Example sentences of "may [verb] [adv] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mothers and calves may remain together for many years , from 3–6 or even 8 years . |
| 2 | It is not my intention to discuss medical politics , but as it turned out this was not an unhappy solution , notwithstanding that it married two firmly conflicting beliefs which have continued to operate , sometimes rather awkwardly , side by side , and may do so for many years . |
| 3 | Some horses buck or ‘ rear ’ and may do so for any of a large number of reasons . |
| 4 | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : I have been careful not to lay down specific periods for the bids to come in , because , as I have said many times , it may take longer for some management-employee buy-outs to be lodged than others . |
| 5 | First , they do n't occur often during the life of the volcano , but when they do , they may continue intermittently for several months . |
| 6 | I am frankly fearful of what may lie ahead for some of them . ’ |