Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [noun sg] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may experience cramp in the legs at night . |
| 2 | However , some patients may experience pain at the site of the rash for six months or even longer . |
| 3 | They would include : opportunities for students to see or experience equipment or processes which are not on offer within the institution ; the chance for a student to sample a possible future job or career ; the opportunity to learn something ( not much ) of the lives led in employment by their neighbours , their parents or their peer-group , so that they may grow up more understanding and more tolerant ( this rather pious hope may in fact be quite unjustified , they may have confirmed or developed disdain or envy for others ) ; a good student may catch the eye of an employer looking for a later recruit ; absence may lend enchantment to the view of the college and the students may return from work-experience reassured about their choice of education ; students may be motivated to work hard at college by the prospect of either securing a job like the one they have seen or tried , or by the determination to avoid a similar fate ; all these outcomes may be little more predictable than the consequences of going to the zoo for a visit . |
| 4 | The court may stay execution pending a hearing under any of the rules in Ord 37 ( Ord 37 , r 8 ) . |
| 5 | In addition , the fact that the circulation of certain information is restricted to a limited number of individuals may throw light on the status of the information and its degree of confidentiality . |
| 6 | Although Poulantzas does not give a direct answer to the question ‘ How are we to know a pertinent effect when we encounter one ? ’ , he does discuss an historical example which may throw light on the matter . |
| 7 | Less perfect examples , which may throw light on the mechanism involved , occur in the valley of the river Cesse at Minerve . |
| 8 | Often the form of a piece of literature may throw light on the nature of the piece and its background , or " life-setting " . |
| 9 | More than a period piece — it dates from 1924 — it may throw light on the view of marriage that led to Humanae Vitae . |
| 10 | Relocation policies may make provision for the payment of storage charges , for instance at Cadbury Schweppes and VAG . |
| 11 | Such orders may make provision for the examination of witnesses , either orally or in writing ; for the production of documents ; for the inspection , photographing , preservation , custody or detention of any property ; for the taking of samples of any property and the carrying out of any experiments on or with any property ; for the medical examination of any person ; and for the taking and testing of samples of blood from any person . |
| 12 | Whatever the truth , it is to be allowed that in speaking of them as effects in the ordinary way , to the extent we do , we may make use of a conception other than the one we have been examining . |
| 13 | They may make use of the brevity of Latin tags , just as pithy as any adman 's lingo . |
| 14 | The 15-member House of Chiefs considers draft legislation relating to alterations to the Constitution or to chieftaincy matters , and may make representation to the President on matters affecting the tribes or tribal organizations . |
| 15 | The Americans for example may build part of the telescope and throw in a launch to cover half the cost of £60 million ; a similar deal has given American astronomers half the use of the German Rosat . |
| 16 | Fourteen miles away you can visit Grey Mare 's Tail , a great waterfall , and here you may catch sight of a herd of wild goats which live in the area . |
| 17 | Some individuals can take up the suggestions of the hypnotist to the extent of becoming deaf or blind or unable to smell ; they may withstand pain without a murmur , re-experience being a six-year old , or even forget everything that happened , after hypnosis , until given a prearranged ‘ release ’ signal . |
| 18 | The anxious and the worried may seek solace outside the surgery . |
| 19 | Anyone may seek advice under the scheme provided that they satisfy the criteria for financial eligibility . |
| 20 | Members may seek advice from the HCIMA on relations with employers , employees , customers and the general public . |
| 21 | Employees aggrieved by the actions of their employers may seek redress through the courts or at an industrial tribunal . |
| 22 | Remembering always that it is far better to announce that you are the ‘ Co-operative Funeral Service ’ to a person who may seek information regarding a memorial , than to announce that you are the ‘ Co-operative Memorial Service ’ to a person who requires information regarding funeral arrangements . |
| 23 | Signs may include reddening of the vulva , a mucus discharge from the vagina which wets the tail hair and strong regular wagging of the tail . |
| 24 | The reality of their adulthood may include exclusion from the labour market ( Oliver 1989 ) . |
| 25 | This reorientation eliminates the ‘ notch ’ , a structural feature in CD4 that may mediate interaction with the class II major histocompatibility complex ( MHC ) molecule . |
| 26 | Large leaves may need support from a cane or , in the case of ficus , can be gently rolled up with an elastic band . |
| 27 | Try to glue all the plant material really well if you think you may need help with the framing , as this will make the framer 's job a great deal easier . |
| 28 | Lead times for some of these proposals may be quite long , and some staff may need help with the drafting of proposals . |
| 29 | Obviously avoiding opening the jaw too wide helps , but some people who repeatedly get the problem may need surgery on the joints . |
| 30 | If employees are unable to sell their old properties at the same time as they commit themselves to buying a new one , they may need finance in the form of a bridging loan . |