Example sentences of "[noun pl] may [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | OPTIONS : The White Lions may carry a magic standard . |
| 2 | Decisions taken by other disciplines may have a costly impact over which the nurse manager is powerless to intervene ; the general manager 's control of ward clerks , the contents of contracts agreed before privatisation or the consultant surgeon 's annual leave arrangements are examples . |
| 3 | Here the amount of uplift computed from the reflectance values may include a considerable fraction which can be attributed to removal of Carboniferous overburden in Hercynian times . |
| 4 | For under conditions of largely unrestricted discretion , factors such as the character , attitude , training and social background of sentencers may make a considerable difference to the way their discretion is exercised . |
| 5 | Courses in the humanities may encourage a personal response from the students , but do they always open up a full range of rival positions ? |
| 6 | Furthermore , supporters of conservation groups may exhibit a general lack of confidence in science and technology and a suspicion of scientific ‘ expertise ’ . |
| 7 | At the same time the existence of strong groups may have a detrimental effect upon the organisation where the group puts forward its own interests at the expense of the organisation as a whole . |
| 8 | In third parties , Germans may prefer a low card to a wild one . |
| 9 | The President 's letter reflects mounting concern among solicitors that the Legal Aid Board 's franchising proposals may conceal a hidden agenda on the Lord Chancellor 's part . |
| 10 | The liquid crystal molecules may adopt a random orientation when they are activated ( 2 ) and thus scatter light incident on the LC cell . |
| 11 | Within a reasonable period after the end of the year covered by the accounts , those accounts may have a dominant role . |
| 12 | A noteworthy recent example of the use of Article 100 in the area of social policy is Council Directive 91/533 on an employer 's obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship , where it is quite simply asserted in the recitals that ‘ differences in the legislation of Member States may have a direct effect on the operation of the common market ’ . |
| 13 | He wrote it for the young men who were dying in the war , but the words may offer a little comfort . |
| 14 | 2 A class of words may share a significant similarity of form , such as sequences of sounds or letters , eg adverbs . |
| 15 | Although video recordings may have a strong appeal , in so far as they appear to capture a more complete picture of any speech episode , they have major disadvantages in that they are highly obtrusive , they usually need to be manned and they are relatively cumbersome if the child has to be followed around . |
| 16 | Violins may double a significant melody , or play rapid semiquaver counter-melodies in fine eighteenth-century style , to add brilliance and excitement to a piece . |
| 17 | From the age of five years , schools may play a protective role . |
| 18 | Medium-sized funds may have a small proportion invested in managed funds , with the majority of assets in its direct control , large pension funds are likely to have totally direct control , whilst smaller funds may simply invest in a range of managed policies . |
| 19 | By this time , with the top tom-cats so sexually exhausted , even some of the masculine runts may risk a quick mating . |
| 20 | While new organizations may possess a strong commitment to a new policy , and may have powers that enable it to bring together the resources for its implementation that were not possessed by any single previous organization , it still has to relate to a world in which other agencies have a great deal of power to influence its success . |
| 21 | All new cars since October 1990 are manufactured to do so , whilst some older cars may need a simple adjustment to their engine timing . |
| 22 | Site effects are well-defined in crystals , but are by no means confined to regular solids , and may be observed even in melts , as in molten mixtures of alkali sulfates , where the random distribution of M + ions around the sulfate anions may constitute a low-symmetry environment [ 8 ] . |
| 23 | On the one hand , some clients may prefer a structured day with routine care , which everyone receives given at set times , very probably by a succession of nurses . |
| 24 | ‘ Ladies and gentlemen may see a great variety of his performances at this school , which he 'll regularly attend from 2–4 and 6–8 in order to teach . ’ |
| 25 | One Mob of Forest Goblins may carry a Magic Standard . |
| 26 | One Mob of Night Goblins may carry a Magic Standard . |
| 27 | Some candidates may indicate a clear reluctance to commit themselves at this stage and this is helpful in making the final decision about who best to appoint . |
| 28 | Older gardening books may recommend a cool cupboard indoors for plunging . |
| 29 | Given the common Caribbean background of family members it is noteworthy that Creole is not used as a common medium of interaction either within or between generations , at least when British-born speakers are present ; however , some speakers may use a mesolectal Creole most of the time without it apparently having or acquiring any special symbolic value . |
| 30 | Accordingly , the reciprocal exchange of membership lists may require a specific consent from all those persons on the lists . |