Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To be sure , from time to time the consensus may weaken in one science or another ( — the paradigm shifts ’ , as we have learned to say ) and then , for a period , matters grow more complicated . |
| 2 | The voter may of course reject the outcome ; e.g. , with local public goods he may migrate to another community ( in this sense , the minority may have an element of veto power — see Lecture 17 ) . |
| 3 | Sometimes Althusser seems to imply that different histories may range through different modes of production , at other times it appears that they are specific to each , an effect of the overdetermination of the social formation . |
| 4 | The outcomes may range from complete correction to the professional satisfaction of the engineer , to an adjustment to the areas of responsibility between the parties which may result , in extreme cases , in the engineer contracting out of further responsibility or abandoning his or her engagement . |
| 5 | This may range from small areas of earthworks within or at one end of a settlement , to large areas of earthworks with only a few farms and cottages in use today . |
| 6 | It may range from one afternoon a week to full extension services opening daily , staffed by a paid worker and volunteers . |
| 7 | According to Jespersen ( 1933 ) , the imperative is used in requests , which according to circumstances may range from brusque commands to humble entreaties , the tone generally serving as a key to the exact meaning . |
| 8 | The plans to deal with existing problems may range from straightforward co-ordination of arrangements for a person leaving hospital , to a much more complex plan with the social worker in the case manager/key worker role ( Davies and Challis , 1986 ) , as will be described . |
| 9 | The purpose of an experiment in fluid mechanics may range from direct verification of a theory ( as in Figs. 11.2 , 15.12 and 17.19 ) to a general exploration of the phenomena that occur in a given situation . |
| 10 | These may range from circular huts set in a farmyard , with small closes dating from the Ornamental Horizon of the Middle Bronze Age , through the hill-fort ‘ village ’ of the Iron Age , first-century Roman villa with outbuildings , to much later structures up to , and sometimes including , the twentieth century . |
| 11 | Such arrangements may range from full partnership down to " strategic alliances " designed for pooling resources and sharing expenses and generally spreading the risk between the member firms . |
| 12 | Now let's eavesdrop on old Bill . |
| 13 | The following diagram illustrates how Sciences may relate to other areas of the catalogue . |
| 14 | Other factors which may relate to lower HDL levels include poor diabetic control , increasing age , obesity , an inverse relationship to serum triglycerides , androgens , smoking and , although controversial , a high carbohydrate dietary intake ( Ganda , 1980 ) . |
| 15 | They may relate to one institution ( a primary school ) or to several ( linking a number of primary schools to the neighbourhood secondary school ) , they may relate to primary age children within a community centre or youth club , they may simply serve as a bridge between local pre-school playgroups and the schools which the pre-school children will eventually attend . |
| 16 | Such courses which may relate to graphic design , fashion/textile design , interior design , and product design are usually of similar duration to those leading to CNAA degrees , that is three years full-time , and the numbers taking them have grown gradually over the years . |
| 17 | Other queries may relate to specific attributes of the spatial entities , or to combinations of these attributes , to the exclusion of any locational property . |
| 18 | They may relate to one institution ( a primary school ) or to several ( linking a number of primary schools to the neighbourhood secondary school ) , they may relate to primary age children within a community centre or youth club , they may simply serve as a bridge between local pre-school playgroups and the schools which the pre-school children will eventually attend . |
| 19 | Core skills are not intended to be the subject of academic studies , although they may relate to academic subjects such as English , mathematics , computing , science and social studies . |
| 20 | There is no geographical restriction ; the information may relate to any part of the world . |
| 21 | Just to kind of get a feel of that importance , erm let's think about some categories of communication which we may not use verbal channels for very much , okay ? |
| 22 | The reactions you may experience to these drinks and chocolate , having cleansed your system of them or more importantly having overcome any addiction you may have had , may include : migraine headache irritability depression anxiety shaky nervous feeling increased passage of urine mental overactivity insomnia weight gain . |
| 23 | Thus , anger may militate against sexual satisfaction in oneself or prevent one 's allowing satisfaction to a partner by its own effect ; or the guilt underlying anger may similarly impede love-making/relationships ; or sexual pleasure may promote guilt which evinces itself as anger which … |
| 24 | The reasons given for rejecting this paper are that the brain may compensate for poor hearing by enhancing hearing in the treated ear , resulting in an overestimate of the likely effects of treating both ears . |
| 25 | Outside is a lovely garden where you may eat in fine weather , and occasionally the hotel offers zither music during the evening . |
| 26 | After emigration , mononuclear phagocytes may remain as immobile tissue macrophages for several months until they are stimulated or activated . |
| 27 | Moreover , different configurations may arise at various times . |
| 28 | Both types of mutation — harmful or useful — may arise at different rates depending on stresses inherent in the environment . |
| 29 | This reserve will be used to offset any losses which may arise for each trade or gang during the progress of the contract . |
| 30 | Consent problems may arise with certain kinds of patients . |