Example sentences of "[conj] may [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I note that in these orders Madam Speaker , there is a reference to er information or er material that may of significance . |
| 2 | A person will only be an arbitrator or quasi-arbitrator if there is a submission to him either of a specific dispute or of present points of difference or of defined differences that may in future arise and if there is agreement that his decision will be binding . |
| 3 | In this second category we might place the first seventeen sonnets , with their persuasion to marriage , a sequence that may in fact draw some of its arguments and images from a model epistle , Erasmus 's Encomium Matrimonii , Englished by Sir Thomas Wilson as An Epistle to perswade a yong Gentleman to mariage , devised by Erasmus , in the behalfe of his freend . |
| 4 | The problem is , of course , that child abuse work is all too often conducted under enormous time and resource pressures , and may at times have to be done under the glare of unwelcome publicity or in the aftermath of an incident that has aroused public concern . |
| 5 | Indeed quangos are frequently the target of pressure group activity , and may at times themselves behave like pressure groups exerting pressure on other parts of the government machine . |
| 6 | At a time when a good public image is essential for universities , English is unable to explain itself in ways immediately intelligible to the outsider , is notoriously riven with doubts and disagreements that prevent it from having a shared sense of purpose , and may at intervals erupt into crises that attract the wrong sort of publicity . |
| 7 | A co-consultant already in touch with the school as part of his traditional remit may in this way be able to extend it through remaining in regular group consultative contact long after the initiating consultant 's commitment has ended — and may of course himself become an initiating consultant with his other schools . |
| 8 | Apologies for tonight 's meeting have been received from Nancy , who is on holiday , and may of course is is n't here because Danny has died . |
| 9 | Although only about one third of staff are represented by their diaries , the reader can still perhaps get a ‘ feel ’ of how some parts of the school operate , and may on occasion be able to read between the lines . |
| 10 | Budgets should set expenditure for principal areas of expense and may with advantage be so specific as to set amounts for individual chemical products and equipment . |
| 11 | 15.1 has imparted and may from time to time impart to certain confidential information relating to the Licensed Software , or up-dates or enhancements of the Licensed Software or other software owned , marketed or supported by ( including specifications therefore ) . |
| 12 | The criteria may offer guidelines as to standards appropriate to grade levels and may in addition at any grade level be split into separate features of the mathematical investigation , leading to a set of marks or grades which then have to be aggregated in some way . |
| 13 | As a result , during vigorous proliferation the basal layer folds where the stem cells are located because the daughter cells migrate away from the stem cells ( proliferative flux ) and may in addition create ‘ expansive pressure ’ because they are more actively dividing . |
| 14 | It exists in other professional fields , especially those which deal with people rather than things , and may in time arise in nursing which is currently becoming more academically orientated . |
| 15 | The owl will not forget the ordeal and may in future avoid that particular neck of the woods . |
| 16 | The three excerpts reproduced here demonstrate the complexity of the issue of family allowance or child benefit , and the mixture of motives and alliances that have in the past , and may in future , be generated by it . |
| 17 | Menopause symptoms are similar to those of food intolerance and may in fact be triggered off by hormone changes . |
| 18 | In general , this is a good idea since delay is unlikely to save you any money — and may in fact actually cost you more . |
| 19 | However , direct coercive sanctions require continuous effort , and may in fact be a rather brittle form of social control , so we should not expect dominant groups in different societies to rely wholly and simply on such crude means of retaining their power and privilege , especially where their position has long been entrenched . |
| 20 | In such cases it is perfectly understandable that discussion of the culture from which a language grows is of minor importance and may in fact be actively discouraged . |
| 21 | The event might not have any obvious long-term adverse significance and may in fact have seemingly positive rather than negative features , such as the reappearance and request to renew contact with a lover with whom a person had had an intense relationship a few years earlier . |
| 22 | Parents have a crucial role to play in preparing their children for an independent adult life but may in practice unwittingly inhibit that progress . |
| 23 | But natural predators could benefit , especially the otter which is rare here , but may in time return . |
| 24 | Suppose somebody read to you , without telling you the author , but telling you the date — the early seventeenth century lines like this ‘ But let my due feet never fail to walk the studious cloisters pale and love the high embowered rough with antique pillars and and storeyed windows richly dyked , casting a dim religious light , there let the pealing organ blow to the full-voiced choir below in service high and anthems clear , as may with sweetness through mine ear dissolve me into ecstasies and bring all heaven before my eyes . |
| 25 | 18.1 Any notice required or permitted under the terms of this Agreement or required by statute , law or regulation shall , unless otherwise provided for , be in writing , and shall be delivered in person , sent by registered mail or air mail as appropriate , properly posted and fully pre-paid in an envelope properly addressed , or sent by telefax or by telex to the respective Parties as specified above or to such other address , telefax or telex number as may from time to time be designated by notice hereunder . |
| 26 | 6.4 Payments shall be made by cheque in US dollars to the bank account of , details of which are set out in Schedule 5 , or to an account at such other bank in England as may from time to time nominate for the purpose . |
| 27 | It is to publish information as to the discharge of its functions , supply information to the Lord Chancellor as and when required , make annual reports , and ‘ have regard , in discharging its functions , to such guidance as may from time to time be given by the Lord Chancellor . ’ |
| 28 | Similar provisions are made for CTT with this difference , that in calculating the value of the ‘ slice ‘ the property is to be deemed to produce income a such a rate as may from time to time be prescribed by the Treasury with the proviso that the value of the ’ slice ’ as so ascertained is never to exceed the value of the whole property . |
| 29 | ( f ) To invest and deal with the moneys of the Company not immediately required in such manner as may from time to time be determined and to hold or otherwise deal with any investments made . |
| 30 | ( f ) To invest and deal with the moneys of the Company not immediately required in such manner as may from time to time be determined and to hold or otherwise deal with any investments made . |