Example sentences of "it [modal v] be [verb] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The greater the variety of non-academic and pre-vocational examinations there are on offer , the easier it may be to progress in this direction . |
| 2 | Later still , it may be dissociated from this role and used for general storage , in which case its previous specific symbolic role is ignored , and it is no longer of consequence whether its ritual status accords with that of its contents ( Miller 1985 : 172–83 ) . |
| 3 | A fixed date summons , originating application , petition or appeal should be served not less than twenty-one clear days before the return day , but on the plaintiff satisfying the district judge by affidavit that a defendant is about to remove , it may be served at any time before the return day ( Ord 7 , r 10(5) , Ord 3 , rr 4 – 6 ) . |
| 4 | It may be concluded from this that prey size can be used as no more than an approximation to predator type , and size spectra are certainly not predator-specific . |
| 5 | Delinquency , according to this view , is not an expression or contrivance of a particular kind of personality ; it may be imposed upon any kind of personality if circumstances favour intimate association with delinquent models . |
| 6 | Junius wrote that while the King ‘ plumes himself upon the security of his title to the crown , [ he ] should remember , that , as it was acquired by one revolution , it may be lost by another ’ ( 1779 : 111–12 ) . |
| 7 | A further problem for the Church is that it may be seen by some people as a stepping-stone to a political career . |
| 8 | This type of biography must be particularly carefully scrutinized since it may be lacking in much criticism of its subject . |
| 9 | Sometimes they will complete tasks more slowly , owing to a slower rate of informational input ( Mason and Tobin , 1986 ) , but this need not necessarily reflect a reduced level of comprehension , although it may be mistaken for this . |
| 10 | Point A must , therefore , be on the individual 's budget line ( or , as it may be called in this case , his consumption possibilities line ) . |
| 11 | While the Bond is intended as a medium to long term investment , it may be encashed at any time . |
| 12 | It may be said of many palaeontologists , as Professor Hugh Trevor-Roper said recently of 18th century historians : " Their most serious error was to measure the past by the present " . |
| 13 | This is usually about 18 days after infection , but it may be delayed for several months when arrested larval development occurs . |
| 14 | These other offences do not cover all eventualities , and , moreover , it may be argued with some force that child sexual abuse at home ought to be labelled separately . |
| 15 | It may be distinguished from this kind of guidance from another American source : ‘ Separate any group of offending youths , dealing with them on a one-to-one … basis ’ ( Grotophorst , 1979 , pp.349–50 ) . |
| 16 | The money supply is of no intrinsic significance : it only matters to the extent that it may be manipulated in such a way as to achieve other intermediate objectives of macroeconomic policy such as interest rate or exchange rate stability . |
| 17 | Nowadays , there is a right of appeal to the Court of Appeal by virtue of the Criminal Justices Act 1988 , s. 159 , and it may be exercised by any ‘ person aggrieved . ’ |
| 18 | The fact that it may be interpreted by some readers or viewers as pornographic is secondary . |
| 19 | It may be held at that important time of the first anniversary of the death , and is thus at the time when the people most bereaved may be thinking of re-engaging in life . |
| 20 | The mic insert case should be insulated with tape to prevent short-circuits , so that it may be left in any convenient position inside the tie . |
| 21 | Examples of radical reform , proposals for it and attempts to obtain it may be drawn from all parts of the globe . |
| 22 | Chemical weathering is also probably associated with the mechanism which so far has only been investigated on clay:rich rocks , and it may be restricted to such lithologies . |
| 23 | Finally , remember that if a cold front is due in the summer-time , it may be preceded by some hours by a line of unpredicted severe squalls and storms . |
| 24 | Law 27 , Penalty Kick states that : ‘ It may be taken by any player of the non-offending team and by any form of kick provided that the kicker , if holding the ball , must propel it out of his hands or , if the ball is on the ground , he must propel it a visible distance from the mark . |
| 25 | It may be taken by any student as an outside subject , or may form the starting point for a single or joint honours MA in Scottish Ethnology . |
| 26 | The side kick is a very good kick to use against areas of the body with a hard bony consistency , such as the knees , although it may be directed at any area of the body . |
| 27 | One of the problems with a sloping garden is that it may be overlooked by many other houses . |
| 28 | For the first dose , the bottle should be succussed 8–12 times , and one tablespoonful of it should be diluted with half a glass of water . |
| 29 | The necessary amendments to company legislation are considered below , but it should be noted at this stage that there is no amendment to s 283 so that , although the sole member can be the sole director under s 282 , he or she can not also act as the company secretary . |
| 30 | It should be noted at this point that all broadcasting in the colonial territories was initiated and administered by the colonial governments : the private entrepreneur has been virtually excluded from broadcasting on the African continent . |