Example sentences of "but it may [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That does n't mean that men are ten times as easily sexually aroused , but it may contain clues as to why women and men have different patterns of arousal . |
| 2 | But it may mean that an apparent loss of context-specificity might be found only after very protracted training indeed . |
| 3 | Bogwood is semi-fossilised , and should not contain harmful substances , but it may stain the water dark brown . |
| 4 | A State may not claim reimbursement of taxes and costs of any nature for executing a Letter , but it may recover from the requesting State any fees paid to experts and interpreters , as well as the cost of any special procedure requested under Article 9 . |
| 5 | Improving the security of your home wo n't do much to increase it 's value — but it may prevent a break-in . |
| 6 | In itself it is of no great importance , but it may serve as a pointer to the presence of other sexually transmitted infection . |
| 7 | The Komatsu robot was designed to help draw detailed maps of the ocean floor but it may serve as a prototype for mining and construction vehicles . |
| 8 | But it may serve to illustrate how the styles of kung fu that are practised today began . |
| 9 | But it may go further than this . |
| 10 | Much of this story will necessarily be unfamiliar to them but it may offer some understanding of how the work of God here has developed and of what there is that is worthwhile in the legacy of the past . |
| 11 | As yet there is little agreement on haemostatic and platelet factors in such patients but it may offer a further method of risk stratification in the future . |
| 12 | Evidence so far is that for providers , the care programme approach does not assist in clarifying the roles of different staff in different agencies , but it may offer a global package of mental health care , comprising both social and health care services . |
| 13 | This method of progression is unsettling enough to make some riders seasick , but it may hold the key to the beast 's endurance . |
| 14 | ‘ But it may make no difference , ’ Nicholas said . |
| 15 | Raw garlic added to your pet 's meal also deters fleas and gets rid of worms — but it may make its breath smell for a while ! |
| 16 | I do not believe that a contract which clarifies hours worked or tasks to be done will prevent teachers from caring , but it may make it rather more difficult to implement school-based initiatives . |
| 17 | The downturn is too recent to assess from the point of view of recruiting , but it may make people more cautious about moving to the City . ’ |
| 18 | In practice if you are back checking files and such like , if you find something that is current word which should comply and you find something that has n't been appropriately signed or whatever , if it 's easy to get it done yes do it yes , if it 's not easy to get it done erm , it may be , you 've got to use your judgement because I do n't want you to go into a lot of work , but it may make sense to make a final note we are aware that this was n't done correctly this person has been reminded , or |
| 19 | Garden Jack Oil Patch Cleaner ( available from DIY stores and garden centres ) will remove the grease , but it may leave a stain . |
| 20 | This is the cheaper option , but it may leave you stuck with single glazing and a recurrence of your existing maintenance problems in a few years time . |
| 21 | Technological Convergence is also a nice idea , but it may lead strong companies into major new markets where they lack experience and fail to achieve success . |
| 22 | This can be helpful to us but it may give rise to difficulties and require careful handling if the client 's writing skills leave something to be desired . |
| 23 | Not only are a firm 's existing products vulnerable to cultural change , but it may miss new , lucrative opportunities by not being informed of changes in culture . |
| 24 | It is not clear why there should be such a high proportion of woodworking tools from Kent , especially the cemetery at Sarre beside the Wantsum Channel , but it may reflect ship-building and repairing as much as more general carpentry . |
| 25 | InsP 3 does not appear to play any part in the maturation of invertebrate and amphibian eggs , but it may contribute to the spontaneous maturation of bovine oocytes . |
| 26 | The traditional rituals of port drinking are well-known , but it may came as a surprise to many that it is not the crusty British lawyer savouring his even crustier port that constitutes the core market for port shippers , but the trendy young Frenchman , enjoying young ruby . |
| 27 | Because of its foundation-plus-option course structure , it is difficult to place the Open University in the diagram , but it may tend towards the academic and general at least at the undergraduate level . |
| 28 | This is primarily an issue of construction but it may involve also a question as to how far , if at all , the powers of the court in respect of litigation costs can curtail a contractual right of recovery . |
| 29 | They say it 's going to increase production , but it may involve other costs . |
| 30 | This type of doubt is already aggravated by the contemporary crisis of identity , but it may grow even more serious wherever there is a hardening of society 's attitudes towards Christianity . |