Example sentences of "may [verb] [adj] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may feel queer for a while longer , but that 's only because you 're ill , and illness makes people feel queer . |
| 2 | For others it may become infrequent for a number of reasons , such as : |
| 3 | A newspaper , because it is a ‘ news ’ medium , may seem appropriate for a sale or a new product 's launch , where a magazine might not . |
| 4 | It may seem expensive for a drink of water , but with the cost of the mains supply these days it could be a bargain . |
| 5 | The word gigantic may seem surprising for a cell , especially when you remember that 10 million bacterial cells could sit on the surface of a pin 's head . |