Example sentences of "but it may [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bogwood is semi-fossilised , and should not contain harmful substances , but it may stain the water dark brown . |
| 2 | Improving the security of your home wo n't do much to increase it 's value — but it may prevent a break-in . |
| 3 | This method of progression is unsettling enough to make some riders seasick , but it may hold the key to the beast 's endurance . |
| 4 | ‘ But it may make no difference , ’ Nicholas said . |
| 5 | Garden Jack Oil Patch Cleaner ( available from DIY stores and garden centres ) will remove the grease , but it may leave a stain . |
| 6 | On a large number of matches the extra few fish that this may put in their net will not make any difference between winning or losing , but it may affect the deficit or margin by which they win or lose . |
| 7 | It wo n't cut your premiums but it may cut the risk of theft . |
| 8 | But it may yield an agreement to establish a constitutional framework most likely to lead to the pursuit of well-founded ideals , given the information available at any given time . |
| 9 | For those publications which use colour , transparencies can usually be accepted from 33mm upwards , but it may help the magazine if plate sizes are agreed before the pictures are taken . |
| 10 | In many ways 1993 marks the end of this pattern , but it may take the whole of the year to do so . |
| 11 | If you ca n't find the pattern you want in a vinyl , you can protect paper wallcoverings with a polyurethane varnish , but it may yellow the pattern slightly . |
| 12 | And t and th then , since the paper talk , that 's right , it 's nothing to do with it , but it may have a bit to do with justice , we 'll get round to it in a bit . |
| 13 | Now , if , if a child sends a distress call to a certain level of intensity , it may get a certain amount back , but it may have a sibling who sends the distress call a slightly higher level of intensity and might get some more back . |