Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] may [verb] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Professional installers may use the same materials , or perhaps special machinery to blow a blanket of loose mineral wool or fire-proofed cellulose fibre into the loft . |
| 2 | My hon. Friend the Minister for Public Transport may say a few words about funding if he feels that it is appropriate . |
| 3 | He used it to explain how different chemical compounds may contain the same elements in the same proportions — ‘ isomerism ’ — because their atoms are differently arranged , and how different substances may have the same crystalline form — ‘ isomorphism ’ — because they have the same number of atoms in the same arrangement . |
| 4 | A large extended family may have a few dozen members . |
| 5 | There are of course some deliberately emphasized exceptions : destitution , like that depicted in Alton Locke and Mary Barton , precludes decency ; moral turpitude may have the same effect , as in the case of Mrs Brown in Dombey and Son — ‘ In an ugly and dark room , an old woman , ugly and dark too ’ . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , an inacurrate plan that prevails over the verbal description may have the same effect as a verbal misdescription . |
| 7 | A ’ glossary ’ of sayings , proverbs , clich s , etc. for human use may require no more than a simple alphabetical listing of all recorded combinations ; but for text recognition , the design of the dictionary and its subsequent use must be considered in conjunction , to reflect the run-time processing needs . |
| 8 | Two dangers with cliches such as ‘ May all their troubles be little ones ’ are that older members of the audience have heard them before and that the previous speaker may use the same joke or saying . |
| 9 | Clarke ignored his experts advice , so his Canadian opposite number may do the same . |
| 10 | But the theory 's current predictions may have the same error . |
| 11 | Although mature horses may harbour a few adult worms , heavy burdens are usually confined to yearlings and to foals , which become infected from the first month or so of life , and infection is maintained largely by seasonal transmission between these groups of young animals . |
| 12 | Indeed , various areas may have no such groups . |
| 13 | In the Arab world this is not so ; the managing director may use the same office as the general clerks , so the salesperson must be careful how he speaks to people ! |
| 14 | Large volumes of small files may take a few seconds to be processed by the HC VERIFIER . |
| 15 | American English may use the same words as ‘ English ’ English , but with a different meaning . |
| 16 | This means that new houses may cost a few hundred pounds more to build , but will need up to 20% less heating . |
| 17 | He used it to explain how different chemical compounds may contain the same elements in the same proportions — ‘ isomerism ’ — because their atoms are differently arranged , and how different substances may have the same crystalline form — ‘ isomorphism ’ — because they have the same number of atoms in the same arrangement . |
| 18 | I think one or two other people may have the same comment to make if that was the case erm |
| 19 | Non-genuine parts may look the same , but they can cause problems of poor fit , inferior quality and limited durability . |
| 20 | An extremely aggressive person may suffer the same internal anguish as an extremely defensive person . ’ |