Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [conj] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tail arched and bristled This is the signal of a defensive cat , but one that may attack if provoked further . |
| 2 | This often enables them better to achieve the benefits that rules may bring as explained above , and other benefits besides . |
| 3 | OPPORTUNITIES that may occur while involved on infill sites and make sure they are suitably rewarded for producing those sales leads . |
| 4 | Comparison with CPRE statistics suggests that the effectiveness of this method may decrease if used without a break . |
| 5 | There is , however , a lot to be gained from a consideration of Canova 's response to the human figure both as a starting point for the investigation of sculpture where ‘ dream , myth and reverie ’ are cited as key notes of interpretation , and an investigation of nuances of meaning which the application of the words ‘ sensual ’ or ‘ sensuous ’ may have when applied to sculpture , an art form which after all is made and largely understood through touch . |
| 6 | Many of the flavourings which enhance our food today have not been thoroughly tested , or if they have , the testing has been done in isolation without taking into account the reaction it may have when combined with others . |
| 7 | The possibility that the contents of the dialysis bag may change if suspended in a solution mimicking diarrhoeal stool water was also examined . |
| 8 | Plastic Lunch boxes , food storage containers , etc , may melt if stacked close to the heating elements . |
| 9 | However , standing at the top of a ladder with a hot air gun is not funny when the weather is freezing cold , and a better answer is the hot towel treatment , especially with plastic waste pipes , which may melt if heated too much . |
| 10 | This particular idea , unpromising though it may seem when reduced to words , is put by Britten to astonishingly fruitful use in the course of the opera . |
| 11 | This chapter introduces five patients whose surgical histories are used throughout the book to illustrate how the nursing responsibilities discussed in each chapter may differ when applied to individual patients . |
| 12 | There is also the argument that the fathers of children may kill whilst overwhelmed by the stress consequent upon the arrival of a new child , and they should be not be left outside the law of infanticide . |