Example sentences of "that [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We may be meant to think that time is simultaneous , in a way that may owe something to the simultaneity propounded , ‘ perhaps ’ , in Eliot 's Four Quartets , where ‘ History is now and England ’ ; or that it is cyclical , a turning wheel , with human depravity paling into insignificance as the wheel turns into modern times . |
| 2 | A film is made up of a series of shots that may be photographed over various periods of time ; a ‘ take ’ that may have originally started out as three or four minutes in length may eventually be edited to a ten second shot . |
| 3 | A film is made up of a series of shots that may be photographed over various periods of time ; a ‘ take ’ that may have originally started out as three or four minutes in length may eventually be edited to a ten second shot . |
| 4 | Here is a selection of speeches for both men and women that may be recommended for auditions at drama schools . |
| 5 | This means that a patio of ample size will be needed , which could use a combination of pre-cast slabs and new brick paving , or , of you are lucky , some old bricks that may have been in the garden already . |
| 6 | So do n't hesitate to ask them about anything that may be worrying or puzzling you . |
| 7 | There are several complaints that may affect women at some time in their lives from period pains and pre-menstrual tension to thrush and cystitis . |
| 8 | There are two methods of emergency contraception — a pill that can be used up to 72 hours after intercourse and an IUD method that may be fitted within five days . |
| 9 | This booklet has been prepared to give general information about adapting your homes and about other options that may help you establish and maintain independence . |
| 10 | To give more power to the carver 's elbow there are now a wide range of electric carving systems , and here we test a selection of machines and tools that may offer more than a saving in time |
| 11 | which were and still are a display of dances that may or may not be applicable to the plot . |
| 12 | There are many other instances of Ashton 's witty beaten touches that may only become apparent after several viewings and are to be found in Birthday Offering , Sylvia , La Fille Mal Gardée and elsewhere . |
| 13 | Bleaching : is a process that may be necessary , either to remove stains caused by weathering , ink or water , or if the article that is to be finished is required in a lighter shade . |
| 14 | Stick the stencil in position using masking tape and cover any areas around the designs that may be accidentally brushed with colour |
| 15 | Blackbirds and thrushes will make a meal of ripening strawberries , pears etc , and even blue-tits can damage ripening apples and pears by pecking them and letting in fungi and bacteria that may cause the fruit to rot . |
| 16 | For those not familiar with the effects of earth energy lines , Mr Heye sent further documentation with his letter that listed some of the tell tale signs that may show someone is suffering from bad earth vibes . |
| 17 | In this climate , the academic in English and other subjects in the humanities , who is busy , who publishes a lot , who goes to conferences , can not but be preferred to the quiet scholar , who keeps a low profile , even seems rather idle , but is taking his time over a major piece of scholarly writing that may involve many years ' work and which he does not intend to give to the world until he is ready . |
| 18 | Adult classes , in fact , require exceptionally good teaching , of a kind that may be remote from the professional ideals of many presentday academics . |
| 19 | Among the provisions is the understanding that any country will have the right to ban broadcasts that may ‘ seriously impair the physical , mental or moral development of minors ’ . |
| 20 | Unpredictably it is Cambridge that may claim to have played a major part in his developments . |
| 21 | Jeanette Lamb , a research team member at the Institute of Molecular Medicine , John Radcliffe Hospital , Oxford , said : ‘ We have found a cause for mental retardation that may account for a large proportion of the unexplained cases . ’ |
| 22 | Taken together the pieces offer points of contact with a formidably quick mind that may suggest ways into the longer and more forbidding time-spans of Carter 's major works . |
| 23 | He was booked for a wild foul on Carl Bradshaw , so there was an element of justice when his clearance found Rostron and the Owl-in-exile advanced to equalise with a cross-shot that may have been more cross than shot . |
| 24 | However , if they are maintained — and car boots still have to be checked for goods that may exceed the allowances in worth — then the whole dream of a frontier-free Community will be lost . |
| 25 | There were one or two things that may concern them ( the scratchy sound of the orchestra for one ) , though nothing that should deter them from tuning in , for the singing was generally fine , with particularly good contributions from the basses ( Michael George and Peter Harvey ) , the soprano Nancy Argenta , the tenor Andrew Murgatroyd , the ‘ cantor ’ Nicholas Robertson and the choir itself , here expanded , of course , to The Twenty . |
| 26 | Wesker might be accused of being somewhat subjective about the play , a charge that may be repeated as the producer of his own work . |
| 27 | His apprehensions are fuelled by a crop of injuries that may deprive him of Paul McGrath ( hamstring ) , Kevin Moran ( bruised back ) and Steve Staunton ( ankle ) . |
| 28 | Cannon , 39 , had intended to play on for one more season , but he has a back injury that may require surgery . |
| 29 | The decision to expand outside national boundaries is therefore usually taken at some later stage in their development , and this section reviews the factors that may be taken into account in arriving at a decision which fundamentally alters the nature and scope of a company 's activities . |
| 30 | By implication , Levitt takes the view that a global market should be viewed as one with particular market segments that may bear little or no relationship to geographical boundaries . |