Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [verb] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of this money may find its way back to building societies , which can then lend it out again to other customers . |
| 2 | If you invest here , your money may lose its value , your products can not be reliably priced for trade across Europe ; you may face high transaction costs ; and you may not get the full benefits of a single market . ’ |
| 3 | The buyer may lose his right to reject by waiver of that right , section 11(2) . |
| 4 | The unthinking Christian may believe his faith as unthinkingly as the unthinking pagan . |
| 5 | The Legal Aid Act 1974 provides that solicitor and counsel may receive their remuneration only from the fund . |
| 6 | This wife stood by her afflicted husband and even expressed fears about what might happen if the firm were to remove him from his electronic friend : ‘ I know it sounds funny , but I 'm afraid that losing that computer may break his heart . ’ |
| 7 | The propensity children have for imposing meaning distinctions of their own in their adherence to Contrast may delay their discovery of the absence of a difference between an adult form and a child innovation . |
| 8 | For the purposes of voting , a secured creditor may value his security and vote for the excess of his debt over the security held . |
| 9 | This view reflects a widely shared one in pluralist political science that ‘ since power is a type of influence … a power holder may owe his power to his wealth , ability , reputation , popularity or , in general , favorable position with regard to any value ’ . |
| 10 | The GP should have his defibrillator with him . |
| 11 | Although puzzled , he hesitated to investigate more closely for fear his driver should imagine his interest to be prurient . |
| 12 | Then if there is a stipulation as to the time by which the buyer must make his nomination , that stipulation as to time relates to delivery and will be ‘ of the essence , ’ Bunge Corporation v. Tradax ( 1981 H.L. ) . |
| 13 | ‘ A lot of people are saying that the board must get its act together and get some money to spend . |
| 14 | Another question is whether Parliament should give its approval first before a public inquiry is held or whether Parliament should have a say after the inquiry . |
| 15 | If that newspaper recognises the importance of doing so , Parliament should recognise its importance and it should be enshrined in the legislation . |
| 16 | Faith must know its object in a way we can not know an historical fact . |
| 17 | But do n't expect it to cost any more by law a midwife must attend your birth and this will be provided by the NHS . |
| 18 | If this is the case then the opening sentence must make your purpose clear : |
| 19 | Their family reputation may be thought to be at stake ; the parents may fear lest care of the grandchild should become their responsibility ; the prospect of the girl 's becoming a " bad girl " may weigh heavily ; punishment — of the girl , the man concerned or both -may be a primary demand . |
| 20 | ‘ But people violent without excuse should forfeit their right to see a doctor . ’ |
| 21 | I knelt and prayed , not only for guidance and inspiration in the carving , but that a new era of peace and honesty should invade my life whilst I worked … ’ |
| 22 | If the tenant 's death is untimely , that is to say within one year of the date of the letting , there is no reason why the potential successor should lose his home if he has in fact resided with the tenant for 12 months . |
| 23 | Applicants seeking credits for areas of study , for Sections of the certificate level areas C1 or C2 , or for elements from within an area of study at diploma level must submit their application to the HCIMA and should have received a favourable decision prior to enrolment on a programme or area of study . |
| 24 | And then , conclude by what have you learnt about the talk , make sure the and then the appendix should include your transcription which a key . |
| 25 | At St Cuthbert 's this belt tightening means the vicar must ask his parish for an extra £5,000 and the church steering committee is co-ordinating the appeal for funds , beginning with a planned giving campaign in Lent . |
| 26 | money must retain its value , otherwise people will get rid of it in exchange for real ( intrinsic ) commodities ; |
| 27 | During employment the employee may damage his employer 's business in the following ways : ( a ) working for a competitor during his hours of employment ; ( b ) working for a competitor in his spare time ; ( c ) making preparations in order to compete with his employer after he has left ; ( d ) disclosing or using the employer 's business secrets ; or ( e ) failing to disclose information which may be of use to his employer and in some instances personally profiting from its use . |
| 28 | Apart from the fact that polite letters of rejection are a matter of common courtesy there is also the more pragmatic point that something may go wrong with the new arrangement — the employee may change his/her mind , become ill , move away unexpectedly , take up another job at the last minute . |
| 29 | This is a regular return of departmental spending which gives the Treasury early warning of the possibility that a department may overshoot its cash limit . |
| 30 | A horse may steal your jumper and then become panic-stricken because it is chasing him ! |