Example sentences of "and [modal v] [adv] [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Variations across London often reflected the differential performance of the parties there at the last general election , and may well portend trends for the next . |
| 2 | It will remove dead hair , and may also reveal signs of fleas. ( 2 ) A brush will be essential for the first stage in the process . |
| 3 | Your library or Citizens Advice Bureau will know which groups are operating and may also have lists of private counsellors . |
| 4 | Either a whole form is completed by a single coder who then has an overall picture of the response and may thus spot inconsistencies , or each coder concentrates on all responses to a particular question , thus developing considerable skill at that particular task . |
| 5 | Differences were observed in the expression of the various alternative splices of tenascin mRNA between tumor and normal cells and may thus indicate differences in tenascin isoform expression and function in normal and tumor cells . |
| 6 | It is revealing that , in a very similar way , to be can be present or omitted in an actual non-finite clause where it signals the passive of a verb phrase although its presence is generally preferred : ( 48 ) Cromwell ordered the Abbot of Reading ( to be ) tried and executed immediately The same insertion is sometimes superficially possible for predicate qualifiers ; but in reality this indicates a main verb which is semantically compatible with the relation of either construction ; an example would be like ( or want ) which makes it possible for us to set ( 49 ) beside ( 8 ) : ( 49 ) Alastair likes his beef tea to be strong However , with most preceding verb phrases , such a change to the predicate qualifier construction will produce a result which is ungrammatical and may even present difficulties of interpretation : ( 50 ) ( a ) the children have kept the fish-tank clean : how have the children kept the fish-tank ? ( b ) the children have kept the fish-tank to be clean |
| 7 | As the donor becomes more and more concerned at lack of action the recipient country staff become more and more dubious that the project is really in their national interest , and may even start discussions with another whose conditions may be perceived as less onerous . |
| 8 | Unfortunately the conscientious student who reads the official reports will find no mention either of the Hotspur or of the Félicité and may naturally experience doubts as to whether there ever was a Captain Hornblower , but if he once accepts Hornblower 's existence he may at least agree that Hornblower 's action in this case displayed remarkable self-denial as well as the clarity of vision worthy of a hero of fiction . |
| 9 | Birth parents have to wait for adoptees to choose to contact them and may therefore experience feelings of desperation and anticipation around the time when the adoptee would be 18 years old . |
| 10 | The directions that he may give must appear to him necessary ( but not reasonably necessary ) to prevent such disorder , damage , disruption or intimidation , and may specifically include instructions not to enter a particular area . |
| 11 | Similarly , where changing something seems commendable anyway , for ethical or social reasons , for example , and may incidentally benefit girls , we should do that . |
| 12 | Students may register for an additional module up to the end of week 1 of the relevant term ( week 2 for new students in their first term ) , and must officially delete modules by week 6 ( about to be brought forward to week 4 ) of the current term . |
| 13 | While the recipient of dividends may be taxed , those who have sold shares short ( and must therefore pay dividends to the buyer ) may not receive an equivalent payment , or tax credit . |
| 14 | Large-scale commercialised farming , that is agribusiness and domestic agricultural enterprises , have to compete with other big corporations for investment capital and markets and must therefore make profits as efficiently as possible . |
| 15 | Roh also suggested that , as a first step towards free movement , the two countries should allow exchanges of letters and telephone calls by displaced persons and divided families , and should immediately allow visits by those over 60 years old . |
| 16 | Articles appeared in the press extolling the creativity of ‘ home-making ’ ; psychiatrists warned that children who grew up without their mother 's constant care and attention were seriously deprived and might well become delinquents . |
| 17 | ‘ So next time you snack on your favourite chocolate bar or bowl of peanuts , remember — if enjoyed in moderation , they can be good-tasting and might even inhibit cavities , ’ it said . |
| 18 | For these purposes they would also tend to wear the most heavily reinforced boots and might occasionally carry weapons of some kind . |
| 19 | In an age when much more business is project-oriented when it is increasingly a case of throw it at the wall and see what sticks ( perhaps in the public sector they really wish they did n't have to be so careful with the dosh and could similarly try things out more just to see what might work ) , the role of the chief exec is to empower the team and keep informed of progress ( half a side of A4 and no hyperbole please ) . |
| 20 | K2 had the necessary experience of working with Chameleon and could also boast skills in software design that have , according to Stan Taylor , senior manager of European information systems at Intergraph , ‘ been of great benefit to the company . ’ |
| 21 | Most politicians themselves saw matters in this light , and could harshly rebuff freeholders and their relatives who believed otherwise . |
| 22 | Some of these are complete movements , and could possibly represent blanks that he had managed to fill , as Shedlock suggested . |
| 23 | These extend to very broad guidelines on the nature of investments and would also affect trusts considering merger . |
| 24 | The concept of clustering would increase the input-output capability compared with monolithic servers , and would also enable users to consolidate proliferating local network servers , thus regaining some control . |
| 25 | One of the French girls at her Swiss boarding school had told her that boys liked a girl to have a ‘ poitrine ’ and they became very excited when they touched a girl 's breast ; this , she had maintained , explained the fashion for dresses which made a girl look flat-chested — so that as many as possible would not inflame men 's passions and would thereby remain virgins . |
| 26 | The sources said the operation would be run from a NATO air headquarters at Vicenza , in north-eastern Italy , and would probably include fighters from the United States , Britain and France . |
| 27 | It began to lose money , and would now owe banks some £250m-300m if its contracts were enforced . |
| 28 | The three Corporals had a dull time in Lille and would often invite prostitutes in from the town to cheer up their afternoons . |
| 29 | She would not let the younger child share her toys and would often snatch toys from her . |
| 30 | Training was good in itself and would undoubtedly help individuals to get jobs . |