Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb mod] [verb] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oral explanations and discussion may convey a meaning and a depth lacking in written explanation which may tend to be accepted at an uncritical and somewhat superficial level . |
| 2 | All of which may appear to be fairly straightforward , but to connect four musicians in such a short time with a combined objective and musical compatibility is no mean feat . |
| 3 | A good feature of Market Hyde 's book , in comparison with other highly popular treatments of such matters , is its reiteration that certain problems which may appear to be fairly simple are in fact extremely difficult . |
| 4 | This difference of perspective and lack of immediate concern with definitions of power and with empiricist rigour result in research methods which may appear to be more approximate in their conclusions than are the pluralists , at least as far as the distribution of power is concerned . |
| 5 | And this manner itself is determined not so much by the putative character of its narrator , but by puns and other verbal sound effects which result in the breaking up and displacement of the reality which may appear to be their starting point . |
| 6 | Advances in technology mean that desktop publishing machines are now available which can reproduce precise legitimate invoices and estimates which may appear to be in order . |
| 7 | Politically , therefore , the inducements to continue what the Plowden Committee call ‘ excessive social services ’ are much stronger than the inducements to discontinue them or to supplement any which may happen to be ‘ inadequate ’ . |
| 8 | A further luxury Excise Duty of 10% will be assessed on specific expensive cars , which may happen to be imported cars , but simply coincidence , boats , furs and electrical goods . |
| 9 | When that aim is kept in view , it will be found that English as a subject should occupy not any place which may happen to be vacant , but the first place ; and that English as a method must have entry everywhere . |
| 10 | You will also have to be prepared to overlook sudden flashes of anger or periods of irritability which may seem to be aimed at you but which are much more likely to be an expression of her natural resentment of the disaster that has befallen her . |
| 11 | Surprisingly , in the last decades is that literary studies , perhaps especially classical studies , which may seem to be at the other extreme of the academic spectrum from the sciences , have shown themselves more self confident in the use of computers than history has done , even though history is closer to the social sciences which have for long been acclimatized to quantification and computerization . |
| 12 | Clomipramine , which may seem to be indicated because of the patient 's obsessional symptomatology , sometimes causes severe nausea or intractable constipation . |
| 13 | It means that vital decisions have to be made quickly at an extremely difficult time for the mother , decisions which may have to be made from an ill-informed base . |
| 14 | The change in string tension when changing brands will probably be more noticeable if your guitar is fitted with a tremolo system , which may have to be readjusted slightly . |
| 15 | Many families have only one car which may have to be reserved for the use of the nurse 's spouse and others have no car at all . |
| 16 | Only when these avenues have been exhausted should the manager discuss the possibility of sanctions which may have to be imposed if attendance does not improve . |
| 17 | It makes some sense to argue that an animal needs less computing power to find leaves , which are abundant all around , than to find fruit , which may have to be searched for , or to catch insects , which take active steps to get away . |
| 18 | There are also resealing or ‘ antisiphon ’ traps which may have to be fitted on extra-long waste pipes connected to a single-stack drainage system . |
| 19 | Sandison finds that the probability of citation will be halved by the transfer of library material to the Reserve Stock shelves , which may be at some distance from the main library shelving , or which may have to be fetched from remote stores . |
| 20 | Less costly on the nose is a letter to the ticket office in which you enclose a cheque , which may have to be blank , and an sae . |
| 21 | No longer can investigative stories be stopped merely because they might " prejudge " a matter which may have to be decided in litigation at some future time . |
| 22 | The responsibility for the use of the firearm is an individual decision , which may have to be justified in legal proceedings . |
| 23 | It may therefore be possible to reconcile the views of the opposing schools of thought by regarding global standardisation as the ultimate objective when substantial economies of scale are available but which may need to be modified in the context of the product concerned . |
| 24 | 17.18 All pupils should be expected to keep a file containing work in progress , as well as completed pieces , which may need to be selected and filed separately for the purposes of moderation and final assessment . |
| 25 | 10% of house-buyers opt for a full structural survey ; this is a more detailed report based on a more exhaustive investigation and technical examination of the property — it lists the defects and includes an assessment of any remedial works which may need to be undertaken immediately and in the foreseeable future . |
| 26 | There are difficulties which may need to be overcome . |
| 27 | If , however you are going to help her to seek a grant for home improvements , a visit to the local authority environmental health department can be useful , as you and she can receive there an explanation of all the different forms which may need to be completed , and your queries can be answered . |
| 28 | Unlike a bank loan or an overdraft , which may need to be renegotiated if business volumes grow , a factoring facility grows in line with turnover . |
| 29 | Each level is accompanied by a Teacher 's Book which includes , for each chapter , a description of the teaching aims of the chapter , vocabulary which may need to be pre-taught , notes on the presentation , grammar and exercise sections , ideas for additional activities and answers to the exercises . |
| 30 | This is particularly significant with regard to some areas of sexual law which may need to be taken into account by social workers . |