Example sentences of "this may [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may partially explain the better results seen here compared with those obtained with metal stents in postsurgical strictures . |
| 2 | This may simply mean adding a flower , an attractively draped scarf or a glass of wine to the products to be photographed , but it may also mean creating a complete atmosphere . |
| 3 | This may simply mean a better understanding of historical sites , including those abroad in this age of mass foreign travel ; it may lead to active participation of an archaeological nature ; it may mean a better guide by which to judge or understand the paperback or so-called " historical novel " or the historical play on television . |
| 4 | In absolute terms this may simply represent trends in a growing economy . |
| 5 | The dog will not be able to recollect the cause of the punishment , and as a result this may simply serve to damage the bond between you . |
| 6 | This may simply involve a talk with the infected patient explaining the way in which the diseases are transmitted and asking that he or she make every effort to persuade the contacts to attend . |
| 7 | Initially , this may simply involve the elicitation of a sequence of sounds or actions which can be endowed with social meaning . |
| 8 | This may simply involve calculating correlations between two sets of test scores . |
| 9 | This may simply involve consulting an index of all the sites , finds and monuments in the area , but if such an index does not exist , extensive research in museums and libraries may be necessary to compile such an index before any work in the field takes place . |
| 10 | But this may simply reflect the tremendous difficulties involved in such trials . |
| 11 | We have already seen that this may simply have been a way of saying that Wulfstan had secured an undertaking that they were going to abandon practices which he found displeasing . |
| 12 | And she said it with such pride and such display that Clara did not feel at all obliged to conceal the amazement and delight that she felt , as she might , if confronted with a more worldly modesty , have done : for Clelia 's manner declared , this is singular this is beautiful , this may legitimately amaze , you betray no innocence in admiring this . |
| 13 | For the reader about to abandon the book this may easily uncover previously undisclosed information ; for the committed reader it can add to his overall perspective on the book , thus helping him understand the relation of the parts to the whole , e.g. D. Marquand , Ramsay MacDonald ( 1977 ) , is about more than a former Prime Minister . |
| 14 | In some cases this may even mean not using a page makeup package at all but rather a high-powered word processor like Lotus Manuscript , Word or WordPerfect 5.0 . |
| 15 | ‘ If she comes back , unharmed , unchanged , ’ said Cadfael , ‘ this may yet pass without harm or disgrace to any . |
| 16 | Something approaching this may yet emerge through Action for Governors ' Information and Training — a co-ordinating agency based in Coventry . |
| 17 | This may eventually lead to iii Deliberate segregation within an integrated unit , where a policy decision is made to pay special attention to the needs of the dementing within a sub-unit iv Positive segregation . |
| 18 | A persistent and well-argued case has to be answered and this may eventually have some influence on a minister . |
| 19 | It has placed its diplomatic future in the hands of one outside power , and this may eventually prove more dangerous than adopting a less aggressive policy towards its neighbours . |
| 20 | Indeed , this may grossly under-represent the present situation : the rapid spread of UNIX-based systems seems to facilitate competition and , at the time of writing , performance of workstations per unit cost seems to be increasing at about 50 per cent per annum . |
| 21 | But when they say that ‘ the agenda shifted on to health ’ , this may just mean ‘ Mr Kinnock talked a lot about health this morning ’ , or ‘ Mr Major tried to talk about taxes this morning , but we had that yesterday , so we kept asking him about health instead . ’ |
| 22 | But this may also attract criticism from parents if they make their own comparisons about trends and innovations . |
| 23 | If someone else is living in your home , for example someone who has been caring for you , this may also mean the value is not taken into account . |
| 24 | This may also mean protecting us from the seamier side of Chinese life . |
| 25 | This may also involve physically not going to places ( e.g. the staffroom ) or meeting people ( your head of department ) who might set off the alarm by mistake . |
| 26 | This may also involve the help of the physiotherapist and occupational therapist . |
| 27 | This may also involve specifying the important concepts to be developed . |
| 28 | For example , solar radiation may warm the surface layer of the sea but this may also give a high evaporation rate increasing the salt concentration ; thus hot , salty water often overlies colder , less salty water . |
| 29 | If NSAIDs directly enhance leukotriene synthesis this may also contribute to mucosal injury . |
| 30 | This may also extend to corrective diets for certain unborn children who are potentially at risk . |