Example sentences of "may [adv] [verb] [adv prt] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are some aspects of our personalities which may not come over in the brief span of an interview , but which those close to us know only too well . |
| 2 | They may not catch on in the north-east ! |
| 3 | • Shy fish may also miss out in the hustle and bustle of community feeding . |
| 4 | The nurse may also come back in the evening , especially in the beginning , in order to help the patient with medicines , such as insulin injections for diabetes , and to position him correctly in bed . |
| 5 | The hard-edged anti-romanticism of the 1980s tried to eschew such practices ; but the pendulum may well swing back in the ‘ 9Os . |
| 6 | The gubernatorial trial balloon may well fall back in the Speaker 's face because , quite simply , there is not enough air in it . |