Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While it published scorching critiques of the diplomacy that had led Britain into war , MacDonald insisted that ‘ whatever our views may be on the origins of the war , we must go through with it . ’ |
| 2 | If you wish to take anything further , the following three contacts may be of use : |
| 3 | Several such cases may be in hand at any one time . |
| 4 | The maps may be of surrounding areas and zoomed right up to detailed floor-plan scale . |
| 5 | Certain institutions may be under threat ( as subsequent chapters will show ) but not in a manner inconsistent with the existing political culture . |
| 6 | Finally , as the advanced further education pool is virtually certain to be reduced , in relative terms , in the next few years and consequently the survival of some institutions may be at stake , NAB 's most difficult job is likely to be to steer public sector higher education through the stormy seas ahead with as little long-term damage as possible . |
| 7 | New breed : from The Blue Lily Strip Search : Cleveland Art Gallery , Middlesbrough COMICS may be for me a closed book . |
| 8 | Exhumed forms may be of any age , although Triassic forms have probably received more attention than any others in this country . |
| 9 | The discovery of this conodont-bearing animal suggests that at least some conodonts may be among the most primitive of vertebrates . |
| 10 | ‘ I think some introductions may be in order , ’ his Welsh drawl intervened , cutting through the uneasy silence . |
| 11 | Part-timers may be on lower pay rates than full-time workers . |
| 12 | And I ca n't help thinking that we might end up with a sort of repeat of the sort of situation that 's occurred at Octavius Atkinson site which is erm mentioned in the erm the paper tabled this morning , whereby er a sort of market-led approach which puts a lot of pressure on the local authorities may be at the expense of the planning-led approach to erm deciding where development should most appropriately go . |
| 13 | Apart from the inpatient waiting list initiative no extra resources were released for meeting the Charter standards , but meeting the standard for outpatient clinics may be at the expense of seeing fewer patients and a lengthening list for a first appointment . |
| 14 | Enemas and suppositories may be of use but habitual use of these can create an unhappy and strained parent-child relationship . |
| 15 | When acting for a buyer of vacant land who intends to build on it , or for a buyer of a recently erected house , a hidden danger has recently been highlighted — the possibility that the foundations may be at risk of subsidence or of sliding either through infilling of the site , or a dangerous geological stratum . |
| 16 | Some groups may be for information giving . |
| 17 | Staff groups may be for one school only , or , as in the example above , meet across feeder schools ( whose staffs may otherwise still work in splendid isolation from each other ) to great mutual benefit . |
| 18 | MC Groups may be of assistance . |
| 19 | Political parties , for example , may not present such an ‘ open face ’ to women ; their agendas may be of less interest to women or women may face more difficulties in fitting in with their timetables and organisation . |
| 20 | The Everqueen 's policies may be at odds with those of the Phoenix King . |
| 21 | This includes the Installation , Process and Storage Directories ; the User accounts may be on any of the VAXs in the network . |
| 22 | Population screening programmes may be worth while . |
| 23 | Package contracts must be in writing and must also contain certain matters — included in these are the situation where a minimum number of customers must book before the package is on — the minimum number must be specified and the deadline for cancellation ( due to that number not being achieved ) must be stated . |
| 24 | The herbs must be in the best possible condition and generously used for a good refreshing taste . |
| 25 | The constant updating of all media contacts should be of top priority and should not be put off and off until a spare moment arrives . |
| 26 | Crossing of major roads should be by underpass , overbridge or traffic light-controlled grade intersections ( Figure 9.3 ) . |
| 27 | It was natural that their products should be in great demand . |
| 28 | In what is described as ‘ a key statement ’ , the report claims that : ‘ the onus in all cases should be on the social services authorities to show that the private sector is being fully stimulated and encouraged and that competitive tenders or other means of testing the market , are being taken ’ . |
| 29 | Meanwhile the situation between the government , the union and the Shipowners ' Federation had proceeded almost to the point of agreement in principle on a National Maritime Board and a proposal from Havelock Wilson that a single source of supply of seamen should be under the joint control of the Federation and the union , though formal acceptance and drafting problems remained ; so did the Liverpool revolt . |
| 30 | But do you envisage the employers should be in a position of the minority on the scheme ? |