Example sentences of "[coord] [Wh det] may [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sandison finds that the probability of citation will be halved by the transfer of library material to the Reserve Stock shelves , which may be at some distance from the main library shelving , or which may have to be fetched from remote stores . |
| 2 | Because of this , and because there are rare human disorders in which self-mutilation may be a feature ( e.g. Lesch-Nyhan , deLange , and Tourette 's syndromes ) , and which may result from neurotransmitter changes , it is possible that neurotransmitter disturbances may contribute to self-cutting . |
| 3 | Years later , when Sainteny returned to Hanoi , Le Duan recalled these words , which he attributed to Ho Chi Minh , and which may stand as his memorial inscription : ‘ The Vietnamese nation is one and indivisible . ’ |
| 4 | As we have seen , linguistic variables may be markers of certain fine-grained social functions within the community , which can be broadly considered to be identity functions , and which may appear as age , sex or areal differences , for example . |
| 5 | The hiding strategies themselves produce additional effects that are unwanted and unpleasant , and which may add to the net level of discomfort rather than reducing it . |
| 6 | If the hon. Gentleman waits for a few days , he may be made aware of developments emanating from a source not far from me now which may interest him and which may deal with that point . |
| 7 | Themes with apparently quite varied and elaborate rhythmic outlines can be made by decorating a melody which in itself is quite simple , and which may conform to a well-known pattern . |
| 8 | An official source was quoted on Jan. 18 as saying that Saddam Hussein alone bore " the full responsibility for all his actions and what may result from such actions " . |
| 9 | Managers have different talents and abilities , and what may work for one may not work for another . |
| 10 | He may just as well be a decision-maker , one who can foresee what decisions he will have to make , and what may happen as a result of them . |
| 11 | What do most people believe it is for , what do their dreams and other experiences during sleep signify , and what may happen to them if sleep is disturbed or prevented ? |
| 12 | It 's an indication that they are working on it and what may seem to be an accepted fact one day can be vehemently denied the next as the bereaved person comes to terms with the loss . |
| 13 | It is a central tenet of the ethogenic approach that what seems to be one and only one institution may be embedded in more than one theory , and what may seem to be common and even co-ordinated practices may differ very widely indeed . |
| 14 | Circumstances and what may amount to encouragement by the victim may sometimes mitigate the offence and , particularly under such conditions , impulsive or specifically planned rape is no more than an offence — it can hardly be thought of as deviant in the true sense of the word . |
| 15 | Once again , something should be done to remove the ugly spectacle of a Government department negotiating a compromise settlement that saves work all round , but which may lead to a claim by another department . |
| 16 | Each point lying on an intersection will have a unique symbolic representation ( which is infinite to the left , but which may terminate on the right ) in terms of symbols 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 . |
| 17 | Second , he assumes that the natural level of output grows at a rate which for any individual country is a constant over time but which may differ between countries . |
| 18 | Rather there are a variety of perspectives which do share the common emphasis of viewing social behaviour as the product of social arrangements , social forces and conditions , etc. , but which may differ in the relative emphasis which they assign to certain specific factors or variables for explaining that behaviour . |
| 19 | It may therefore be possible to reconcile the views of the opposing schools of thought by regarding global standardisation as the ultimate objective when substantial economies of scale are available but which may need to be modified in the context of the product concerned . |
| 20 | Cuthred is said to have fought bravely against Aethelbald ( ASC A , s.a. 741 ) and in his twelfth year , which the Chronicle gives as 752 ( ASC A , s.a 752 ) but which may need to be corrected to 751 , to have defeated and put the Mercian king to flight at the battle of Beorhford . |