Example sentences of "may [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reasons given for rejecting this paper are that the brain may compensate for poor hearing by enhancing hearing in the treated ear , resulting in an overestimate of the likely effects of treating both ears . |
| 2 | If you are looking for respite care for short periods , or convalescent care , you may qualify for some help through Income Support if you have less than £8,000 in savings . |
| 3 | It may call for assertive behaviour in dealing with others to get the matters cleared up . ’ |
| 4 | They are , therefore , formulaic in character and although they may call for some adaptation for contextual fit they are not composed on each occasion from constituent parts . |
| 5 | Overseas candidates may apply for financial support to the British Council and other bodies . |
| 6 | If at the pre-trial review the defendant does not appear and has not delivered an admission or defence and the plaintiff produces evidence as to the amount of his damages , then judgment may be entered for them ( Ord 17 , r 2(2) ) , but if evidence is not then produced the court may enter a judgment for unliquidated damages and thereafter , unless the court has itself fixed a date for assessment of such damages , the plaintiff may apply for such assessment on seven days ' notice to the defendant ( Ord 22 , r 6(1) ) . |
| 7 | Such property is identical to the person and may stand for that person in his or her absence . |
| 8 | Is it , therefore , the law that if A steals the tools of a carpenter , B , and locks him up , B may sue for unlawful interference with trade as well as conversion and false imprisonment ? |