Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] may [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The original problem definition of ‘ How to improve the sales team ? ’ could be re-expressed as ‘ How to make the sales team perform like Newcastle United Football Club ? ’ ( an analogy which may suggest better team training or a new look at tactics ) or ‘ How to address corporate turbulence ? ’ a metaphor which may prompt ideas of inter-departmental conflict . |
| 2 | Freud is not saying that the individual feels the emotion which may underlie religious beliefs and practices , and that this is why they are performed . |
| 3 | In many cases they are actually simpler since a complete instruction is executed in a single machine cycle unlike a microprocessor which may make several memory access when executing a single instruction . |
| 4 | A research team in Edinburgh has discovered a substance previously undetected in young babies and is beginning a three-year study which may prevent future cot deaths . |
| 5 | We will try and take we will er as usual send young children definitely under the age of sixteen into shops to see if people will sell fireworks to them and if they do then er we will take the appropriate action which may mean criminal proceedings . |
| 6 | If you go to an estate agent you may have two people to help you out . |
| 7 | Alexander was convinced that every experience is transmitted into muscular tension ; as you release the tension you may uncover psychological tensions that have been at the bottom of some physical illnesses . |
| 8 | If you do not wish to do so , then there are many other new angles of vision available to you : a child 's viewpoint , for example , an animal 's or the viewpoint of a stranger who may interpret familiar customs in unfamiliar ways . |
| 9 | For a programme in which you can devote six hours a day to language learning , Brewster and Brewster suggest the following amounts of time on each phrase : In your daily programme you may experience two reactions — boredom or frustration . |
| 10 | In the previous chapter you may recall that job loss in manufacturing started in the mid-1960s . |
| 11 | The standard of NHS accommodation available to trained staff is variable , and even if you are happy to put up with this in the short term , in the longer term it may have adverse effects on your personal life or hopes of a future career . |
| 12 | What is particularly frightening is that in the long term it may cause irreparable brain damage . |
| 13 | Mr. Harrison submits that the discharge of one joint and several debtor by accord and satisfaction discharges all the others , unless there is an intention to the contrary which may require express reservation of rights against the others . |
| 14 | Basic ophiuroid morphology comprises a central disk and five ( sometimes more ) radiating arms ; dorsally the disk is covered with calcite plates or thickened skin which may possess various spinelets of granules ; ventrally there is a centrally placed mouth with angular interradial jaws . |
| 15 | One other pattern of integration has , to my mind , considerable potential value since it maintains a useful and workable balance between an entirely subject-based curriculum , often fragmented and irrelevant to real life and an integrated curriculum which may neglect essential learning skills , or prove beyond the capabilities of the ordinary teacher to teach effectively . |
| 16 | The core of weekday daytime programming is the ‘ playlist ’ , which has three major uses for Radio I : it provides an overall sound or ‘ station feel ’ ; it is an effective way to monitor how often the most popular records are played ; and it makes a group responsibility out of a decision which may have far-reaching effects for individual musicians and the music industry . |
| 17 | There may also be short-cuts that the machinist could take in doing the work which may mean slight deviations from the specification in the drawing . |
| 18 | ‘ Despite the variation in language of the various judges , the principle of Donoghue v. Stevenson [ [ 1932 ] A.C. 562 ] as appears from the examination of these authorities imposes tortious liability on a person who performs some careless act which may injure any person whom he should reasonably have had in contemplation as being likely to be injured in consequence of his carelessness and who in fact is injured by his careless act . |
| 19 | A related problem involves the environmental impact of onshore oil and gas extraction , an issue which may achieve added prominence with the discovery of significant reserves in some of the most beautiful parts of southern England . |
| 20 | This kind of worry is expressed more often in relation to the newer modular or semi-modular structures than the more traditional general degree which may have well-established patterns and requirements , but it nevertheless seems to be a widespread one . |
| 21 | It is possible the publication itself may need further verification and will call KPMG to confirm the authenticity of the advertisement . |
| 22 | It is certainly not if we keep to rigid serial usages , but with only a little modification we may produce harmonic results which suit well enough . |
| 23 | If they support the work they may provide financial help towards the cost . |
| 24 | Section 245 provides that if it appears to the directors that any annual accounts of the company or any directors ' report did not comply with the provisions of the Act they may prepare revised accounts or a revised report . |
| 25 | In the best case you may inherit excellent facilities needing only minor alterations ; in the worst there may be no buildings at all or it may be wisest to level the lot and start again . |
| 26 | If you buy from a retailer you may get some joy out of the manufacturer of the machine — but do n't count on it . |
| 27 | For a novel writer who may possess individual writing characteristics , unknown to the handwriting recogniser , performance can be low . |
| 28 | Means ( 1988 ) argues that some authors treat the total group of " pensioners " ( a group which may cover 40 years given the trend to early retirement ) as a " special needs " category . |
| 29 | Staying in work means a lot these days and if you lose your job you may face other problems as a result . |
| 30 | If we choose to use our resources in the most efficient place at the moment we may avoid those areas which are not so efficient but which will be more valuable in the future . |