Example sentences of "[adj] [modal v] [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Working , living and playing together in the knowledge that this may continue for many years to come increases the pressure to conform to the wishes of the group . |
| 2 | There were probably plants living in hilly regions from quite early which have left little fossil record , and this may account for some of the gaps in the preserved fossils . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , not all studies have used proper controls and this may account for some of the contradictory results reported . |
| 4 | This may happen for many reasons beside business failure — for example , simple bad luck in the shape of injury , illness or death to someone who is vital to the business 's continuing success . |
| 5 | This might happen for some clumps of primordial germ cells are known to form intercellular bridges so that they exist as a syncytium ( fused cells , sharing several nuclei ) . |
| 6 | The note indicates that the rate of increase is higher than that for restaurant prices in general over this period , and this could account for some of the reduction in business . |
| 7 | And few could ask for more than that . |
| 8 | Because it was felt necessary to deal with the uncertainties that this would create for those acquiring the interest of a chargee of a company 's assets , and also to enhance the transferability of charges created by companies , section 406 provides that a chargee in exercising a power of sale may dispose of property freed of any interest which has arisen because the charge has become void against an administrator , a liquidator or a person who has acquired an interest in it . |
| 9 | ‘ Good God , ’ said this devout Welshman , ‘ this will do for many of the Navy boys worse than the sinking of their own ships , they will have no wives and children to come home to ! ’ |
| 10 | Right , and this will call for some sensitivity in terms of how we handle this . |
| 11 | This will account for half the 215 students in the year , and we hope to continue expanding until all first year students participate in one community based general medical firm . |
| 12 | This can last for some weeks . |
| 13 | That 'll do for that lot wo n't it that little bit ? |
| 14 | That 'll work for that 'll work every time . |
| 15 | 1 The expression 4p +2 can stand for many numbers depending on what number p is standing for . |
| 16 | The Spanish could pay for such things out of their gold and silver ; the English could not afford such things , and ran fairly frugal colonial administrations , whose pay was often in arrears whether it was supposed to be paid by the English government , the colonial taxpayers , or the company which had a charter to operate in the region . |
| 17 | It left open the question of whose money had paid for the House of Fraser but made clear that nothing in the career of Mr Mohamed Al Fayed could account for such new-found wealth . |
| 18 | Ants such as leaf cutters , which use reliable supplies of food , lay more permanent scent trails and these may last for many months . |
| 19 | Both of these would account for most of the variations in the different rates of fall . |
| 20 | This was created for the premiere of the film Dr Zhivago … hand-made by the top milliners of the day , many will go for less in the sale than they cost new but Mrs Maxwell says she needs the money … |
| 21 | This was created for the premiere of the film Dr Zhivago … hand-made by the top milliners of the day , many will go for less in the sale than they cost new but Mrs Maxwell says she needs the money … |
| 22 | If the same procedure were used in a ‘ high risk ’ group with an incidence of , say , 100 per 1000 then 50 would benefit for each person harmed . |
| 23 | That would go for any other religion . |
| 24 | That would work for those kinds of developments which P P G seven is addressing . |
| 25 | The 1990s will call for all of us at all levels to be 30% [ not 20% ] more skilful in our selling , servicing and administration practices . |
| 26 | That will do for another time . ’ |
| 27 | The same can happen for some people with caffeine , which is found particularly in coffee , tea , cocoa , chocolate and in smaller quantities in lemonade , cola and similar soft drinks . |