Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , although in its twisting and turning a line may circumscribe an area and even a volume , it is not a description or an experience of them . |
| 2 | The rash may take one of several forms — it may mimic a host of rare and not so rare skin conditions . |
| 3 | But then again , how is the individual management to know if it happens to be one of those which ought to acknowledge a responsibility to maintain or lower prices , or whether it is one of the lucky ones which can be let off that responsibility ? |
| 4 | ‘ I think we ought to circulate a bit , do n't you ? ’ |
| 5 | We may construct a table for such definitions ( Table 1 ) . |
| 6 | Government legislation and economic policy may affect a firm 's pricing and credit policy and often there are regulations concerning products , promotions , etc . |
| 7 | As can be seen from the tables , just about anything may affect a symptom . |
| 8 | Now , let's think a bit about this mud . ’ |
| 9 | Let's think a bit more about the man himself . |
| 10 | This may facilitate a return from the ahistorical concerns of psychology and linguistics , where analysis of the object threatens to remain fetishistic , to the world of social action where such analysis is reintegrated into cultural studies . |
| 11 | Third , compliance with regulatory rules or the regulator 's directions may facilitate a finding that there has not been " unreasonable " or " unfair " conduct . |
| 12 | The recipient may experience a variety of sensations . |
| 13 | As the fun of the YCs recedes into the distance , to be replaced by the disappointing seriousness of ordinary life , the not-so-young Conservative may experience a conflict between the philosophy of ambition and unrealized hopes . |
| 14 | A few individuals may experience a body and arm rash when taking this herb , particularly if other chemical drugs have also been prescribed . |
| 15 | She may experience a crisis of disbelief in her religious faith , or direct her anger towards the medical or nursing staff who cared for her husband , for failing to save his life ; or she may blame family or friends and have feelings of guilt and anger against herself for things that were done or not done during his lifetime . |
| 16 | When the last child leaves and she no longer has any daily parenting responsibilities , she may experience a crisis over the loss of status as mother , particularly if she has no other clearly defined role . |
| 17 | This being the case , provided patients realise that they may experience a bowel frequency of seven in 24 hours ( usually five stools in the day and one night time evacuation ) , the operation has unquestionably improved the wellbeing of most patients . |
| 18 | When a young child plays ‘ What time is it , Mr. Wolf ? ’ , she may experience a moment of panic when the ‘ Wolf ’ shouts , ‘ Dinner time ! ’ and chases her . |
| 19 | Building on Weber 's conception of ‘ status ’ and the way in which such social honour is differentially distributed between social groups , Gusfield notes that , at times of ( rapid ) social change , certain groups may experience an increase or loss of social honour . |
| 20 | Those who have regular access to private transport may find their social activities increasing , while the relatively immobile may experience an increase in their wishes to make social visits which can not readily be satisfied . |
| 21 | Let's eat a pile of sticky cakes in Florian 's . ’ |
| 22 | At low levels of contamination , organochlorines such as PCBs may lower an animal 's resistance to infection , and can be the cause of mass deaths . |
| 23 | OME props ought to carry a warning . |
| 24 | ‘ Men like Luke Hunter ought to carry a government health warning , ’ she agreed . |
| 25 | An overall director of music may supervise an organist , a choir conductor and the leader of a music group . |
| 26 | More to the point is that the Discourse indicates the scientism of the period : it is taken for granted by the lecturer that Turner ought to paint a tree of a recognizable species , for example , and assumed that portrait painters are after an exact likeness . |
| 27 | Obviously positive inflation may remain a feature of this hypothetical economy even if it is operating at the natural unemployment rate ( i.e. owing to the persistence of inflationary expectations . |
| 28 | I do hope I may remain a member ? |
| 29 | For such domains separate dictionaries may remain a necessity . |
| 30 | If the purpose of the annexation be for the better enjoyment of the object itself , it may remain a chattel , notwithstanding a high degree of physical annexation . |