Example sentences of "it [modal v] [be] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , when one is obsessively searching for the solution to a problem , it may be consciously recognised when it occurs as a fluctuation in the random activity of the subconscious whereas in other circumstances it might not emerge at the conscious level at all . |
| 2 | But it is possible to believe that the idea of ventriloquism which lies at the heart of it may be successfully applied both to some sorts of contemporary author and to some of what went before . |
| 3 | Personal selling is a very expensive activity to maintain , and it may be best suited to relatively concentrated markets , such as in the UK for ceramics or steel manufacture , or those in which buying is carried out on a centralised basis . |
| 4 | It may be reasonably speculated that English ethnocentricity , then as now , would assume that , first the Scots and later the Irish , were let into Westminster , but the legislation gives no warrant for this assumption . |
| 5 | The problem with section 5 is that it may be unduly limited in scope through the requirement that the risk of prejudice be ‘ merely incidental ’ to the discussion . |
| 6 | Families may have to share lavatories with other families or it may be inconveniently placed and so parents find that it is too much bother to take children to the lavatory and continue to let them soil . |
| 7 | Given that the origins of semantics are diffuse ( logic , philosophy , linguistics , etc. ) it may be also observed that the boundaries of the subject are equally amorphous . |
| 8 | As Britain grows older , it may be partly reversed . |
| 9 | The statute occasionally provides in so many terms that the information may be used in evidence ; sometimes that it may not be used for certain purposes , inferentially permitting its use for others ; or it may be expressly prescribed that the evidence is not to be admitted ; or again , the statute may be silent . |
| 10 | At other times it may be barely admitted to consciousness , if whatever it was is seen as threatening to the self . |
| 11 | In August 1824 Hickman produced a pamphlet entitled A Letter on Suspended Animation , containing experiments showing that it may be safely employed during operations on animals , with a view of ascertaining its probable utility in surgical operations on the Human Subject , addressed to T. A. Knight Esq . |
| 12 | For example in the Organon 5th edition ( 1833 ) §276 : ‘ A medicine , even though it may be homœopathically suited to the case , does harm in every dose that is too large , the more harm the larger the dose , and by the magnitude of the dose it does more harm the greater its homœopathicity and the higher the potency selected . ’ |
| 13 | If your opinion is asked , it may be gently given but , in nearly every case , it is neither right nor effective to try to end a relationship forcibly . |
| 14 | It may be justly said of embalming , that it is undeniably the most considerable and efficacious means to answer their intentions . ’ |
| 15 | In this view , teachers have no direct contact with theory , though it may be dimly discerned through the description . |
| 16 | Association with colleagues after working hours could be taken as an indication of the priority given to company matters but it may be reluctantly undertaken . |
| 17 | It may be better understood if it is set in the context of Hindu teaching concerning the different orders or āśramas of society corresponding to the different stages of life . |
| 18 | To the objection that Christianity is true while the others are false he replied significantly , " It may be so said , we think so ; nothing more . " |
| 19 | While it may be virtually abolished on the first night by as few as four or five wakenings , on subsequent nights REM " pressure " increases , and successively more wakenings are required , as the number of times REM sleep is initiated is increased . |
| 20 | In some cases , if there is no repeat of the exposition , the first theme may not be heard again until the recapitulation , by which time it may be almost forgotten . |
| 21 | Hence if the Roundabout Motel were to find itself traversed by the proposed M15 bypassing Seachester , it may be compulsorily purchased after the holding of the requisite public inquiry and the approval of the M15 route . |
| 22 | It may be roughly divided into two parts : magnetostatics and the rest . |
| 23 | It may be rightly concluded that it was a sad affair . |
| 24 | It may be too bound by rules and not allow individuals to exercise discretion within their work . |
| 25 | SIR — As the Labour Party can not be trusted to display the red rose without it withering , may we have it back again in time for St George 's Day , April 23 , so that it may be proudly worn again by loyal Englishmen . |
| 26 | They were undoubtedly used by the employers , and the strike was seized as a chance to bring them in — but it should be firmly stated here , since it is usually glossed over , that the damage to the strikers " cause was not for the first time , the result of actions by other men . |
| 27 | The area in the vicinity of welding and all below it should be thoroughly cleared of all flammable rubbish , the welding area should be screened as completely as possible , all inflammable materials should be removed or covered with fire protective sheets . |
| 28 | Although the CAB interview must be exploratory , as in other counselling situations , it is thought that it should be strongly directed towards examining options and decision making . |
| 29 | There is widespread support for the principle across the Community , and we believe that it should be rigorously applied in practice . |
| 30 | It should be well located and of sound and durable construction ; it should not have too many drawbacks , and these can be wide ranging — the most obvious examples are traffic noise ( particularly from motorways or airports ) , inconsiderate neighbours , shared access , pubs and car parks , and vandalism . |