Example sentences of "[noun sg] may [vb infin] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | My choice of heating equipment may raise a few eyebrows , ranging as it does from the advanced to the primitive . |
2 | Once each has had a turn , the group may spend a few minutes discussing possible methods of achieving any identified learning needs . |
3 | My hon. Friend the Minister for Public Transport may say a few words about funding if he feels that it is appropriate . |
4 | Partial matches with the lexicon may have a few characters from the beginning of a word , together with approximate word shape information ( see also section 6.3 ) . |
5 | Question analysis and planning may produce a few ideas . |
6 | The transition from glass to crystals in a basalt may cover a few centimetres , but in andesites and rhyolites it is much broader , and large thicknesses of glass may be present . |
7 | Though osmone may take a few days , if not weeks , to work , and not everyone can detect the smell , its action is gentle but effective , claims Dr Todd . |