Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [prep] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | These feelings … may diminish in time so that the parent can come to terms with the fact that the baby has Down 's Syndrome . |
| 32 | Growing out of childhood involves a great many major changes , so it is not surprising if teenagers seem totally self-absorbed and may sit for hours apparently doing nothing but day-dreaming . |
| 33 | ( 3 ) Differential grid : Two grids may differ in design yet interconnect to form a regular pattern . |
| 34 | In museums or on site visits pupils may learn in ways not possible in the classroom . |
| 35 | Both sets of lips may increase in size considerably during sexual arousal . |
| 36 | As we shall see , a gene may increase in frequency not because it increases the fitness of its carrier but because it associates with other genes that do , or even because it is in a sense parasitic on other genes . |
| 37 | Plaintiffs may sue for libel even though they have suffered no financial loss but for slander ( with certain exceptions ) they must be able to prove actual damage and not mere injury to feelings . |