Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [prep] [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Non-monogamy may be less possible for us , and we may stay in relationships longer than we should because we are scared of not being able to find a replacement . |
| 2 | We may quarrel with men sometimes about things on this earth , but we never quarrel about God . |
| 3 | The scientist who proposes new interpretations or principles is rather like the fictional detective ( they may exist in reality too ) who is faced with the same evidence as the reader and the police , but sees that it forms a different pattern when seen from the right angle . |
| 4 | Trainees may discuss in groups how they felt when each one last sought help . |
| 5 | In the county court and High Court , claims for costs must be assessed if they do not exceed £500 and a solicitor may opt for assessment where costs do not exceed £1,000 ( Civil Legal Aid ( General ) Regulations 1989 ) . |
| 6 | To his friends he may speak in Gaelic rather than in English . |
| 7 | In many coastal locations the maritime lichen Ramalina siliquosa may grow in profusion far inland , while cliff-top saltings occur on many exposed western coasts , notable in Uig , Lewis . |
| 8 | Shirley Muir , beck valleys officer for Middlesbrough Council , said : ‘ Residents believe its name may refer to days when monks used the route to get to and from abbeys . |
| 9 | Any notices permitted or required under this Agreement shall be made in writing and shall be deemed given when mailed by first-class post ( airmail in the case of overseas programmers ) to the addresses listed in the heading to this Agreement or to such other addresses as either party may elect after notice similarly given . |
| 10 | Any notices permitted or required under this Agreement shall be made in writing and shall be deemed given when mailed by first-class post ( airmail in the case of overseas programmers ) to the addresses listed in the heading to this Agreement or to such other addresses as either party may elect after notice similarly given . |
| 11 | A bent metal coat hanger may work for blockages close to the trap but , unlike plumber 's snakes and curtain wire , it will not go round bends . |
| 12 | Black workers may work in industries particularly hard-hit in the recession , or there may be a high proportion in particular age-groups ( like the young or old ) who are particularly prone to unemployment . |
| 13 | Now how is a pensions regulator going to look at those thirty transactions , therefore are you not effectively saying that the pensions regulator may work in areas where pensions regulation actually works now . |
| 14 | Mr Smith said : ‘ However well intentioned the reform may have been and however well it may work in schools sufficiently funded for it to work , the fact is too many of its side-effects are visible , malign and damaging and John Patten must have at the very top of his agenda an urgent review . ’ |
| 15 | Effective implementation may depend upon co-operation not merely between the two ‘ levels ’ but also between different organizations at the same level ; |
| 16 | Forest , as may happen to Blackburn yet , soon fell off the top . |
| 17 | You may have to handicap so that the same group does n't always win ; for instance , some children find one word , while others find another . |
| 18 | The notion of freedom may permit of degrees therefore ; whereas right is a right or it is nothing . |
| 19 | While communication education may remain the priority of the Animation Programme , it is hoped that it may take on board also other concerns of the Forum Sector , while not excluding assistance with projects . |
| 20 | Sub-tenants may , of course , suffer if a head lease is forfeited for a breach of covenant by the tenant , however , they may apply for relief under s. 146(4) ( see above ) . |
| 21 | For example , the income tax we pay may vary with changes either in our income or in the rate of tax charged . |
| 22 | I may go to bed early and read me books . |
| 23 | The 40,000 exhibits , covering 1,500 years , may go on display again in Yorkshire |
| 24 | Both registered and unregistered companies may engage in activities both in England and abroad . |
| 25 | On 7 January 1785 the society set out its principal objectives : to promote the good of the community by encouragement of industry and ingenuity ; to excite a spirit of enquiry which may lead to improvements not yet known ; and to fix knowledge and art upon the certain test of accurate experiment . |
| 26 | This may lead to confusion so unless it is critical to maximise the use of an operator it is recommended that the offline runs are scheduled at different times . |
| 27 | Kay mentions ideas posited by various groups such as promoting ‘ sex cards ’ certifying alleged freedom from HIV infection ; stamps or tattoos to identify HIV-infected people ; or a type of quarantine in which HIV-infected persons may live in society yet could not marry , be employed or travel ; but these have all been rejected as unenforceable or unethical or unacceptable . |
| 28 | Moreover , you may live in area where children go to middle schools from the ages of 8 or 9 until 12 or 14 . |
| 29 | Plants may come into leaf earlier ( leading to frost damage ) , grow more slowly , have more branches and smaller leaves , produce fewer flowers , or have lower oil and protein contents . |
| 30 | Indeed , if the change is to enable the accounting reference periods of parent and subsidiary undertakings to coincide or because an administrator has been appointed , it may operate in respect also of the immediately preceding accountancy reference period . |