Example sentences of "[prep] which [pron] may [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is highly unlikely that research will do more than elaborate and refine matters upon which one may reasonably speculate from experience , from theories of behaviour generally , and from knowledge available from other areas , such as child abuse , or particular to ageing . |
| 2 | Eleven such triple junctions , each possibly associated with a separate hot spot , have been identified on the continental part of the African Plate and an intriguing problem is the way in which they may subsequently promote continental rupture and develop into spreading centres . |
| 3 | Here are some further areas in which you may well have experience and that would stand you in good stead with a prospective employer . |
| 4 | On the other hand , as Acheson said in his memoirs , there are limits on the extent to which one may successfully coerce an ally . |
| 5 | But it seems to me to have the twofold advantages of first specifying with precision what it is that the parties have agreed , thus avoiding the possibility of misunderstanding or mistake , and , secondly , it enables the justices to define with greater precision points at which they may tentatively determine to depart from the agreed package . |
| 6 | The intellect merely helps us choose the means by which we may best achieve ends dictated by our instincts . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , it is our purpose to keep a channel open by which we may still talk with Glendower . ’ |
| 8 | It familiarizes students with those theories by which they may better understand themselves , the society in which they live and their role within it . |