Example sentences of "may [verb] at [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are , for instance , mnemonic devices in oral cultures which offer some resistance to this process : ‘ formalised patterns of speech , recital under ritual conditions , the use of drums and other musical instruments , the employment of professional remembrancers — all such factors may shield at least part of the content of memory from the transmuting influence of the immediate pressures of the present ’ ( 1968 , p. 31 ) . |
| 2 | The argument that the position of the Phillips curve depends on inflationary expectations may provide at least part of the explanation for the empirical breakdown of the original Phillips curve in the late 1960s . |
| 3 | The pharmacokinetics of morphine may provide at least part of the explanation , but there are too few data to justify the editorial 's subheading ( morphine-3-glucuronide does not , by the way , bind to opiate receptors ) . |
| 4 | The electronic jammer programme is at least four years behind schedule and may cost at least $1 billion more than estimated , according to one Pentagon report . |
| 5 | They may start at around £27,000 to £40,000 for companies with a turnover of up to £20m . |