Example sentences of "[adj] may [vb infin] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In some kinds of rock , such as granite , the creation of steep , bare rock faces can lead to significant lateral expansion into the valley side as well as vertical dilation and this may give rise to exfoliation domes ( Fig. 6.21 ) .
2 This may involve phosphorylation of NMDA channels to alter the extent of the Mg 2+ block of these channels .
3 The infection can involve the prostate gland and the seminal vesicles and this may produce urgency of micturition or haematospermia ( the finding of blood in the ejaculate ) .
4 In many polygynous species reproductive success varies from hour to hour and day to day and this may cause variation in IRS or DRS to overestimate variation in SRS and LRS .
5 The former may reflect severity of lung disease , the latter exacerbations of intrapulmonary shunting such as occur with hypovolaemia .
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