Example sentences of "[prep] which [pron] may [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His novels , whether for young or adult readers , are centred on boys in the process of growing to manhood : he does not probe in depth into the feelings of his young heroes , but he does develop them in relation to events in which they may play convincingly passive or active roles in the fortunes of war . |
| 2 | There are difficult conditions in which it is possible to race honourably ; there are absurd conditions in which one may race honourably if slowly ; and there are conditions in which it is impossible to race . |
| 3 | The idea of ‘ subjective meaning ’ is a loose one , covering all ways in which someone may act deliberately or expressively and excluding only reflex actions . |
| 4 | That would have the advantages of specifying with precision what the parties have agreed , thus avoiding misunderstanding , and of enabling the justices to define with greater precision points at which they may have tentatively determined to depart from the agreed proposals ( post , pp. 277H — 278B ) . |
| 5 | Insider dealing provides a route by which they may do so . |