Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prospects : A pattern which may evolve out of the failures above ; its failure , however , could produce a turning of the tables and the triumph of : |
| 2 | The effect of genetic maldevelopment has been mentioned and may subsist in either abnormal chromosome count or in chromosomal mutation . |
| 3 | The number of strings which the algorithm keeps may range up to a few thousand , and each bit string may be a few hundred long . |
| 4 | Apologists wishing to stress the harmony between science and religion may gloss over those facets of Christianity as it was that distinguished it from Christianity as they now wish it to be . |
| 5 | There are philosophical problems about this kind of approach to paintings : if the artist paints so that what is on the canvas looks to him just like what is in front of him , then the astigmatism or other defects ought to cancel out and his picture look all right to us . |
| 6 | ' ’ I have a feeling that I ought to sit back — one chooses too often — that the next move is not up to me . ’ |
| 7 | He ought to sit down should n't he ? |
| 8 | ‘ Let's wade in , dear boy , ’ he said and led the charge . |
| 9 | On this subject that we ought to carry on and and and |
| 10 | This may dredge up long-buried , uncomfortable emotions about his own childhood . |
| 11 | In some cases , overseas groups have just taken speculative shareholdings in British insurance companies in the hope that their interest may flush out other buyers . |
| 12 | Even the simplest VAT eats up 2–4% of its revenues in administrative costs ; the BTU tax may eat up as much as 10–20% , turning it into a full-employment programme for bureaucrats . |
| 13 | The fact that the d.c. supply may remain on when the receiver is turned off at its own switch ( usually ganged to the Volume control ) is a worry . |
| 14 | By way of background to what follows , I must first state my position on two related issues , since they are issues that may arise over and over again in the discussion of education at the present time . |
| 15 | The English Courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to deal with any dispute which has arisen or may arise out of or in connection with this Agreement , unless the Publisher voluntarily submits itself to the jurisdiction of some other tribunal . |
| 16 | The English Courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to deal with any dispute which has arisen or may arise out of or in connection with this Agreement , unless the Publisher voluntarily submits itself to the jurisdiction of some other tribunal . |
| 17 | The English Courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to deal with any dispute which has arisen or may arise out of or in connection with this Agreement , unless the Publisher voluntarily submits itself to the jurisdiction of some other tribunal . |
| 18 | The University shall not be liable for any consequential or other loss , damage or injury howsoever caused which may arise out of or in connection with the use of the University 's premises by conference/course participants , the Organiser , their agents , servants or contractors . |
| 19 | Similar claims may arise out of multilateral treaties , especially those that create regional or other organisations . |
| 20 | As Herman explains , ‘ [ c ] ollective action may result from structural ties between firms that integrate their interest and facilitate coordination between them — such as a common ownership interest — or it may arise out of a recognized common interest or mutual business interdependence with minimal personal contact and communications among the companies and their officials . |
| 21 | Other negative feelings may arise out of the learning situation itself , or the student 's total ignorance of the language to be learned . |
| 22 | Once it has been killed , the kitten may trigger off a new reaction . |
| 23 | A monarch 's speech at a state opening of parliament , though spoken , is far from the reciprocal end of the scale , but a scribbled memo from one teacher to another , though written , may trigger off a series of replies and counter replies , and is thus highly reciprocal . |
| 24 | A special interest is in ‘ flashpoints ’ : small scale incidents which may trigger off reactions from those not immediately involved . |
| 25 | Big , old-established unions may lend up to £5,000 or even more ( the legal maximum is £10,000 ) , but smaller unions may have a limit of a few hundred , and a new member may only get £100 . |
| 26 | It may slow down the discussion but improve its quality . |
| 27 | Requests for assistance or consultation lead to a fairly high level of interruption and noise in the office , which may slow down other work and even make holding a telephone conversation difficult . |
| 28 | LICENSING difficulties may slow down the building of nuclear power plants in the United States , Britain and West Germany — but the French still press on almost untrammelled by objectors . |
| 29 | In this situation , some models will run out of RPM and the blades may slow down and the motor begin to labour . |
| 30 | The user pre-sets the timer to put a limit on how long the appliance may stay on while not in use . |