Example sentences of "[verb] [Wh det] may [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Redundancy , however , will often imply a major organisational change in the business , in which case other factors may have to be considered which may cumulatively outweigh length of service in a particular case .
2 People have wanted to prove they are not scared of AIDS work and have put themselves under enormous pressure to provide what may well be an impossible service .
3 It is important , however , that employees retain a sense of perspective in identifying words and conduct which may reasonably be perceived as causing harassment , alarm or distress as opposed to mere annoyance .
4 People first reached Siberian Arctic coastlands from central Asia , successive waves moving northward to populate what may then have been a relatively mild maritime area .
5 And the story that I heard which may not be true that he had he did n't have the wig and gown .
6 Hopefully this will allow the ethnography to extend on the interpretive analysis which Kuper ( 1973 ) termed ‘ neostructural ’ and which has since combined aspects of a feminist , semantic , and symbolic framework to generate what may well be a short-lived disciplinary ‘ ism ’ of ‘ post-modern ’ anthropology ( Young 1989 ) .
7 Rightly , few of the hypotheses examined in this book will stand the test of time but it will have achieved its aim if it provides a foothold for fellow students who also appreciate the need to abandon what may glibly be characterised as the ‘ Beowulf and brooches ’ approach .
8 To others it means a chance to recycle whatever may still have a shred of use .
9 If capital markets are imperfect , they can cause shifts in supply , of exactly the sort described above , which magnify what may initially be relatively small shocks to economies .
10 Outside help was essential , but war-torn British industry was stretched to breaking capacity and the survival of a handful of mice was too thin a basis for disrupting existing essential activities to pursue what may well have appeared to be an academic will-o'-the-wisp .
11 We have not discussed what may well be the most far-reaching effect of the physical side of our courtship .
12 A striking record of Elizabethan Christmas anthems by Red Byrd and the Rose Consort of Viols explores what may well have been the raw sonorities of Tudor vocal timbre ( Amon Ra CD-SAR 46 ) .
13 Secondly , this structure shows a number of interesting departures from the canonical B form which may well be involved in its specific recognition .
14 But a new entity , MODULE can be described which may only be given by one LECTURER and is part of only one COURSE .
15 However , where we are aware of any building works which may reasonably be considered to adversely affect your enjoyment , we will notify you as soon as possible .
16 To test this hypothesis , measures of perceived similarity or difference between situations are required which may subsequently be related to measures of similarity or difference in a person 's behaviour across the same set of situations .
17 The situation is unlikely to improve as many areas of Britain prepare to enter what may well be a third consecutive year of drought with groundwater levels remaining low .
18 The Sound Organisation ( 4 Pickfords Wharf , Clink St , London SE1 , 071 403 2255 ) often have overhauled examples of the latter in stock , a perfect way to make what may well be your last vinyl upgrade at a reasonable price .
19 Can the family accept what may not be the attractive child in terms of race and colour that they initially wanted ?
20 This has led some people to commit what may conveniently be called ‘ Sahlins ’ fallacy' ( Sahlins 1976 ) , and to suppose that the operation of kin selection requires that animals , or people , are able to perform the necessary calculations .
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