Example sentences of "[adj] [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each may have a completely different attitude from the other on the subject of husband and wife roles , money , children and the family . |
| 2 | For example , to offer much quicker delivery than is usual may cost a seller very little because of spare capacity , but if this is highly valued by the buyer the seller may be able to trade it in return for a prompt payment agreement . |
| 3 | This is because if there is a person on both wing-tips , neither may have a good grip . |
| 4 | Alternatively , MAS may undertake a proactive search for a client with target approach being the next logical step in MAS 's acquisition assistance . |
| 5 | Okay so you 've given you 've given us erm the same company as erm that mm that may present a problem with us . |
| 6 | We 've still got the Children Act coming through , I know that may appear a bit odd , but that Act was in fact in nineteen eighty nine , but it 's come through in a sense on an incremental basis , and it 's accepted by the Department of Health and er , the S S I , that indeed , and the Audit Commission , that there are elements in the present settlement for the Children Act . |
| 7 | And if they recommend that , that may mean a little bit of trip , down to either Nottingham or perhaps even Derby , |
| 8 | Visits from the prisoner 's family may be limited to one half-hour twice a month , but since that may involve a 400 mile round journey even such infrequent visits may not be possible . |
| 9 | That may change a tad as both of these teams lost today : - ) . |
| 10 | Although it is an intense period of development and although it provides the basis of values , attitudes , and feelings — as well as darker things like repressions and obsessions — that may last a lifetime , it soon passes . |
| 11 | If you do not like smoking you should say so if the candidate asks , especially if that may prove a stumbling block in the future . |
| 12 | Do n't try and change things , at least until you understand them , and that may take a lifetime , at least ! |
| 13 | And that may take a week or two weeks in the school or college to get that done . |
| 14 | That may put a large and possibly intolerable strain on the firm and may not be an attractive option for the other consultants in the business . |
| 15 | The winners go on to the national finals in York , the winners of that may have a chance of selection for the Paralympics in Barcelona . |
| 16 | It is inevitable that a guitar with this pickup combination will be compared to a Strat , irrespective of body shape , and that may seem a little unfair when you consider that Starfield have avoided things Fenderish in most other respects . |
| 17 | That may seem a lot of money . |
| 18 | That may seem a softly-softly approach , but by making aspiring women managers and executives feel more comfortable with the management culture , it could prove effective in shattering the glass ceiling . |
| 19 | That may seem a statement of the blindingly obvious unless you are a British Rail planner that is . |
| 20 | That may sound a bit over the top , but do not tune out yet . |
| 21 | That may sound a little daunting , but it is quite a natural possibility , known to the mathematician as a Hilbert space . |
| 22 | The groups were selected in such a way that each should contain a fairly equal proportion of aristocrats , diplomats , artists , men of letters and distinguished academics . |
| 23 | It was through these benefit or friendly societies that working people began collectively to provide insurance against the loss of income through unemployment , and to ensure that each should have a respectable funeral . |
| 24 | The rhizomes can be divided in late spring , to flower the following summer , ad each should have a bud or shoot on it . |
| 25 | One of their champions the prominent politician Jack Ashley , who remains an elected Member of Parliament after having been deafened at the age of forty-five , expressed their feelings in a speech delivered in 1973 : the deaf must adopt a very different attitude to society as a whole … |
| 26 | When the adventurers leave the Tower , each must make a WP test . |
| 27 | So there is open war among men , in which each must take a part , and side either with dogmatism or scepticism . |
| 28 | Moreover , these potential thoughts do not just lie there like strands of spaghetti on a plate : each must have a certain kind of relation to the others . |
| 29 | What transpires around the 4th and 15th should give a much clearer picture of what needs to be done . |
| 30 | Lot seventy does not have a horn with it but Lot ninety two , the good news is it does have a reproducer er Lot one hundred and eleven should have a black dot against it to indicate that it will be removed from the premises if not cleared within the stated time Lot one seven four is withdrawn one nine one the estimate should read eight to twelve hundred and finally Lot one nine eight is withdrawn . |