Example sentences of "may [verb] for [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The council may demur for two reasons . |
| 2 | The survival of H. contortus infection on tropical pastures is variable depending on the climate and degree of shade , but the infective larvae are relatively resistant to desiccation and some may survive for 1-3 months on pasture or in faeces . |
| 3 | When the time arrives , the proposer has 10 minutes to speak in favour of his Bill and an opposer may speak for 10 minutes against it . |
| 4 | — Can you justify the time needed to view , say , the recordings of five groups , which may run for five minutes each — a total of twenty-five minutes ? |
| 5 | We are all different ; what may work for one individual will not necessarily work as well for another . |
| 6 | Among the various choices available to electors in different countries are the following : they may vote for one candidate , or a specified number of candidates , or for as many candidates as there are members to be elected ; they may cumulate two votes on one candidate ; they may cast votes on more than one list ; presented with lists on which the parties have arranged the candidates in an order of preference they can change that order . |
| 7 | They grow to 40cm and may live for ten years or more . |
| 8 | Time-out may last for five minutes ( no more ) . |
| 9 | The second interim order may last for six weeks . |
| 10 | If you are having a baby for the first time : Your labour may last for 24 hours . |
| 11 | These effects may last for 3–4 hours post-operatively . |
| 12 | A singing session may continue for 22 hours , incorporating many songs lasting from 8 to 20 minutes each . |