |
| 18 | If he feels very unsafe , because the traffic is moving fast , he may prefer to ask a passer-by to help him across the road . |
| 19 | You may prefer to ask an older person to do this for you . |
| 20 | The reader may prefer to move directly on to Section 3 ‘ The OED and the Future ’ . |
| 21 | For this reason women who have no children may prefer to use another method of contraception . |
| 22 | In cold weather male golfers may prefer to use a ladies ' ball because it will have similar feel to that of a 90 compression ball in normal temperatures . |
| 23 | However , egg white is not the easiest adhesive to use at first and you may prefer to use a rubber solution glue . |
| 24 | You may prefer to use a flannel to clean this area , as this will afford greater control . |
| 25 | However , traders may prefer to use the futures market to exploit information which relates to the economy in general ( systematic information ) rather than to particular companies . |
| 26 | If they are doing purely local journeys , then that may be too much and they may prefer to use the Oxford ringroad , but if they are doing long-distance journeys ten miles is not a very significant addition to their journey in length and the congestion on the Oxford ringroad is such that it may actually be shorter in time terms to go the longer way round in distance . |
| 27 | Those fluent in Anglo-Saxon may prefer to consult the original text . ) |
| 28 | If not you may be able to get legal help through a law centre , or you may prefer to consult your own solicitor , if you have one already , or a local firm recommended by a friend or colleague . |
| 29 | They may prefer to say nothing because to raise an objection may cause offence or may prolong the sales interaction . |
| 30 | Others may prefer to continue the addictive process rather than accept the need for personal change which they may perceive to be more painful than continuing the addiction . |