Example sentences of "this may [verb] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The particular point of interest ( Table 12b ) is the extent of any difference between the attitudes of people who are not using or have not used a type of credit , and the attitudes of those who have : when the attitudes of non-users are different , this may suggest either a misapprehension , or sometimes some genuine difference — in either case , perhaps worth further exploration . |
| 2 | Let us now consider ( 39 ) where the word plastered follows its noun ( again , an attributive interpretation is possible in principle — Clara might be an offensively wealthy tourist who travels round Italy trying to buy buildings and parts of buildings to take home as souvenirs ; but we shall assume that this meaning can safely be left out of account ) : ( 39 ) Clara wants the façade plastered It at once becomes apparent that this may specify either an event , with the façade on the receiving end of it , or a state which Clara wishes to see existing in the façade . |
| 3 | Indeed , an old person living alone may need nearly as much physical care as those in shared households and this may require quite a high level of family organisation and planning , in which a woman is usually at the centre . |
| 4 | This may have only a marginal effect on the owners of a semi , but in blocks of flats contributions have to be made to a maintenance fund . |
| 5 | This may seem today an odd selection of duties . |
| 6 | Although this may seem only a small step forward , we envisage members taking on more important tasks in the future . |