Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until they do , you may prefer to leave after the cocktails . |
| 2 | Firms may not wish to prosecute an employee who has been fiddling them but may prefer to deal with the matter informally , to avoid bad publicity or appearing inefficient and the Possible loss of the confidence of their clients . |
| 3 | Certainly for the bride ; optional for the groom ( trad. males may prefer to keep to the old proprietorial ways ) . |
| 4 | During this briefing Mr Clayton said nothing about what medical evidence may exist relating to the nine children subject to Place of Safety warrants . |
| 5 | This means , then , that the sort of target group description the agency may want to develop for the advertising will be something like this ( for a brand of ice cream ) : |
| 6 | You may want to wipe around the eyes with moist cotton wool on occasions as part of the regular grooming process , and also inspect the ears . |
| 7 | Whatever criticisms one may want to make of the quality of the evidence and analysis of the debate , it is hard to deny its effectiveness in changing the climate with regard to the control of the curriculum . |
| 8 | While some may come to admire the Guercino or the girandoles , many people , including children , may enjoy looking at the old or not-so-old toys , or even a collection of fifty years of milk bottles from the local dairy . |
| 9 | Supporters of the rational model may seek to move to the desired situation in one strategic move . |
| 10 | However , we wish to discuss and agree any amendments that you may seek to make to the contract in advance of you submitting your final binding offer . |
| 11 | In drug addiction and in the eating disorders the processes may be even slower because the drugs or the distorted eating pattern may cause more confusion and damage to thought processes and also because the sufferers may be young and may need to live through the emotional pain of adolescence that is necessary for maturity and which they earlier avoided by recourse to mood-altering chemicals , substances or behaviour . |
| 12 | Now 's also the time to warn your remover about any parking restrictions at either end of the journey — he may need to liaise with the police . |
| 13 | Surround crowns with straw during winter to protect them from frost — in colder areas you may need to earth up the stems first . |
| 14 | You may need to fiddle with the valves quite a bit to get the right balance between the different outlets . |
| 15 | It was also suggested that theologians may need to look at the theology of play in order to gain a more positive understanding of the entertainment role of the media . |
| 16 | You may need to stand behind the patient at first , to encourage him to move correctly and not in a ‘ dot and carry , pattern . |
| 17 | If it 's flush and you 're flush mounting the new one , unscrew it and prise it out of the wall ( you may need to cut through the plaster first with an old knife to help free it ) . |
| 18 | However , you may need to cut around the stalk and then twist , to hull some strawberries that are less ripe . |
| 19 | The answer to the first part of the question is that communication problems can be caused both by the sender and the receiver , but if you are frequently misinterpreted you may need to think about the message and the manner in which it is being transmitted . |
| 20 | Now the family may consider moving from the Shankill completely . |
| 21 | Pupils may opt to study for the SCE Standard Grade examination in computing . |
| 22 | But I do n't at all mind saying what I think I should want done in the circumstances . |
| 23 | And why it was that such a man should want to fight against the Seven . |
| 24 | Oh I should 've mentioned about the maintenance erm , we wo n't do anything about this floor until the rest of the things are sorted out , I think this is the least of our worries . |
| 25 | Pierceable gas cartridges must remain attached to the stove . |
| 26 | ‘ Miss Claybury , the most successful way to treat insanity is with kindness , ’ James told her when she insisted that a particularly deranged woman of middle age should remain chained by the ankle to her bed . |
| 27 | The leader is in good health and , in Maginnis 's opinion , should stay to see through the current phase — at least until the Government agrees to a select committee for Northern Ireland , whether or not there is any devolution . |
| 28 | She must 've gone to the shops . |
| 29 | ‘ When I saw him , but he must 've come on the bus it 'd stop at the turn an' 't was about the time . |
| 30 | She must 've sneaked into the pantry one day when nobody was looking and taken a bite out of that jelly . |