Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [adv] in a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may apply even in a case of constructive dismissal . |
| 2 | The colours wo n't be seen again and they may end up in a museum . ’ |
| 3 | In contrast , the streetwise dealers require quicker money , and may end up in a bucket shop on the Continent . |
| 4 | When I started refereeing in the 1960s the props ' attitude was : ‘ I may go backwards in a scrummage , but I will never go down ’ . |
| 5 | Gender difference indicates that people will be admitted to care at a point when for older women they are likely to be frail and dependent , whereas men are admitted earlier when they are fitter , and may live longer in a home , settling more comfortably ( Willcocks , 1986 , p. 151 ) . |
| 6 | They may turn up in a show of force in the Market Square . ’ |
| 7 | When disturbed may fly round in a circle ; on ground does not hop like finches . |