Example sentences of "may [verb] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During this briefing Mr Clayton said nothing about what medical evidence may exist relating to the nine children subject to Place of Safety warrants . |
| 2 | While some may come to admire the Guercino or the girandoles , many people , including children , may enjoy looking at the old or not-so-old toys , or even a collection of fifty years of milk bottles from the local dairy . |
| 3 | Women with severe emotional problems may need counselling on a long-term basis . |
| 4 | Once the system is fully operational , then one may consider moving to an in-house installation if the economies are worthwhile . |
| 5 | Employees may try working at the new location for a short time and then decide not to continue . |
| 6 | A heavy fixing may mean anchoring to the nearest joist |
| 7 | The content of the firm 's valuation report may vary depending on the particular circumstances of the engagement , ie |
| 8 | When the patient can stand up successfully , without incurring any associated reactions in the arm , trunk or leg , he may practise standing on the hemiplegic leg with the normal leg off the floor , resting on a stool . |
| 9 | Our present system is analogue and the requirement for computer system links and data transmission may justify changing to a digital system . |
| 10 | However , these very skills may inhibit working through the important intellectual issues embedded in developing the strategy . |
| 11 | You may start talking about a particular subject and finish discussing something very different . |
| 12 | As a junior nurse you may find working on a surgical ward rather frightening at first . |