Example sentences of "[noun pl] may [vb infin] [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In seeking to interpret the Constitution , the courts may have recourse to works by constitutional experts . |
| 2 | For example , self-help and community projects may provide support to parents and families , empower vulnerable people and develop informal networks in neighbourhoods ( Collins and Pancoast , 1976 ) . |
| 3 | Before mating , pairs may join belly to belly either in an upright position , or with the female lying motionless belly-upwards just beneath the surface . |
| 4 | Football fans may have clue to Moira mystery |
| 5 | Precipitation on the surrounding mountains may give rise to streams which quickly disappear where they reach the basin , as in the Taklamakan desert of the Tarim basin ( Stein , I933 ) The basin often consists of gentle slopes of graded sediments derived from the surrounding mountains leading to a central saline lake or swamp . |
| 6 | Does he recognise , for example , that insisting on veterinary reports may cause problems in that the examinations may cause distress to animals as well as additional cost to the farmer , who may not be compensated ? |
| 7 | Alston ( 1982 ) , for instance , has noted how these arrangements may give rise to jealousy and rivalry . |
| 8 | Scientists are also concerned that pest and disease populations may develop resistance to chemicals , or that the application of some chemicals may cause environmental damage . |
| 9 | Decisions may make reference to expectations and values concerning kin relationships that can only be assumed . |
| 10 | BRITAIN 'S two wondrous whizz-kid wingers may come face to face today when Darren Anderton 's Tottenham Hotspur meet Ryan Giggs ' Manchester United at White Hart Lane . |
| 11 | Intangible assets may give rise to market power rents in addition to pure rents on specific attributes , where the asset is used strategically to prevent entry by a competition . |
| 12 | Young children may lay claim to possession just because they happen to be playing with , say , a car or doll . |
| 13 | The directors of the target must consider carefully any commitment with an offeror ( or anyone else ) which would restrict their freedom to advise their shareholders in the future ( eg not to consider competitive bids ) as such commitments may give rise to conflicts of interest or result in a breach of fiduciary duties . |
| 14 | The research found that alpha rays may cause damage to cells which only becomes apparent much later when abnormal chromosomes appear . |
| 15 | Weedy pools may give way to areas of broken rock , with boulders and small stones which can be turned over to reveal a hypolithic fauna of considerable interest . |