Example sentences of "[coord] may [vb infin] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fragments of moss and algae that land on snow surfaces survive well in the moist environment , and may settle through the remaining snow to colonize the ground beneath . |
| 2 | Recent interferometric observations of NH 3 emission from the molecular cloud to the south of Sgr A show that some of the neutral gas in the south may be flowing toward the Galactic Centre in the form of a thin streamer and may settle into the circumnuclear molecular disk . |
| 3 | This makes them rather like Health Maintenance Organisations ( HMOs ) in the United States , which receive a fixed annual sum of money to provide health care for enrolled patients ; the system subjects them to the same financial incentives and may lead to the same adverse effects . |
| 4 | Thus it appears that the acquisition of the grammar of a new variety of " the same " language is subject to the same difficulties and may lead to the same types of " error " and inconsistency as the acquisition of its phonology . |
| 5 | The Executive Committee of this party may tender such advice as it deems necessary to the General Committee on the nominations found to be valid , and may suggest to the General Committee the manner in which they shall be dealt with provided that all valid nominations shall be placed before that body for its consideration at an ordinary meeting . |
| 6 | If they are not replaced , then the victim will become hypovolaemic ( having a lower than normal total blood volume ) and may die from the consequent reduction in circulating blood supply to the vital organs . |
| 7 | These findings , with the clinical risk study , might form a reasonable explanation for our 5 positive samples , and raise new insights that the CSF AChE-AD may not be specific for AD and may participate in the long biochemical and pathological abnormality of not only AD but also organic dementia . |
| 8 | Behaviour within the system 's context may be more easily observable and may account for the many user studies which persist in observing users in terms of the information system and not in terms of the user . |
| 9 | Bert may have an action for breach of statutory duty but may fail for the same reason as Arthur . |
| 10 | Archie would probably be Wilko 's first choice given his preference for older players , but may settle on the younger version . |
| 11 | An obvious risk of property damage alone is insufficient for manslaughter , but may suffice for the driving offences . |
| 12 | Sabrita , who has had some useful outings this year is also entered in the Hunt Race but may go in the Open where she meets Fardross , a winner at Enniskillen . |