Example sentences of "this [vb mod] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may result in mental handicap . |
| 2 | This may result in increased sodium reabsorption with subsequent increased exchangeable body sodium ( De Chatel et al , 1977 ) . |
| 3 | As Furth ( 1982 ) points out , this may result in increased status differentiation within higher education between subjects or institutions ; it may also affect the ‘ hidden ’ curriculum of assumed values , perspectives and relationships ( Becker et al . |
| 4 | In addition the loud cries of harem males probably alert others to the presence of non-reproductive males and this may result in collaborative defence in driving them away . |
| 5 | If a fragment is stuck badly , a solvent should be used to loosen it again , but it is advisable not to use force for this may result in fresh breaks . |
| 6 | This may result in swift and brutal treatment of patients with complaints which are difficult to diagnose . |
| 7 | This may result in permanent damage being done to the previously friendly atmosphere of the classroom . |
| 8 | That this may lead to strange results can be illustrated as follows . |
| 9 | This may lead to personal collapse and destructive suffering , as noted by both Marris ( 1974 ) and Bettelheim ( 1970 ) . |
| 10 | If rates of sickness absence vary between individuals after taking account of the explanatory factors this may lead to extra variation ( overdispersion ) relative to that predicted from the Poisson model . |
| 11 | The sacral nerves which supply the genitalia are often involved in the disease process , and this may lead to sexual anaesthesia in the female and impotence in the male . |
| 12 | This may lead to huge bonuses being paid to the manager . |
| 13 | This may lead to blistering , and , if untreated , to necrosis and gangrene . |
| 14 | This may lead to catastrophic results in a few cases of late syphilis when the cardiovascular or nervous systems are involved . |
| 15 | For the project this may lead to suboptimal results and for the engineer to suboptimal progress in the company . |
| 16 | A second major source of infection for the very young animal is the reservoir of larvae in the tissues of their dams and this may lead to clinical strongyloidiasis in foals and piglets in the first weeks of life . |
| 17 | Computer technology spreads into all sorts of other technologies and this may lead to patentable inventions , even though the computer technology itself is not new , if the application of the technology is new . |
| 18 | In exploring what this may mean for professional practice , it may be helpful to look at other attempts to reconstrue the nature of professional activity . |
| 19 | This may range from small areas of earthworks within or at one end of a settlement , to large areas of earthworks with only a few farms and cottages in use today . |
| 20 | This may sound like standard Sunday Sport fare , but some people sincerely believe it , and more than you 'd think — the UFO business can be very big business indeed |
| 21 | This may sound like good news it you 're overweight , but please consult your doctor before taking cannabis as a part of a calorie controlled diet . |
| 22 | Now this may sound like fatuous bluster but suspicion of businessmen ought to be understandable in an era of commerce made squalid by stock-market muggings on a grand scale . |
| 23 | This may sound like cold comfort when you 're desperately hoping for something to come along and get you going — but continuing your work and maintaining skills is vitally important . |
| 24 | This may come from existing reserves , bank facilities , a rights issue or a cash underwritten alternative . |
| 25 | Whilst this may look like easy fun for those who did not have to cope with the impossible timetables and endless pressures , the reason for criticism is not to deride the working groups but to understand in concrete terms the limitations of the system now in operation . |
| 26 | This may occur for various reasons ; the suspect may have died or be below the age of criminal responsibility , the victim may not wish to press charges or a witness may be unwilling , or unable , to give evidence or a person already in detention after conviction admits to further offences . |
| 27 | Speeds of 8 km/h ( 5 mile/h ) with waves 3 m ( lo ft ) high are normal , while speeds of double this may occur in severe storms . |
| 28 | Ridd ( 1973 ) showed from evidence obtained by surface mapping and shallow drilling that in the Poxwell anticline in Dorset the surface structure was offset to the north by accommodation in the incompetent Upper Jurassic clays ; this may apply to other examples . |
| 29 | Though this may apply to certain people , research findings indicate that suicide is at least partly a function of the availability of a lethal method of suicide . |
| 30 | This has been the most fastest growing part of the holiday taking in this country over the past two or three years and I 'm hoping it will continue and so does our industry — in other words the hotels and accommodation , the tourist attractions — all are hoping , you know , that people are going to continue to do this erm and I think this may apply to certain sectors of the community erm and we just hope that that will grow . |