Example sentences of "[Wh det] may [noun] " in BNC.

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1 However , as I have n't yet had the opportunity to study the large scale maps of the area , there may be hidden markers which may firm up the circles and so narrow the discrepancy .
2 The most troublesome cases are provided where the problem is identified by pluralists as one of incomplete integration into the central value-system resulting in a state of backwardness in the outlying regions which may t e permanent .
3 There is a presumption ( but no more ) that it is a penalty when ‘ a single lump is made payable by way of compensation , on the occurrence of one or more or all of several events , some of which may occasion serious and others but trifling damage … ’
4 A trivial slight , a threat to self-esteem , which might cause you a moment 's irritation , here can give rise to resentments which may fester for centuries . ’
5 It can take several hours to kill an entire whale group which may number several hundred individuals . ’
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