Example sentences of "but [noun] may " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , the project probably did not change schools , but change may have been most likely to occur in schools which were open to the innovation and to the ideas of equality presented by the project . |
| 2 | I think Roger 's Roger has , we might not like it but Roger may well have a point cos he does n't ha |
| 3 | Part of that is due no doubt to ongoing poor relations with the United States , but part may also be the result of a collapse of cultural life in Cuba today , particularly in the visual arts . |
| 4 | Part of the process whereby these various results have been achieved may be conscious : but part may be virtually subconscious . |
| 5 | If the value of total output should double from , say , £10 billion to £20 billion , this does not necessarily mean that total output itself has doubled : part of the increase may indeed be due to an increase in physical output , but part may be due to an increase in prices . |
| 6 | But progress may nevertheless be very slow and unemployment will persist for some long time . |
| 7 | Colour and shape have always been used as a basis for sorting , but objects may have many properties , and can be sorted , for example , according to size , weight or texture . |
| 8 | Retaining the anal mucosa sometimes results in bleeding from the involved mucosa but discrimination may be improved by avoiding mucosectomy . |
| 9 | Better provided classrooms may have a number of computers , but groups may have to be rotated in turn to use a computer , while other groups carry out other tasks . |
| 10 | A well balanced diet will provide enough iron for the average person , but sportspeople may need to supplement their diet with 15–20g ( 0.5-O.7oz ) of iron per day . |
| 11 | But readers may be attracted by the line-up of vocal soloists and , by and large , they will not be disappointed . |
| 12 | But readers may wish to be aware that there is more room for dispute than our sketch suggests . |
| 13 | But David may find he has competition . |
| 14 | The subject is still under debate but action may be taken soon . |
| 15 | No , you do n't have to do anything , but Mummy may . |
| 16 | Not only would working conditions and well-being be improved , but absenteeism may diminish and both productivity and quality be improved . |
| 17 | But bankers may have good grounds for hope . |
| 18 | Robbery enough existed near London , but Southerners may have suspected , especially after the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715 , that there was no order or security in the North and so not worth the long , expensive journey there . |
| 19 | But Korea may benefit if it can rid itself of corruption . |
| 20 | DEC needs someone to produce the chips , and most of the semiconductor manufacturers are already tied , but Cypress may be in a position to straddle camps and/or dump Sparc . |
| 21 | Until now the only sure solution has been to grow peaches under glass , but help may be at hand . |
| 22 | But help may be at hand in the form of Holly , a dalmatian which is the middle of a phantom pregnancy . |
| 23 | Local people know the history of their surroundings well enough , but visitors may not recognise land that has been reclaimed unless it is pointed out to them . |
| 24 | And to complete the picture there is an example of an unconserved clock … but visitors may have to wait for the Museum of Scotland to see this one tick ! |
| 25 | But Mill may have meant something rather different , namely that , although all pleasures are , in themselves , and apart from their effects , good , and all pains , with a similar qualification , bad , they are pleasant and painful , and hence possessed of value or disvalue , in incommensurable ways . |
| 26 | The parking bays remains , but vouchers may be purchased individually or in books of 10 from various outlets in the town ( such as the Tourist Information Centre , Brighton Centre , selected newsagents , post offices , shops , garages , hotels , etc. ) which will clearly advertise themselves as a point of sale and the vouchers should then be displayed in the car windscreens . |
| 27 | Thus if at this moment someone said something to me about " that ugly little statue on your fireplace " and accompanied this with an appropriate gesture , I should have little difficulty in identifying the object to which he is referring , but identification may not be so easy if a reference is made to an object that is not accessible to immediate perception , or of which I have no knowledge whatever . |
| 28 | But Boro may postpone that until the injury situation clears up . |
| 29 | As long as the context of work allows good working relations and a pleasant environment then morale may be high but individuals may not be particularly motivated to seek responsibility . |
| 30 | The operation could be ‘ mopped up ’ in three days , but troops may stay in place to perform a policing function , General Tom Kelly , a Pentagon official , said . |