Example sentences of "[conj] [modal v] [adv] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A developer could go ahead without applying for planning permission , or could even ignore a refusal of permission . |
| 2 | I have an idea for a piece of work that might possibly provide a theme for my doctorate thesis . |
| 3 | By the same token , the airline should inform the official investigators of any suspicions or failures that they have experienced in the recent past that might conceivably have a bearing on the accident . |
| 4 | In an alliance that could well go a lot further , Data General Corp has signed with NeXT Computer Inc to resell NeXT workstations with its AViiON servers , and the two companies will collaborate in development of client-server systems . |
| 5 | ‘ Unix is not open , only ajar ’ , Harold Mead of Metron Data told delegates during a talk on capacity planning , going on to describe in detail how , despite the fact that while data for performance measurement and capacity planning is available from Unix through utilities such as sar , ps , mpstat ( on some multi-processors ) , acctcom and last , data was often presented with different formats and content that could easily make a nonsense of the figures . |
| 6 | Robyn turned , forcing herself to ignore the sudden uncontrollable lurch in the pit of her stomach , the slight tremble in her hands that would surely take a hold if she let it . |
| 7 | As well as just using existing icons you can create ones of your own for facilities that would otherwise require a number of separate operations . |
| 8 | Note that this saving throw is not strictly speaking because of armour , and the Orc always has a saving throw of 6 even if he is struck by a weapon that would normally have a saving throw modifier . |
| 9 | And it was then , in the midst of the suffering and chaos round them , as Rachel knelt on the ground and took from David 's case the aerosol that would hopefully save a man 's life , that he suddenly looked across at her . |
| 10 | It has very much the same facilities as Delta Five , but is single-user rather than allowing several people to work on the same data , and also has a lower limit on the number of records , transaction files , and so on ; nothing that would really present a problem , unless you were trying to use the system for a fairly large system , in which case you should be using Delta Five . |
| 11 | A thick layer of blubber beneath the skin helps insulate cetaceans against temperatures that would quickly kill a human . |
| 12 | If you wanted to make the room seem more like a bedroom/sitting room than a study/library/dining room that will also accommodate a guest , you could make much more of the sofa bed and have a rectangular or drop-leaf table like a sofa table behind it . |
| 13 | You 'll achieve much more by using this effective eating plan and intensive stretching and aerobics programme that will soon become a way of life . |
| 14 | This can be countered by applying energy nodes to the ends of the line , forming a triad that will then require a hierarchy . |
| 15 | As you might expect , Texas Instruments Inc is pressing the high performance per MHz it 's reportedly getting from Viking : its SPEC sheets claim the 50MHz cycle time is scalable to 100MHz ‘ over time ’ and the four-way multi-processing that will supposedly offer a peak of 600 MIPS is scalable to 1200 MIPS again ‘ over time ’ . |
| 16 | In the year 1912 the Polish mathematician , W. Sierpinski , constructed a limiting curve that can completely fill a square . |
| 17 | Time limits are important and may well prevent a grievance from rumbling on , thereby causing ill feeling and low morale . |
| 18 | Some tap conversion kits simply replace the existing handle with a new one ; others replace the spindle assembly and may well provide a replacement nylon seat . |
| 19 | England boss Graham Taylor scrutinised his impressive Premier League debut at Nottingham Forest — and may well find a place for James in his World Cup plans . |
| 20 | Some writing is of undoubtedly high quality and may well find a place in the permanent repertoire of a wider public . |
| 21 | Members of Convocation , University staff and students are cordially invited and may also bring a guest . |
| 22 | The development loops correspond very closely to the table of action but here we emphasize the four stages , which partly overlap ; they depend on each other and may also involve a return to an earlier stage in the light of feedback . |
| 23 | While the sole use of a baby cooker or gas ring has certain advantages , its use can create lingering smells in the only living space , and may also present a fire risk . |
| 24 | She also has a genuine chance of succeeding Troke as a Commonwealth Games gold medallist , and may also make a challenge in Moscow in April for the European title , which Troke has won twice . |
| 25 | In addition , psychologists conduct collaborative research with their colleagues in general practice , provide health education to patients , and conduct psychosocial assessments and may also provide a consultation and liaison service . |
| 26 | ( ii ) Excess acid or alkali can interfere with some textile processes and may also indicate a deviation from normal in the water-purification process . |
| 27 | A consequence of this unquestioning enthusiasm is that the implications of change have not been thought through , and may yet have a sting or two in the tail . |
| 28 | As you enter your forties your skin is likely to be even drier and may now show a tendency towards flakiness , broken veins and dry patches . |
| 29 | Catabolism of VLDL by lipoprotein lipase is impaired in vitro with this C-apoprotein abnormality and may therefore produce a clearance defect in vivo . |
| 30 | The idea of cloning in this sense belongs to science fiction , and may never become a reality . |