Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [prep] [num] [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 | It may range from one afternoon a week to full extension services opening daily , staffed by a paid worker and volunteers . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The council may demur for two reasons . |
| 5 | Still , it is also quite possible that hesitancy or disagreement may persist without one side of the dispute or one aspect of one 's personality being more rational than another , or in possession of any deeper insight into truth . |
| 6 | For many years a companionate relationship may exist between two generations of adults in a family , each leading an independent existence . |
| 7 | The latest sub-atomic theories , for example , say that we are all made up of infinitely thin pieces of string which may exist in ten dimensions . |
| 8 | The survival of H. contortus infection on tropical pastures is variable depending on the climate and degree of shade , but the infective larvae are relatively resistant to desiccation and some may survive for 1-3 months on pasture or in faeces . |
| 9 | A wide variety of operations may be undertaken , or the ward may specialise in one aspect of surgical care , such as abdominal or chest surgery . |
| 10 | Alternatively , if used as part of the external audit process , a contract audit may demonstrate to one party that the contract is being managed efficiently and effectively . |
| 11 | That they should make of one body a site where the variousness of all other bodies is in some way received . |
| 12 | Medical sources in Moscow said while it could be fatal in extreme cases , most symptoms should disappear in six months . |
| 13 | The pressure — both economic and political — is now on the country 's other conglomerates , such as Anglo American-De Beers , to explain why they should remain in one piece . |
| 14 | ‘ We must stay on one path , while being aware in our hearts where others may lead . |
| 15 | Note also an error in the text relating to the last set of transactions which should relate to l months 8 to 12 , not 6 to 12 as shown in the text . |
| 16 | We were completely baffled as to why there should be these differences , and in particular why the preferred directions of the on-type directionally selective ganglion cells should fall into three groups . |
| 17 | It is impossible by juxtaposing the legislative instruments in these cases to determine why one case should fall within one category rather than the other . |
| 18 | Will my right hon. Friend confirm that he has listened to hon. Members and representatives of people with disabilities who are worried that the additional room or larger property that they need to accommodate their disabilities might take them into a higher band and that he has decided that any such people should fall within one band lower than would otherwise be the case ? |
| 19 | Instead Taylor and his players must wait for 10 weeks to build on the foundations laid against the Turks — but , in an attempt to maintain some continuity , Taylor is planning an unscheduled pre-Christmas get-together . |
| 20 | Each nomination should refer to one nominee only and no member may subscribe to more than one nomination for national member of Council , and one in respect of any other vacancy . |
| 21 | Chop up your milk-fed lamb — a kilo should do for four people — into whatever size you fancy . |
| 22 | If supplied , each entry must consist of two parts . |
| 23 | If supplied , each entry must consist of two parts . |
| 24 | The bending fundamental is at 667 cm -1 in the IR , and its overtone should appear near 1334 cm -1 , almost mid-way between the two observed Raman bands . |
| 25 | The Pathfinder Force should be on a different basis and these should consist of 45 sorties , but crews could be withdrawn at any time after the completion of 30 sorties . |
| 26 | The coils themselves should consist of 500 turns of 0.2mm enamelled wire scramble wound as neatly as possible over the core , the second winding crossing over the top of the first at right angles . |
| 27 | To be truly effective , the process of delegation should consist of four stages : |
| 28 | Teams should consist of four people and each one should pledge at least £100 or £25 per person , to be raised through sponsorship or a straight donation . |
| 29 | The report should consist of two graphs . |
| 30 | It is intended that the unit should consist of two troops each of thirty all ranks , with first reinforcements equivalent to one troop . |