Example sentences of "it [modal v] then " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may then mediate in the dispute — rather like a referee at a football match — trying to keep the sides apart and probably insisting on a ‘ cease-fire ’ until a peaceful settlement can be negotiated . |
| 2 | It may then take decades for a long-lived species like trout to die out completely . |
| 3 | Occasionally the fungus can ensconce itself in the terminal portion of the urethra , and it may then give rise to symptoms similar to those found in non-specific urethritis . |
| 4 | It may then become necessary to use the neutralizing agent in conjunction with an oxidising agent . |
| 5 | It may then penetrate the side of a tank or fly over the top . |
| 6 | If this , combined with its vivid display of black and white fur , does not deter the enemy , it may then start swaying its body back and forth as if cranking itself up for action . |
| 7 | Having decided to invest in new and expensive equipment it may then be appropriate to market actively for more work in a particular field in order to maximise the use of the equipment and enable more staff to become proficient in its use . |
| 8 | But if a cat is cornered and can not run away , even though it wishes fervently to do so , it may then make a sound which transmits the message : ‘ I fear you , but do not push me too far , or I will turn on you despite my fear . ’ |
| 9 | One is to become finance director of a subsidiary , gaining subsidiary board level experience ( though it may then be difficult to make the transition to group finance director ) . |
| 10 | It may then resort to thieving , or whining every time you eat , because it is disturbed with the uncertainty of its own feeding arrangements . |
| 11 | It is not necessary to adopt a ‘ systems ’ theory approach , interrelating the background conditions within a social system , in order to recognise that when some particular aspect of another country 's industrial relations is removed from its social , political and cultural surroundings it may then lose its validity and rationale . |
| 12 | It may then float , and needs to be attached to a rock with silicone sealant . |
| 13 | It may then be better for his welfare to sever contact with the family of origin completely and enable the substitute carers to assume the full parental role . |
| 14 | It may then be that today situations where men alone are priests , or equally the fact that Christ is a male symbol and God is conceptualized using male metaphors , may make God appear to be ‘ male ’ in a way in which this was not earlier the case . |
| 15 | It may then be a difficult political task to reverse these defeats on the floor of the House . |
| 16 | It may then be a momentary thought , a fleeting hope , the colouring of a feeling , the forming of an intention , a decision , a choice , a continuing sensation , an inactive or an active sensation ( pp. 221 f. ) , a persistent mood . |
| 17 | It may then be able to forecast more clearly the outcome of variations in its product and marketing policies-advertising expenditures ( etc ) in terms of possible sales . |
| 18 | However , environments are usually so variable that even if the conditions are good where the animal is now , they probably will not be in a month 's time ; it may then be better to be a hundred miles south . |
| 19 | It may then , of all things , preen its feathers , an activity relevant to none of its options . |
| 20 | If ROI is a relatively unimportant part of this reward system , it may then be used as a very useful diagnostic tool by which to assess operating performance . |
| 21 | These differential learning experiences ( and/or social influences which discriminate against girls in this respect ) , it may then be argued , also independently affect the learning of mathematics . |
| 22 | This will especially be the case should it not be possible to agree terms with the preferred bidder , as it may then be necessary to open negotiations with another party before all the indicative offerers become aware of the initial set back . |
| 23 | If at the end of the eight week period since completion , debts remained unpaid , the vendor should have the right to buy back [ at an agreed discount ] the debts which it may then seek to enforce ( as vigorously as it wishes ) in order to seek payment . |
| 24 | RDBI The Relational Database Interface product allows data held by LIFESPAN to be transferred to a relational database where it may then be queried by users . |
| 25 | It may then be extended to non-zero Ri by saying provided that the conditions required for ( 21.27 ) are still fulfilled ( i.e. z is within the wall layer but outside the viscous sub-layer ) . |
| 26 | The purchaser should reject any suggestion by the vendor that it may then only recover the amount of the claim exceeding the de minimis . |
| 27 | It may then direct that the records or documents be disclosed to other parties to the proceedings . |
| 28 | Thus in many cases where a buyer seeks to reject goods supplied under a sale contract , it does so because the transaction has proved uneconomical , for instance because the market has fallen , or because it has found a cheaper source of supply ; it may then sieze on any trivial breach , or any ambiguity in the contract , in order to justify rejection of the goods . |
| 29 | It may then be possible to determine which women in these families have the defective gene . ’ |
| 30 | When it becomes necessary for a bank to liquidate some of its liquid assets in order that it may then have a desired liquidity position , it will , as has been explained , sell to other banks or discount houses . |