Example sentences of "[noun sg] may [adv] [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A half-point increase in West German interest rates is already more than discounted ; a one-point rise may still force a base rate increase on a reluctant Chancellor . |
| 2 | The driver may also arrange a mirror additional to the driving mirror so that the speechreading passenger sitting next to him sees his face . |
| 3 | For those churches not vested in the Redundant Churches Fund or retained by the Board of Finance of the diocese , two categories can be perceived : a ) those that will be demolished ( although the Advisory Board may initially withhold a demolition certificate ) and b ) those that can be adapted to a range of alternative uses . |
| 4 | The computer may well use a list of terms deemed to be useful in indexing ( that is , a type of thesaurus ) to identify appropriate terms . |
| 5 | This description may also contain a coding/classification , with the goal of being able to locate similar parts within the company data base . |
| 6 | Thus , a single institution may initially finance a buy-out , bringing in others after the investment is in place . |
| 7 | The change from silty to a sandy fabric may also reflect a change of production centre which may be mirrored in a change in the style of decoration of this pottery group . |
| 8 | In practice the brief for the study may well include a mandate for advising on the implementation of the changes , and , in certain circumstances , actually installing revised procedures . |
| 9 | TOMORROW 's moonstruck but musically unaccomplished lover may soon get a chance to serenade with the help of a computer . |
| 10 | Articles which are available in commerce or industry may well include a period in private practice . |
| 11 | Thus situations may arise where the acquisition of companies with relatively small turnover may nevertheless have a Community dimension . |
| 12 | Once the report is ready for publication , the archaeologist may then write a book or booklet on the excavation in terms that the general reader can understand . |
| 13 | However , since Ro 40-7592 can cross the blood-brain barrier and modify striatal dopamine metabolism , a central pharmacokinetic effect may also have a role . |
| 14 | Radical prejudice may also play a role in the attitudes of those in authority towards this disease and those affected , and these twin problems frequently compound the difficulties experienced by sufferers . |
| 15 | A financial or moral issue may well prove a stumbling block but , as the month draws to a close , a dream could come true . |
| 16 | The council may also approach a couple of neighbours each side to see if they have any legitimate objections to your proposals . |
| 17 | She is keenly aware , however , of the deceptions to which a woman is exposed in courtship , and to the possibility that a husband may simply prove a tyrant . |
| 18 | A powerful sitter may also impose a requirement that the portrait looks impressive , so that an amused spectator can look for traces of the consequent power struggle in a picture ; Queen Elizabeth I of England was as firm as the Emperor Augustus about the principle that a ruler 's actual appearance matters less than the imprint of authority . |
| 19 | The leader may also do a lot of listening but have the qualities , lacking in the others , of putting what he hears into an initiative . |
| 20 | The hire shop may also have a demonstration video to show you how to use the equipment . |
| 21 | for example , an experienced chartered accountant may well seek a place on the finance committee or a solicitor on the law and parliamentary committee . |
| 22 | Leaving aside for the moment differences in personal qualities and skills , which may or may not vary with the curriculum , it would seem that graduates who can offer both expertise and ability are in the strongest employment position , those who offer either one or the other may also find a job niche , but that those who offer neither are worst off . |
| 23 | However , the Ministry of Agriculture 's advisory committee on pesticides in drinking water may now recommend a ban or restriction on its use . |
| 24 | Any such action would therefore lie against the landlord , but the landlord may well have a claim against its solicitors for negligence . |
| 25 | One event may thus produce a multitude of effects that continue to reverberate for many years . |
| 26 | Of course , the court may still grant a disgorgement order merely where it is satisfied that an investor has been adversely affected . |
| 27 | This provides that a court may only make a care order if it is satisfied that the child concerned is suffering significant harm . |
| 28 | The court may therefore include a requirement that the person responsible for the child take steps to ensure that the child complies with the supervisor 's directions ( para 3(1) ) . |
| 29 | The litigant in person may just concoct a statement , in which case assistance as to the sort of things to say is provided in a booklet entitled Small Claims in the County Court . |
| 30 | Such a person may well earn a penalty if they continue to back-pedal . |