Example sentences of "it may sometimes [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may sometimes make them seem indecisive and easily led , but it also bestows qualities of sensitivity , sympathy and empathy . |
| 2 | It may sometimes serve as a companion to the present volume . |
| 3 | By analogy , it may sometimes happen that a message is improved by changing , say , an s into a G : my secretary once , misreading my writing , replaced ‘ Sod 's law ’ by ‘ God 's law ’ , and the sense was if anything improved . |
| 4 | ( It may sometimes happen that of two senses , either one could plausibly be a metaphorical extension of the other , as with , for example , expire ( driving licence , etc. ) and expire ( person ) . ) |
| 5 | This will rarely be the case with media reporting , although it may sometimes poison the motives of informants . |