Example sentences of "may [adv] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Solution compaction along seams may involve dissolution of considerable volumes of minerals , commonly quartz and calcite ; these solutes may locally source cementation , lessening the permeability of the zone surrounding the solution seams ( Wong & oldershaw , 1981 ) .
2 May not Lenin have reacted in private in a way not so dissimilar from Stalin 's overt and more violent reaction to political opposition in Georgia in the same year ?
3 Samuel Sharp in his History of Stamford of 1847 says : ‘ It is most likely … that certain localities … were set apart by the Druids for the assemblage of their pupils and disciples : and why may not Stamford be one of these ? ’
4 You may not GOTO a line which is outside the current FOR …
5 You may not value your own life — ’ she paused , then said : ‘ But do you want to kill Ace ? ’
6 I may not rate that high among Fielding and the filmstars , but in here I 'm a catch .
7 To complicate the issue , the American government may soon hand over responsibility for operating the weather craft to private industry instead ( New Scientist , 17 March , p 706 ) .
8 The seller may physically hand over the goods .
9 You may just sort of er form a picture in your mind just sit there and lip read sort of concentrate .
10 If you 're on a sailing or windsurf holiday you may still book without a supplement if you 're willing to share with someone on the same holiday .
11 Breaches of these and similar standards may directly disadvantage a particular customer .
12 They may also cache animals underwater for future use ( Johnson , 1973 ) .
13 And under the sites may also availability at the time of booking .
14 Tenants may also sublet part of their homes with their landlords ' consent .
15 Local parents may also band together in support groups .
16 That figure may slightly nonplus a reader nurtured in these Caledonian climes ; and his bewilderment will not be lessened when he discovers that £600 was the annual rent charged for the same accommodation in 1912 .
17 It is important to note that any of these items can occur with anybody , en when there is no addictive disease , and that some people may even eve experienced several of them over the years .
18 It may even bee seen on the coast as it prepares for migration to its winter quarters in central Africa .
19 The selection of the preferred bidder will be made in conjunction with the client and may well hinge on factors other than the highest price ( i.e. intentions or nature of consideration ) .
20 Of course , once our schemas are shaken , we may well resort , at least in part , to rational analysis to reformulate them .
21 Of course play may well be slowed down if the new rules are imposed and there has to be a ballot before every strike , but while that is being negotiated Mr Christie may well resort to the block vote at the back to defend his resolutions .
22 England scarcely deserve to be there either , though they may well mooch their way through the side entrance .
23 This may well inluence gastrointestinal motility , as others have shown changes as a result of ambulation and stress .
24 The collapse of lightly fabricated cladding sections may well e preferable to the sudden failure of heavy masonry at high level and the more widespread dangers which the toppling effect of masonry may produce .
25 Even where there is some attempt to account for female/male differences in deviant behaviour , the explanation may simply resort to the simplistic notion that sex roles are generally differentiated .
26 There is a great deal of suspicion that these may simply b.e the products of biological contamination after the meteorites have landed ; but , if this is not the case , it would seem that life is likely to be rife throughout the Universe .
27 A couple of questions if I may please Mr Sexton .
28 Er it may indeed deed have to change to change its mind if if a future planning enquiry er
29 It may then resort to thieving , or whining every time you eat , because it is disturbed with the uncertainty of its own feeding arrangements .
30 Very high alcohol intake increases your coronary risk , but a small amount — say a glass of wine — may protect , as may hard water ( goodness knows how ) and sunshine .
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