Example sentences of "[adj] [vb mod] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Okay so you 've given you 've given us erm the same company as erm that mm that may present a problem with us . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | That may change a tad as both of these teams lost today : - ) . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Do n't try and change things , at least until you understand them , and that may take a lifetime , at least ! |
| 8 | And that may take a week or two weeks in the school or college to get that done . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | That may seem a lot of money . |
| 11 | That may seem a statement of the blindingly obvious unless you are a British Rail planner that is . |
| 12 | That may sound a bit over the top , but do not tune out yet . |
| 13 | The rhizomes can be divided in late spring , to flower the following summer , ad each should have a bud or shoot on it . |
| 14 | So there is open war among men , in which each must take a part , and side either with dogmatism or scepticism . |
| 15 | That must cost a fortune to have them on ! |
| 16 | Well , that must heat a bit , and it must smell a bit . |
| 17 | So long as there is uncertainty about the matter , that must have a bearing on whether enforcement proceedings are taken by the Attorney-General up and down the country in a necessarily very large number of cases . |
| 18 | The post office itself here is called Samson 's Lane , that must cause a lot of interest and people must be interested in getting a post mark from here . |
| 19 | ‘ That must take a bit of the burden off you , ’ said Mrs Harper , lining up a peppercorn by the clove . |
| 20 | I 've given you something to try and take the swelling off your chest , and that should ease a bit of the pain but I 've also given you er stuff to stop all this bursting |
| 21 | Daylight should allow about four dives , with a fifth one at night , and that should prove a revelation . |
| 22 | It was suggested that should enter a team for the 13 mile run , however as the day approached , half of the team members were unexpectedly unable to join in , including who unfortunately sprained his ankle two weeks before , climbing in the Cairngorms ! |
| 23 | After all , some may treat a scar on the forehead as comparatively trivial , but to another it would be a source of serious worry . |
| 24 | Some may involve a risk to life or of irreparable damage to health . |
| 25 | Some firms only offer commercial work , others concentrate on private client work and some may offer a mixture . |
| 26 | Some may have a thought , even a regret , for the ones that got away — those they might have married but now will not . |
| 27 | Some few may write a Declaration , others may sign it , but they are stating what has been God 's law from the beginning , ‘ That all men are created equal … that … ’ ’ he paused and consulted his watch again , opening and closing the engraved case with a brisk snap . |
| 28 | It is , however , more difficult to envisage the formation of a substantial amount of secondary porosity followed by fracturing during deep burial ; this may necessitate a reduction in hydrostatic pressure ( perhaps a relaxation of overpressuring ) , a change in pore fluid chemistry ( cessation of secondary porosity formation ) allowing subsequent fracture , or slight tectonic movement . |
| 29 | Should the patio to be laid require the removal of a substantial concreted area , this may necessitate a contribution towards the removal costs of the winner . |
| 30 | Similarly , if every time one of your subordinates makes suggestions at a meeting you purse your lips then this may send a message to the person that you disapprove and they may be discouraged from coming forward with ideas . |