Example sentences of "may [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The reasons given for rejecting this paper are that the brain may compensate for poor hearing by enhancing hearing in the treated ear , resulting in an overestimate of the likely effects of treating both ears .
2 This reserve will be used to offset any losses which may arise for each trade or gang during the progress of the contract .
3 The council may demur for two reasons .
4 ‘ Long periods of racial oppression ’ , he writes , ‘ can result in a system of inequality that may persist for indefinite periods of time even after racial barriers are removed ’ ( p. 146 ) .
5 Ethnicity is not , however , always marked by linguistic distinctiveness , Labov 's work with Italian and Jewish speakers in New York City shows that such distinctiveness may persist for several generations , or conversely may disappear with the first generation of native-born speakers who nevertheless maintain a strong sense of ethnicity ( Labov 1972b : 281 ) .
6 Although the clinical signs are abating the bronchi are still inflamed and residual lesions such as bronchial and peribronchial fibrosis may persist for several weeks or months .
7 Climbing expeditions into the peaks themselves have also left behind piles of rubbish , and Cullen ( 1986 ) points out that the problem is compounded by the fact that in such a high Alpine environment decomposition rates are very slow so that discarded materials may persist for several years if not decades .
8 Because , for reasons mentioned earlier , the itching may persist for some time , an just in case the first application was not exhaustive , it is quite common to advise a second treatment one week after the first .
9 Another sort of foreign or peripheral experience may exist for British writers even within London itself .
10 The position of BAT leaders as assessors , funders and evaluators of projects and their role as the key link to other sectors of government may make for administrative efficiency .
11 A planted tank may make for healthier fish .
12 It may make for easier government and public convenience to restrict the tradition of marching and assembling for protest , but it would be a dangerous and a foolish idea to believe that public protest can somehow be laid aside as belonging to a bygone age .
13 Details of entitlement can be obtained from the address below and anyone who considers they may qualify for such relief should contact this office .
14 If a substantial loss has been suffered you may be able to sue the vendor , and if you lack financial resources you may qualify for legal aid .
15 If when you pay prescription charges you think that you may qualify for free prescriptions , ask the chemist for a receipt form FP 57 ( EC 57 in Scotland ) .
16 Full-time students may qualify for generous discounts on fees .
17 If you are looking for respite care for short periods , or convalescent care , you may qualify for some help through Income Support if you have less than £8,000 in savings .
18 Applicants with suitable experience in industry may qualify for special awards .
19 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 .
20 On such surfaces larvae may survive for some weeks .
21 You may opt for extra services such as private banking , insurance planning and tax reviews .
22 The more that is done , therefore , to ensure that anti-racist training is task-related rather than theoretical , the more workers may opt for these courses ‘ voluntarily ’ .
23 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 .
24 Pupils who have done well at Standard Grade and wish to specialise in computing may study for Higher Computing Studies or even Certificate of Sixth Year Studies Computing .
25 If you have any belief in God and a life hereafter ( or whatever other words you may use for that concept ) , then surely that is the one place where there has to be true forgiveness .
26 — 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 ?
27 They may moan about it every Monday morning , they may agitate for shorter hours and longer holidays , but they need to work for their self-respect . ’
28 FENDER Stratocaster , 1969 , refinished red , rosewood neck , no trem , £550 or may swap for good acoustic .
29 We are all different ; what may work for one individual will not necessarily work as well for another .
30 Secondly , while some theories may work for concrete subjects , they may not be as applicable to abstract concepts , such as ’ justice ’ , ’ insurance ’ or ’ business ’ .
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