Example sentences of "may [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may reawaken memories of happier times-'my husband would have done that in five minutes ' . |
| 2 | The boy who has no dad , for instance , may paint dads all over the place ; the one with a new baby sister may leave her out altogether . |
| 3 | Mud volcanoes are rather more impressive features which may attain elevations of up to 100 m , eruptions of mud arising from the heating of shallow ground water . |
| 4 | The Castle has ‘ stored ’ emotions in the stones of the towers , and the effects of these ‘ memories ’ may weaken adventurers who enter them . |
| 5 | The hidden curriculum may transmit messages not only about the time perspective of tasks , but about identification with them , and in particular the non-identification that is implied by the idea of scepticism . |
| 6 | We may construct defences for our sensibility by being deliberately offensive , diminishing others and not listening to them . |
| 7 | Social benefits are not solely restricted to cash returns but include any favourable effects that may affect members of the community at large ; for example , the time saved in travelling because a hospital is sited at a particular location . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The distinction between voluntary and involuntary unemployment is blurred and may affect women disproportionately . |
| 11 | A question asked early in the interview may affect answers to subsequent questions , and if this order were to be altered it becomes difficult to detect the effect this might have on the replies . |
| 12 | The new items adopt a structured problem-based approach to the many different marital difficulties that people face , and information on the cultural and religious framework , which may affect options open to ethnic minority clients , has been included for the first time . |
| 13 | Both these statutory limitations may affect companies other than those registered under the Act if , but only if , they are being wound up under it . |
| 14 | It will affect jobs in British brewing and long term , it may affect jobs in British retailing . |
| 15 | The nature of classroom interaction is one factor which may affect children 's ability to cope with explanations in the classroom . |
| 16 | Ultimately , it does not matter that much whether the future arrangements of the EC are called federal , confederal , political union or whatever , except that labels may affect expectations and may accord spurious legitimacy to Community institutions . |
| 17 | If , as planned , the new legislation catches any information that may affect prospects that has not already been made public , analysts could find themselves treading on thin ice . |
| 18 | Religion may affect employees ' attitudes to their jobs and their relationships with expatriates and fellow countrymen . |
| 19 | All that has been said so far applies to hypertext systems , but there are important differences that may affect needs . |
| 20 | If we do n't succeed in this then we may require other people to act as our parents , or we may regard others as a threat to this self-sufficiency and therefore avoid intimacy . |
| 21 | Finally , some sites may experience problems if they are restricting the use of the available units to specific operation types — it is no good having a TK50 available for a Primary copy if the only unit available is either not a TK50 drive , or is set to Secondary copies only ! |
| 22 | Finally , some sites may experience problems if they are restricting the use of the available units to specific operation types — it is no good having a TK50 available for a Primary copy if the only unit available is either not a TK50 drive , or is set to Secondary copies only ! |
| 23 | Disabled visitors may experience difficulties due to gravel surfaces , slopes and steps . |
| 24 | Although public sector entities may experience difficulties with the recognition and measurement of certain assets , the example the audited Crown financial statements have set shows that verifiable valuations can be placed on most public sector assets . |
| 25 | Access to Relevant Material by the Parents ' Solicitors : Solicitors representing parents may experience difficulties in getting background history of the child in care when preparing their cases , whereas solicitors representing Social Services Departments are likely to be drawn from the local authority Legal Departments , and to be fully informed . |
| 26 | So far we have been concerned with odours which affect the public at large , but consideration must also be given to the protection afforded by the law , to employees and other workers who may experience odours in their places of work , whether in a factory , office , shop , or educational establishment , etc . |
| 27 | Genevieve Lloyd , in The Man of Reason : ‘ Male ’ and ‘ Female ’ in Western Philosophy ( 1984 ) , looks at the way in which Western philosophy has conceptualised reason , and shows that throughout its history ideals of reason have incorporated an exclusion of the feminine , which creates both practical and conceptual problems for women who may experience conflicts between reason and femininity . |
| 28 | They may experience visions , seeing , hearing or even smelling things that others ca n't ( hallucinations ) . |
| 29 | Some people may experience symptoms shortly after infection . |
| 30 | On the mental level we may experience stresses from business problems and financial worries , the pressure of examinations and so on . |