Example sentences of "it [modal v] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may grow into a noble sympathy , self-sacrifice … and joy … |
| 2 | For one reason , space is almost a vacuum , so that molecules erm are few and far between , and one thing about chemistry it is really the science of not particularly molecules but molecules that react with one another , but here once one has got a molecule in space it does n't actually meet another one for a very long time , so even a molecule that is reactive and which may only last for maybe a microsecond in the laboratory , interstellar space it may last for a thousand years . |
| 3 | In some cases it may result in a selective growth defect in the affected joints . |
| 4 | It may consist of a tape-slide sequence which can be shown to classes and groups or viewed singly by individuals , and conveying a particular unit of information or stimulus ; it may , on the other hand , be half a term 's work programme for a class , meeting twice weekly for an hour and three quarters each time It may appear as a number of elements in a schedule of work which also includes directed teaching , use of text book , and practical formal exercises , as well as enquiry work , the consultation of sources , and a problem-solving exercise involving the study of a filmstrip in relation to a work-sheet or a passage in a novel . |
| 5 | It may involve three or more subjects studied separately but in parallel , as in the Scottish general degree or some polytechnic/college ‘ combined studies ’ degrees ; or it may integrate several subjects in relation to some area , period , theme or problem , in which case it may be called interdisciplinary ; or it may consist of a more open , modular system of requirements and options . |
| 6 | It may consist of a single file although , particularly under Windows , this is becoming less common . |
| 7 | It may consist in a rejection of the specific schemes or lines of evolution propounded by nineteenth-century authors . |
| 8 | It may consist in a rejection of the notion that there are identifiable stages , or that talking of stages is a useful way of visualizing evolution . |
| 9 | Some people have felt that this borrowing from Dorothy and others shows a certain egotism on Wordsworth 's part , but it was his method as an artist to absorb things into himself , and think of them for a long period before writing them down ; nor is it necessary to maintain , in any case , that the ‘ I ’ of a Wordsworth poem is necessarily the poet himself — it may stand as a universal shorthand symbol with which the reader can equally identify . |
| 10 | the fixation of the boy on his mother in the transition period from the oral to the anal phase , that is , in the transition from the purely receptive interests of the child to his first productive efforts , may have a fatal outcome ; it may leave behind a disposition to manic-depressive affections . |
| 11 | Its sense of smell must function for it to assess horses it has not met before , and also to fully recognise old companions it may meet in a different environment . |
| 12 | For others in this position it may feel like a forcible disengagement from the quest for security and is regarded with anger or despair . |
| 13 | It says it may switch to a RISC microprocessor in future iterations of what is becoming an extremely popular product on the OEM market . |
| 14 | It may relate to a packaging problem in which a fixed number of unrelated items have to be pressed into the smallest volume . |
| 15 | Another way of expressing the same idea is that logic is like kicking a ball — it may go in a straight line , but if the direction is wrong it will not help the team to win the game . |
| 16 | It rarely speaks , though if frightened it may bleat like a goat . |
| 17 | This will occur where the corporate controllers perceive that the long-run loss to the company 's wealth ( and to a greater or lesser extent their own — it may depend on a number of variables ) is likely to be greater than the short-term profits . |
| 18 | It seeks only to open up the lines of enquiry sketched out here ; and it does so in the hope that by bringing them into the debate , it may contribute towards a fuller and more objective assessment of Mary 's reign — and Mary 's misfortunes . |
| 19 | Though it may snack on a strawberry , the ground beetle is an ally |
| 20 | It may function as a store of wealth , so that an individual or society can put away the wealth it may generate as the surplus between production and consumption . |
| 21 | In context , it will function in a certain kind of perspective , depending on the purpose of communication ; for instance , it may function as a statement of a person 's state of health ( John has been taken ill ) , as an identification of the person affected ( John has been taken ill ) , or as an affirmation that the information conveyed is really valid ( John has been taken ill ) . |
| 22 | It may lead to a gap between the values of those most closely tied to the institutions of the labour movement and the unwaged . |
| 23 | It may lead to a considerable degree of social deprivation and a miserable existence for the families involved . |
| 24 | In which case , it may lead to a dis engagement from learning . |
| 25 | It may alter as a result of a variety of extraneous factors , in particular supply-side shocks , but Layard assumes that it is invariant with respect to the unemployment rate . |
| 26 | Another distinct possibility is that , although annual incidence appears to be declining , it may stabilise at a far higher endemic level than that characterising the population prior to the ‘ epidemic ’ in 1979 . |
| 27 | The traditional rituals of port drinking are well-known , but it may came as a surprise to many that it is not the crusty British lawyer savouring his even crustier port that constitutes the core market for port shippers , but the trendy young Frenchman , enjoying young ruby . |
| 28 | For some , it may serve as a reminder of the Kingsley Amis who once unambiguously remarked , in the course of a berating of Philip Roth , that ‘ Jewish jokes are not funny ’ . |
| 29 | In itself it is of no great importance , but it may serve as a pointer to the presence of other sexually transmitted infection . |
| 30 | The Komatsu robot was designed to help draw detailed maps of the ocean floor but it may serve as a prototype for mining and construction vehicles . |