Example sentences of "[det] [modal v] [verb] [vb pp] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason why trade has risen , one reason is because , erm , transport costs have declined in real terms and secondly w , why can you think of anything else that may have increased trade in manufac manufactured goods ? |
| 2 | I do n't believe So that must have died generation . |
| 3 | There is no reason to believe that the incomers brought any large amount of capital with them , although some may have had help at the start from their families . |
| 4 | While this may have formed part of the rationale for the application of natural justice , the major reason for the development of the doctrine was the protection of property rights and interests akin thereto . |
| 5 | Oswald and ( probably ) his brother , Oswiu , were the sons of Aethelfrith by Acha , sister of Eadwine ( HE III , 6 ) , and this may have facilitated acceptance of Oswald as king among the Deirans and the restoration of an overkingship , but the deaths of many of the Deiran royal family will have left a political vacuum at the heart of the Deiran kingdom which can not have been immediately filled by Aethelfrith 's sons . |
| 6 | This may have brought comfort to some but statistically it was as risky as playing Russian roulette , and I laid off smoking for the next seven years . |
| 7 | He had always thought he had no illusions about the artificiality of people 's reactions to him , but some must have taken root unaware . |
| 8 | This must have started life as a cottage — the front room which had been turned into the shop was only about ten feet by eight feet . |
| 9 | All this must have taken shape before there were any houses on the scene . |
| 10 | However , the right of establishment does not imply only physical location in the country of establishment , but also that this must have taken place with a view to pursuing an economic activity . |
| 11 | For example , a student chosen might have had to overcome some specific learning difficulty to gain success in modules ; another might have achieved success despite little previous exposure to formal further education . |
| 12 | This might have made sense when all Council decisions that mattered were passed on the basis of unanimity . |
| 13 | His parent did not force him to attend and he now feels this might have brought scorn from other members of the community . |
| 14 | This might have included cave dwelling , although there is no way of knowing . |
| 15 | I wanted a wet/dry type of trickle filter for use with the vat mainly because I did not want water retained in the filter for any length of time — this could have caused weight problems . |
| 16 | The Consumers Association says some could have caused food poisoning . |
| 17 | This would have saved Camel Lairds and it 's a must to save Swan Hunters . |
| 18 | This process is repeated until the end node of the graph is reached ( ** ) , at which point a complete candidate string has been generated ( e.g. from figure 2.8 , this would have found ljadc ) . |
| 19 | This impression may have been strengthened by the slow decline in the country 's commercial importance ( see pp. 90–1 ) , though this would have taken place whatever its political structure . |
| 20 | This would have included grain and a moderate supply of meat , from either stock or game . |
| 21 | Another would have forced fishing for whiting and saithe to stop in the North Sea when the haddock and cod quotas were exhausted . |
| 22 | If they own their homes , they are likely to have little or no mortgage and some will have inherited property on the death of their parents . |
| 23 | Some will have associated direction with Catholic rather than evangelical tradition and for that reason will not know much about it . |
| 24 | So these should have had price increases . |
| 25 | But the fact that the attempt had been made at all must have given credibility to Gloucester 's claim that the Woodvilles were prepared to use force in pursuit of their ends . |
| 26 | But the fact that the attempt had been made at all must have given credibility to Gloucester 's claim that the Woodvilles were prepared to use force in pursuit of their ends . |
| 27 | Many would have conceded authority to their opponent under such circumstances . |
| 28 | That would have caused outrage if she had been an infant , since Zuwaya do not slap other people 's children . |
| 29 | ‘ She felt that would have caused pain and anguish to William and Harry . ’ |
| 30 | That would have enabled space to be cleared . |