Example sentences of "[noun sg] may [verb] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ballvalve stem may have both metal and plastic washers each side ( plastic closest to the cistern ) : the tank connectors for the cold feeds and overflow pipes have plastic washers only . |
| 2 | Thus the Highland Boundary Fault may lie further north than is shown in Fig . |
| 3 | Gentile da Fabriano sleeper may fetch over £ 1 million |
| 4 | There the air rises hotly and on it an eagle may soar further south to where Slorne 's kind live , and where my kind come from too . ’ |
| 5 | The court may set aside proceedings , including any step taken in the proceedings and any judgment , order or document therein , on the grounds of non-compliance with the Rules . |
| 6 | The student may nurse only patients with ingrowing toe nails or hallux valgus . |
| 7 | Although Simmons indicates that such an approach may encompass only part of the traditions of study in geography , it would allow man 's impact on individual taxa and ecosystems , on biotic resources their conservation and protection ( Simmons , 1980 , p. 148 ) |
| 8 | This situation may change so CFSU should be consulted . |
| 9 | This is a lucrative business , since the price of sponsoring a series such as Nescafe 's Network Pop Chart can approach £500,000 , while a one-hour programme reaching 70 per cent of independent local radio may cost around £20,000 , with three namechecks during the broadcast , and up to 10 in trailers . |
| 10 | One generation may sign away democracy , or consent to dictatorship , but the next has an absolute right to revoke those decisions . |
| 11 | The Los Angeles basin may attract around 5m new residents by 2010 . |