Example sentences of "may [adv] [verb] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The French national policy of encouraging younger people into farming may slowly lead to changing attitudes as older , more traditional ways fade . |
| 2 | Those unable to get to Salzburg — where an estimated 300,000 Japanese will be bound this year — may eventually listen to Mr Saegusa 's mélange in the Wave , a glossy modern building in the fashionable Roppongi district of Tokyo . |
| 3 | Since they may only return to earth by replacing one of their number with a living child , mothers warn their off-spring never to follow the lights . |
| 4 | Very often the vagina and part of the uterus can be separated into two parts by a fibrous partition and this may only come to light after difficulty when intercourse first takes place , or sometimes at the onset of pregnancy . |
| 5 | ‘ And that you may better call to God for Repentance , and find Mercy , and do good Works , the Officer of Eskdale-Side shall blow his Horn Out on you , Out on you , for the heinous crime of you . ’ |
| 6 | The last word on the relationship between his literary mode and that of realism may perhaps go to Professor Frank Kermode , who wrote : |
| 7 | ( 3 ) On the other hand , if the buyer says nothing about his future intentions this may merely serve to fuel rumours that a full bid is to be expected . |
| 8 | Recent moves to establish a world standard in memory cards suggest that this kind of publishing may soon extend to desktop computers of all kinds as well as handheld reference devices . |
| 9 | Visitors to the city may easily fail to chance upon Portugal Place which remains an oasis of timeless calm only a few paces from the crowded pavements of the city centre . |
| 10 | In enclosed basins water-loading by lakes may further contribute to subsidence , though their effect will be far more ephemeral than sediment loading as they are likely to undergo repeated phases of growth and desiccation due to changes in climate . |
| 11 | On a more subjective level social isolation may also refer to feelings of loneliness and concerns about the quality and quantity of social contacts . |
| 12 | Lack of privacy , loss of security and personal identity and isolation from family and friends may also contribute to anxiety . |
| 13 | Increased thromboxane A 2 production may also contribute to thrombogenesis in atherosclerotic vessels . |
| 14 | Activity-induced changes in the morphology or number of spines may also contribute to changes in synaptic efficiency , as suggested by a number of electron-microscopic studies . |
| 15 | Plying this area with yet more oil , in the form of creamy cleansers and heavy moisturisers , will exacerbate the problem of excessive shine , and may also contribute to outbreaks of spots . |
| 16 | The recognition that there are authors who have not traditionally formed part of the literary ‘ canon ’ in the past may also lead to discussion about present-day social inequalities . |
| 17 | Chronic conditions such as diabetes and weakness after a stroke may also lead to incontinence . |
| 18 | Some medical treatments , such as partial gastrectomy , may also lead to osteoporosis . |
| 19 | Additionally , changes in the money supply not only affect individual holders of money , but may also lead to inflation and so inject a degree of instability into the economy . |
| 20 | In addition the possible abuse of monopoly power in any nationalised industry which is a monopoly may also lead to inefficiency . |
| 21 | For example , an archaeologist in a museum attached to a university may also lecture to students , as well as direct research excavations for the university , and thus perform many of the functions of all three types of professional archaeologist . |
| 22 | Children may also react to deprivation or lack of attention by showing difficult or aggressive behaviour . |
| 23 | They may also appeal to Whitehall for more money . |
| 24 | The forsaken particle or antiparticle may fall into the black hole after its partner , but it may also escape to infinity , where it appears to be radiation emitted by the black hole . |
| 25 | Those who are climbing the career ladder fast may use alcohol as a booster to help them to achieve , and those who recognize that they have failed to reach the top may also turn to alcohol , in an attempt to bolster their failing self-image . |
| 26 | By offering to use their influence with the FMLN , which maintains offices and a radio station in Nicaragua , the Sandinistas may also point to Mr Cristiani that a summit meeting which supported negotiations would strengthen his hand with his own , powerful army commanders . |
| 27 | In contrast , 5 July saw the end of the already very limited service between Stratford and Tottenham Hale via Lea Bridge , a line which may now return to passenger use following electrification at 25kV in 1989 . |
| 28 | We may now turn to Figures 3 and 4 , which are the actual stress distribution maps which John computed for a crack 2 microns long and 1 Ångström tip radius . |
| 29 | In the past there were high hopes for Chile , and with the country now settled both politically and economically , these may now come to fruition . |
| 30 | Apart from contract law there may be liability in negligence which does not depend on a contractual relationship and may even extend to others involved in the development of the system such as the experts who provided the knowledge contained in the system . |