Example sentences of "may [adv] [vb infin] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the family is sitting round peacefully sipping coffee , someone may suddenly rush out of the room . |
| 2 | If the girl avoids becoming trapped , through an unwanted pregnancy , into an unsatisfactory lifestyle with an unsupportive or absent marital partner , she may still break out of the adverse chain of events . |
| 3 | • Shy fish may also miss out in the hustle and bustle of community feeding . |
| 4 | Cold may also go down onto the chest with lots of secretions , coughing and rattling of mucus . |
| 5 | The nurse may also come back in the evening , especially in the beginning , in order to help the patient with medicines , such as insulin injections for diabetes , and to position him correctly in bed . |
| 6 | Unfortunately there are no German records in existence ( perhaps something may now turn up after the reunification ! ) but we can assume that the result of the raid fell short of causing significant damage to the German war machine . |
| 7 | In the Kindron Valley part of the Garden of Gethsemane has been preserved with a number of very old olive trees which may even date back to the time of Jesus . |
| 8 | To that individual 's horrified disbelief , the animal then proceeds to rub around his or her legs and may even jump up on the person 's lap . |
| 9 | Unless it can effect a remarkable recovery , the factory may well disappear back into the bleak and sodden marshes of Essex from which it emerged nearly 60 years ago . |
| 10 | But it does lend itself to careful analysis and preparation which may well pay off during the actual bargaining . |
| 11 | The 1984 British Open may well go down as the Open that was lost by two players as much as it was won by Severiano Ballesteros . |
| 12 | The hard-edged anti-romanticism of the 1980s tried to eschew such practices ; but the pendulum may well swing back in the ‘ 9Os . |
| 13 | The gubernatorial trial balloon may well fall back in the Speaker 's face because , quite simply , there is not enough air in it . |
| 14 | The Secretary-General may well report back to the Security Council with further recommendations on what should be done . |
| 15 | The dog might not respond readily to their commands , and may simply head off into the distance , possibly looking for you if the territory is familiar . |
| 16 | A car put away wet will feed water vapour into the air , which may then pass up into the room above |