Example sentences of "may [vb infin] for some " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It may make for some good headlines , but De Niro certainly does n't come on like a tycoon , talking about his company as not so much a business , more an ‘ artistic community ’ where people can freely exchange ideas . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | On such surfaces larvae may survive for some weeks . |
| 5 | They may decline for some quite considerable time to use any particular sound to indicate their mother , instead preferring to fix on some other aspect of their environment . |
| 6 | Open communication may work for some , but Charlotte found it too destructively honest . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The drafting of satisfactory consultancy provisions is not without difficulty : it is not always easy to predict an individual 's suitability for a consultancy until his normal retirement date is near , and younger partners may press for some overriding veto . |
| 11 | This allergic reaction explains why , after successful treatment of the infection , itching may continue for some weeks because of the dead remains of the mite persisting under the skin . |
| 12 | Before the swing is even given consideration the search may start for some new equipment ; maybe a driver that hits a high draw from the tee . |
| 13 | There were probably plants living in hilly regions from quite early which have left little fossil record , and this may account for some of the gaps in the preserved fossils . |
| 14 | But sadly , the general quality of fishkeeping books is not good , I feel , which may account for some of the specific problems we encounter . |
| 15 | Doubts were expressed about the authorship of the early ‘ St Jerome in the Wilderness ’ from São Paulo although the poor condition of the surface may account for some of the picture 's awkwardness . |
| 16 | Such factors as incentives , motivation , perseverance , and the like may account for some of the proportion allocated to education ; and these factors may be partly the effects of education and partly its causes . |
| 17 | Unfortunately , not all studies have used proper controls and this may account for some of the contradictory results reported . |