Example sentences of "may [vb infin] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may hurt a little bit . |
| 2 | Some may invoke a higher sanctity for parts of the constitution than the will of the people . |
| 3 | Using elementary operations of this kind , we may construct a canonical form of lambda-matrices , which is diagonal , the elements in the diagonal being functions of |
| 4 | Hence , given these probabilities and outcomes the investor may construct a riskless hedge by buying 1 share and writing 1.2 calls . |
| 5 | Others , such as a chemical explosion involving the release of a toxic gas , may persist for a week or more , have delayed consequences , may affect a future generation if the toxic chemical is mutagenic and may have a significant impact on plant and animal populations . |
| 6 | Preventive efforts can , however , be made to ensure that the mother is aware of the problems of certain courses of action ; that high standards of care are in operation throughout the process ; that the necessary steps are taken to combat the incidence of infection and disease which may affect a healthy foetus , and that nutritional standards are sufficiently high . |
| 7 | Having been through the experience , though , may facilitate a certain realism about the conflict in question . ’ |
| 8 | Others may experience a light-headed sensation as if they have had a few glasses of wine ; a few fall into a deep sleep ! |
| 9 | Squeeze your fist … study the feelings of tension this creates … learn what it is like now to have this experience of tension in the fist … [ after approximately five seconds ] … and now relax … let go of all the tension just allow your fingers to fall with gravity … you may experience a slight tingling effect as the muscles relax … feel the fingers and hand becoming heavier and heavier … feeling as though someone has just placed a glove made of lead on your hand … causing the whole hand to feel heavy , heavy as lead … the muscles sinking down dead weight hanging on the bones of the hand … |
| 10 | You may experience a strong sense of anger and resentment when the weather turns bad and your pet is outside all alone , instead of in his rightful place by your side . |
| 11 | As a result , many an infant may experience a shrieking mother rushing into the nursery and yelling at the cat to leave the room . |
| 12 | Schools which operate option choices in years four and five and the sixth form may experience a considerable fluctuation in demand between courses which may not be reflected in pre-set department allocations . |
| 13 | Lord , we know that you guide the ways of all your servants , but we want especially to commend these people to you , that they may experience a special measure of your support and may know that the Holy Spirit is building the unity of the church in the places to which you have called them . |
| 14 | Good quality , additive-free , fresh lean meat is an excellent food , but our fast food philosophy means we may eat a lesser version . |
| 15 | And let us hope that the reader , on summing-up this look into the past at the Gorbals of yester-year , may say : ‘ These were real people , ordinary men and women , whose passage through the Gorbals not only added colour to a drab area of this Scottish city , but whose presence may remain a lasting influence for good . ’ |
| 16 | One of the most important measures in the effective treatment of sickle cell disease is to minimise the number of crises by educating sufferers and their families about circumstances which may trigger a sickling crisis . |
| 17 | Surgical procedures may trigger a transient rise in serum CRP as a response to cytokines which are secreted in response to trauma . |
| 18 | It may lend a certain dignity to the whole transaction but is notoriously slow . |
| 19 | Classification of functional gut disorders is proliferating at present , but there is much overlap of various functional symptom clusters and labelling these does not necessarily prove a common cause and may lend a false validity to the diagnosis . |
| 20 | Malcom Ward , on the Oxford circuit , may loose a hundred thousand . |
| 21 | Last night , Ken Medlock , chairman of the North West Channel Tunnel steering group , said cash-rich GEC may kickstart a vital West Coast line upgrade . |
| 22 | This may explain a strange scene on a beaker from Stanwick , Northants. , ( fig. 14.12 ) which shows a satyr leaping forward with his typical thin elongated arms stretched out in front of him . |
| 23 | Thus , although examining magistrates may conduct a fresh investigation and take a detached look at the police evidence , it is difficult to establish whether this takes place to any serious extent . |
| 24 | And , curiously , this focus may utilize a different mode from the more global picture . |
| 25 | Children who visit may absorb a magical sense of bygone years In a home which is furnished and run in the style of fifty years ago . |
| 26 | However , you may prefer a lower figure with a different on-going environment and on this I need your guidance . |
| 27 | In third parties , Germans may prefer a low card to a wild one . |
| 28 | On the one hand , some clients may prefer a structured day with routine care , which everyone receives given at set times , very probably by a succession of nurses . |
| 29 | You may prefer a different way . |
| 30 | Rail : Travellers with a fear of flying or an abhorrence of airline meals may prefer a 45-day unlimited rail pass , available from Amtrak ( 2 Cinnamon Row , Plantation Wharf , London SW11 3TW : 01-978 5222 ) for only $299 ( about £185 ) . |