Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] [conj] may [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some cases that may involve the abolition of councils . |
| 2 | The shape of a sand pit is usually decided by the space and materials available , but if planning a new one , here are some ideas that may help to make it even more exciting . |
| 3 | Here are some questions that may help you further define the values of your department and/or organisation : |
| 4 | Tourism is also of particular importance in some regions and may dominate the local economy . |
| 5 | One has to try and explain what it is we are about and why we 're doing it and , if necessary , perhaps point out a few distinctions that may exist , for instance , between the professional and the amateur scene , not that I like using those words because I think they 're fraught with all sort of potential misunderstandings . |
| 6 | Before continuing with our main theme there are a few points that may need clarifying . |
| 7 | The number of players varies ( around 35 at the last count ) , and the strategic implications of such rules as may exist have not been fully worked out . |
| 8 | Among such factions as may exist in a constituency party one is likely to be dominant , and to imagine that it would consent to the nomination of candidates not numbered among its adherents is scarcely realistic . |
| 9 | The headmaster may if he think proper read each day on the opening of school such prayers as may have been previously approved of by the Governors , but no sectarian comments nor any doctrinal teaching may be allowed in the school . " |
| 10 | such kisses as may come |
| 11 | If the French do not ratify these proposals as may appear likely now er how late can the minister leave it before he informs the people that they must fight the European elections on the old boundaries and not the new ? |
| 12 | If the preservation of the protein structure in metal-free forms is a preferred feature in biological systems , it imposes constraints on the evolution of these proteins and may explain why evolution seems to have disfavoured highly charged metal clusters and why the more hydrophobic porphyrin systems dominate in higher organisms . |
| 13 | In that case switching away from equity and into debt offers two potential advantages : it tends to concentrate ownership ( both equity and debt ) into fewer hands that may care more about how the firm is run ; and it provides a clear discipline for managers . |
| 14 | Only in the last ten or so years has it been realized that infection can be spread quite easily by these practices and may pose problems as far as treatment is concerned . |
| 15 | Fibre is the preferred medium for high capacity circuits for many operators and may become the medium of choice for primary transmission circuits , given time . |
| 16 | Given the complexities of some of the procedures which police officers are required to operate under this legislation , it is not surprising to find that the Metropolitan Police , and no doubt many other forces as well , have issued a set of elaborate and detailed instructions which indicate to an officer precisely how he is to proceed in any one of the many contingencies that may arise and which are designed to ensure that he acts in accordance with the statute as interpreted by the courts . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , there are some consequences of early marriages that are common in all countries and may cause the same concern everywhere . |
| 18 | Changes to the data may only involve changing the relevant parts of the database , and the many programs that may use the data will not need to be changed . |
| 19 | There is a florist 's shop in nearly every town ; nowadays large stores too are selling more plants and may look for your services in the retail sector . |
| 20 | Extending higher court advocacy rights for solicitors , he finds , is likely to widen the choice for the consumers of those services and may lead to efficiency gains in some areas such as those services supplied to the Crown . |
| 21 | There will be recent traces of rabbit occupation in runs across to the feeding areas and through any hedges that may intervene . |
| 22 | If you 've had office copy entries , the date from which to search is that given at the foot of each page , when the office copy entries were issued ; your search will then reveal any entries that may have been made since that date . |
| 23 | Among the several variables that may enter the bureaucrat 's utility function are the following : salary , perquisites of the office , public reputation , power , patronage , output of the bureau , ease of making changes , and ease of managing the bureau . |
| 24 | If ingested prior to October , the majority of these larvae mature in three weeks ; thereafter , many become arrested in development for several months and may precipitate Type II disease when they mature . |
| 25 | Not all customers are expected to come by road — new mooring points and landscaping on the neighbouring Grand Union Canal welcome any barges that may need re-stocking . |
| 26 | It includes provision for any obligations that may arise as a result of the management agreements relating to the sites of special scientific interest . |
| 27 | The MNOD interpretation is displayed as a standard musical score so that the user can correct any errors that may have crept into the interpretation before it is written as standard MIDI information . |
| 28 | The social costs of not recognizing the intensity of high demand groups may be considerably greater than any inequities that may stem from their success in demanding more than the median voter is interested in ( Wade 1979 ) . |
| 29 | … such an arrangement would be to the advantage of the WEA , provided that the partnership in the Joint Committee is genuine and that the WEA retains and exercises the right of providing its own classes as may seem appropriate . |
| 30 | The likely route of feeder and supply mains ; taking into account ground conditions ; anticipating , searching for and dealing with any problems that may hamper the mainlaying work . |