Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [adv] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Renton Committee noted that definitions may take various forms : they may be exhaustive ; they may be merely inclusionary ; they may concentrate only the boundaries of the concept ; they may seek to exclude descriptive material and concentrate upon conceptual analysis ; they may rely upon general principles . |
| 2 | Even though the donor may benefit nevertheless the gifts will not be gifts subject to a reservation . |
| 3 | These may in turn be sub-divided ; goods possessed may comprise either the results of private purchase or goods allocated by the state , while goods not possessed tend to fall into two categories : first , those we encounter as material forms , in particular the built environment , the goods of our acquaintances or those in the high street shop , and secondly , goods we do not experience directly , but which appear to us through the media — for example in television , magazines and advertising . |
| 4 | The effect of section 9 is that the Crown can not rely directly on wire-tapping evidence in legal proceedings , but may use only the fruits of the interception . |
| 5 | The reason for such a power is that contemporaneous reporting may prejudice either the proceedings in question ( as where the material — although heard in open court — has not been made known to the jury ) or some further proceedings which were pending or imminent at the time . |
| 6 | Other members of the class , because of their upbringing , may accept intellectually the beliefs of their own religious community , but lack any confirmation from their experience . |