Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] [be] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Fig. 1 , for example , it will be seen that if the front of the vault is not correctly placed , the size of the brow ridges and degree of frontal recession may be unduly accentuated . |
| 2 | He finds a means of using the language of both physical experience and Scripture in an anagogical sense whereby mystical experience may be both recognised and shared by those to whom it is known , and to some extent desired , because imagined , by others less involved . |
| 3 | It would also discuss how general experience may be potentially seen as religious experience . |
| 4 | In an educational application , the user may be firmly channelled by the controlling software into pathways that suit the particular didactic purpose of the application . |
| 5 | In countries where there is a large degree of regulation of the terms of employment by the state , the role of collective bargaining may be correspondingly reduced . |
| 6 | The article written to this brief is likely to have an element of sensationalism ; curiosity about sex or money may be deliberately aroused ; conflicts in an artist 's life are likely to be dramatised . |
| 7 | All of this information , as it relates to each interest category , is recorded on another card — the stock record card — from which the condition of the stock in each category may be quickly evaluated . |
| 8 | Election Focus:A Hung Parliament : Paddy 's Big Step The Liberal Democrats ' well-laid plans for power-sharing may be about to bear fruit . |
| 9 | Thus the use of standard terms may promote certainty : the terms of the contract may be easily located and identified ; where the same terms are used over a period , the business and its trading partners will come to know their respective rights and obligations ; terms may be applied to resolve disputes and thus acquire " precedent " value . |
| 10 | Your hair may be well cut , but if you 're a trendy executive and your latest hairdo is just that tiny bit mumsy , you may as well hibernate for a few months . |
| 11 | avoid codes which may also appear as general text ( eg place names ) since on decoding normal text may be improperly converted . |
| 12 | This chapter will describe the symbolic representations of uway ( 'tranquillity' ) , isug ( 'aggression' ) , and related moral concepts among the Buid , a group of shifting cultivators inhabiting the highlands of Mindoro , Philippines.l In my view , the Buid may be fairly described as a society ‘ at peace ’ because of the extremely low value they attach to ‘ aggression ’ and the extremely high value they attach to ‘ tranquillity ’ . |
| 13 | The bridge of the nose is depressed with a ‘ saddle ’ appearance and the upper jaw may be small compared to the lower . |
| 14 | As a result , the signal size and speed of response may be crucially modified by the latter . |
| 15 | It implies that the ‘ content ’ of a course may be intimately intertwined with its ‘ process ’ : the way it is taught , the staff who teach it , the environment it takes place in . |
| 16 | Because of the wide diversity of outlook on sexual matters between the generations , the necessity may be particularly marked where sexual considerations exist . |
| 17 | Given the illogical UK tax treatment of forex gains and losses , an offshore group treasury function may be better placed to hedge and match exposures . |
| 18 | … Where there are not only the ingredients of an express or implied contract to waive privilege but also a fiduciary relation or other elements of public policy making recognition of privilege unconscionable , the waiver of privilege may be specifically enforced and the witness held in contempt for failure to make disclosure . |
| 19 | There is moderate reduction in lung cancer risk associated with lower tar cigarettes but research in the UK suggests that the assumed health advantages of switching to lower tar may be largely offset by the tendency of smokers to compensate for the reduction in nicotine ( cigarettes lower in tar also tend to be lower in nicotine ) by smoking more or inhaling more deeply [ 4 ] . |
| 20 | Injections into , say , the muscle of the hindleg are more painful , but if you hold the dog as directed , offering plenty of reassurance , then no long-term behavioural problem should take hold as a result and the experience should be rapidly forgotten . |
| 21 | 4.19 It is important to remember that all items of special damage must be specifically pleaded . |
| 22 | It follows that whatever conclusions we may reach about the content of the school curriculum , and however varied and flexible the curriculum itself and the examination of it may be , the curriculum should be essentially designed for comprehensive schools . |
| 23 | Instead she suggests that the content of the formal curriculum should be entirely overhauled : ‘ for girls to become a more powerful group , they must be given some understanding of females ' past powerlessness … in other subject areas , like English literature , social studies , art , biology and — where it is taught — psychology , there is a similar need to examine what girls are learning about women 's abilities and potential , and therefore what they should ( realistically ) expect for themselves ’ ( Hannon , 1979 , p. 115 ) . |
| 24 | In deliberating on this important issue the Committee recognised the importance of ensuring that all staff in the Exchequer Division should be clearly informed of the present position . |
| 25 | For this reason the costs and benefits of change must be accurately assessed . |
| 26 | The mounting of a wind generator on board a yacht should be carefully considered . |
| 27 | To start with , software running on the computer must be properly integrated and Apple had designed that into the Macintosh from day one . |
| 28 | When this is being done the blocking rail must be fully closed before you begin to knit again . |
| 29 | As opposed to are they about where the new settlement should be generally located ? |
| 30 | Erm , it 's clearly states that a new settlement should be only contemplated where , and it 's my opinion , that all those factors need to be met and they are not weighted within that er paragraph . |