Example sentences of "may [verb] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This reserve will be used to offset any losses which may arise for each trade or gang during the progress of the contract . |
| 2 | 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 ) . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Details of entitlement can be obtained from the address below and anyone who considers they may qualify for such relief should contact this office . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | On such surfaces larvae may survive for some weeks . |
| 9 | 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 ’ . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | While this method may work for some differences , it will not be sufficient to account for major variations in a word 's pronunciation such as the — and , or for — and . |
| 12 | It may work for some individuals of genius ; it works for young children ; it would definitely work if you were thrown into a situation where you had to communicate or die . |
| 13 | I may look for another opportunity to talk to Mrs Tate . ’ |
| 14 | Neither you nor your husband or wife may claim for any lump sum or maintenance payment . |
| 15 | A company with a listing on the market ( either the main or USM market ) may return for more equity capital from time to time . |
| 16 | Candidates may enter for both examinations , if desired . |
| 17 | Candidates may enter for both examinations , if desired . |
| 18 | This may happen for many reasons beside business failure — for example , simple bad luck in the shape of injury , illness or death to someone who is vital to the business 's continuing success . |
| 19 | Stomach troubles from sour food or drink is another situation which may call for this remedy . |
| 20 | They are , therefore , formulaic in character and although they may call for some adaptation for contextual fit they are not composed on each occasion from constituent parts . |
| 21 | If at the pre-trial review the defendant does not appear and has not delivered an admission or defence and the plaintiff produces evidence as to the amount of his damages , then judgment may be entered for them ( Ord 17 , r 2(2) ) , but if evidence is not then produced the court may enter a judgment for unliquidated damages and thereafter , unless the court has itself fixed a date for assessment of such damages , the plaintiff may apply for such assessment on seven days ' notice to the defendant ( Ord 22 , r 6(1) ) . |
| 22 | An individual 's diet may vary for many reasons and while starvation is unusual in the Western world because of the availability of food , it is still possible for people in the West to suffer from inadequate nutrition . |
| 23 | Such property is identical to the person and may stand for that person in his or her absence . |
| 24 | In the case of rent and other payments of a periodic nature , the creditor may prove for any amounts due and unpaid up to the date of the bankruptcy order ( r 6.112(1) ) . |
| 25 | A properly conducted Proving may last for many months . |
| 26 | Ants such as leaf cutters , which use reliable supplies of food , lay more permanent scent trails and these may last for many months . |
| 27 | These continuous blasts may last for several hours , and in that time they eject large volumes of ash , which is always new magmatic material , rather than shattered bits and pieces of old rock . |
| 28 | The theory that amplexus is a form of ‘ mate guarding ’ by males , preventing others from mating with the same female , is confirmed by comparing the duration of amplexus in explosive breeding European common frog , only one out Among explosive breeders , competition between males for females is intense and amplexus may last for several days or even for the entire breeding period . |
| 29 | BREASTFEEDING — Suckling ; a still nearly universal way of feeding infants and young children in most developing countries , first exclusively by lactation ( full breastfeeding that often lasts about three to six months ) , then introducing supplementary food ( partial breastfeeding that may last for several years until weaning ) . |
| 30 | Working , living and playing together in the knowledge that this may continue for many years to come increases the pressure to conform to the wishes of the group . |