Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here the composition may unfold and develop as I work . |
| 2 | The output of these groups may fail to develop , or their culture may disintegrate or disappear . |
| 3 | The first duty of the conqueror , he wrote , ‘ is to maintain his domination and to assure that it will last ; everything is good which has the effect of consolidating and guaranteeing it , everything is bad that may weaken or compromise it ’ . |
| 4 | While it is clear that compounds with antithrombin or antiplatelet properties may enhance and sustain the action of thrombolytic agents , their optimum use and potential haemorrhagic side-effects remain to be explored . |
| 5 | It may enhance or reduce ‘ life chances ’ , that is their chances of obtaining those things defined as desirable and avoiding those things defined as undesirable in their society . |
| 6 | Divergent influences may modify or dispel values imbued as a result of parental influence . |
| 7 | Moreover , it is important to note that an SRO may modify or waive the core rules ( on a case by case basis ) in order to adapt them to the circumstances of a particular firm . |
| 8 | Using the equations for the expected return ( 5.7 ) , actual return ( 5.19 ) , beta ( 5.20 ) , variance due to the market ( 5.21 ) , non-market variance ( 5.22 ) , and total variance ( 5.23 ) we may construct and analyse any portfolio of equities . |
| 9 | A LIFESPAN option performs a specific task which may construct and issue one or more transactions . |
| 10 | From the point of view of explanation , moral and ideological features of social life can be treated as legitimizing devices which may facilitate but do not account for what is really going on . |
| 11 | This factor enables a human-being to resonate with those forces responsible for his existence and explains the feelings one may experience when visiting such sanctuaries . |
| 12 | Pupils may eat and drink in the Refectory , or in the classrooms by arrangement with members of staff . |
| 13 | Under section 245A , where copies of the annual accounts have been sent out , laid , or delivered to the Registrar and it appears to the Secretary of State that there is or may be a question whether they comply with the Act he may give notice to the directors indicating the respects in which it appears to him that the question may arise and specifying a period of not less than one month for the directors to give him explanations or prepare revised accounts . |
| 14 | Students are helped to maximize their performance , to cope with academic and other difficulties that may arise and to prepare for the future beyond the Course . |
| 15 | It is clear from the above that the following types of situations may arise and fall within the ambit of s677 : 1 . |
| 16 | A.3.1 The Vendor will forthwith notify in writing to the Purchaser any matter or thing which may arise or become known to any of them after the date of this Agreement ( whether or not prior to Completion ) which is inconsistent with any of the Warranties or which is or may reasonably be anticipated to be material to be known by a Purchaser for value of the Business . |
| 17 | If it ends up in a bark crevice , the seed may germinate and penetrate the tree . |
| 18 | ‘ You may stay and catch the ferry at first light when it crosses but that is your decision . ’ |
| 19 | You , Mother , may stay or go , but you 'll have no control of any of the affairs , either outside or inside the house . |
| 20 | Where a possession order is made in respect of a " regulated tenancy " of residential property in a discretionary case ( Cases 1 – 10 ) , the court may stay or suspend execution , or postpone the date of possession for such periods as it thinks fit but it must ( unless there is exceptional hardship ) impose conditions as to payment of rent ( or mesne profits ) and arrears : s 100 of the Rent Act 1977 ; s 75(1) — ( 3 ) of the Housing Act 1980 . |
| 21 | For instance , you may think that running a household and looking after your children is all in a day 's work ; however , the planning skills needed to do this could be a very useful quality to have in some jobs . |
| 22 | Whatever you may think or believe about my mother , you must understand that . ’ |
| 23 | In some cases , the star may explode and throw off enough matter to bring its mass below the limit . |
| 24 | In some cases they may explode or manage to throw off enough matter to reduce their mass below the limit and so avoid catastrophic gravitational collapse , but it was difficult to believe that this always happened , no matter how big the star . |
| 25 | Furthermore , participants in such orders may utilize and develop a heritage of knowledge which they may never be capable of grasping as a whole . |
| 26 | We may compare and contrast this with reactions in the USA in 1989 to requests for funding of research into fusion following the announcements from Utah . |
| 27 | It is potentially worrying that the climate of evasion which produced the 1991 undercount may persist and affect the reliability of future Censuses also . |
| 28 | Food subsidies are reduced or thrown out altogether and food prices may double or triple overnight . |
| 29 | ( 2 ) Where a lessor is proceeding , by action or otherwise , to enforce such a right of re-entry or forfeiture , the lessee may , in the lessor 's action , if any , or in any action brought by himself , apply to the court for relief , and the court may grant or refuse relief , as the court , having regard to the proceedings and conduct of the parties under the foregoing provisions of this section , and to all the other circumstances , thinks fit ; and in case of relief may grant it on such terms , if any , as to costs , expenses , damages , compensation , penalty , or otherwise , including the granting of an injunction to restrain any like breach in the future , as the court , in the circumstances of each case , thinks fit . |
| 30 | He may build and destroy in this life , mostly for his own ends , but through Jesus , and the enlightenment he gives , comes a greater life , a fulfilling love . |