Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [conj] [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 OPPORTUNITIES that may occur while involved on infill sites and make sure they are suitably rewarded for producing those sales leads .
2 Comparison with CPRE statistics suggests that the effectiveness of this method may decrease if used without a break .
3 Many of the flavourings which enhance our food today have not been thoroughly tested , or if they have , the testing has been done in isolation without taking into account the reaction it may have when combined with others .
4 The possibility that the contents of the dialysis bag may change if suspended in a solution mimicking diarrhoeal stool water was also examined .
5 This particular idea , unpromising though it may seem when reduced to words , is put by Britten to astonishingly fruitful use in the course of the opera .
6 This chapter introduces five patients whose surgical histories are used throughout the book to illustrate how the nursing responsibilities discussed in each chapter may differ when applied to individual patients .
7 There is also the argument that the fathers of children may kill whilst overwhelmed by the stress consequent upon the arrival of a new child , and they should be not be left outside the law of infanticide .
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