Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [adv] to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Guidelines may relate generically to a function ( e.g. recreational reading , adult relate generically to a function ( e.g. recreational reading , adult language books ) or to more specific categories of books within the function ( e.g. within recreational reading , to romances or popular biographies ) . |
| 2 | ( 8 ) If any party to an appeal to the sheriff under any provision of this Act ( other than Part VII ) is dissatisfied in point of law with a decision of the sheriff , he may appeal therefrom to the Court of Session within 28 days from the date of that decision . |
| 3 | In the extreme , of course , local people may object strongly to a project ( eg on environmental grounds ) , and force a design change or even the abandonment of the project , so that public attitudes may become an important issue . |
| 4 | Previous chapters have emphasised how the mass media may contribute indirectly to the potential for public disorder , first , by helping to create an ideological climate which justifies and encourages the use of repressive control tactics against dissenting groups ; and second , by ‘ sensitising ’ the police and public to the possibility that disorder might occur . |
| 5 | Secondly , decisions about the legality or propriety of past administrative action may influence the way administrators deal with similar cases in the future ; and the threat of publicity may contribute further to the deterrent effect of formal complaints procedures . |
| 6 | Under this scheme you may donate up to a maximum of £240 a year to a charity or charities of your choice free of income tax . |
| 7 | Enabling Mac applications to run on the Intel architecture would be a major task , and it is suggested that the pair may look primarily to the base of Windows applications because while software emulation is feasible , the only efficient way to run Mac applications would be to include a 68000 co-processor . |
| 8 | Enabling Mac applications to run on the Intel architecture would be a major task , and it is suggested that the pair may look primarily to the base of Windows applications because while software emulation is feasible , the only efficient way to run Mac applications would be to include a 68000 co-processor . |
| 9 | Some employees may look forward to the opportunity of experiencing life in a foreign country ; others may be keen on the compensation package — the lure of tax-free earnings in some countries is strong . |
| 10 | On top of that , Wright has his England future to worry about because much as he may look forward to an avalanche of goals against San Marino in February , first he must ensure his presence in the team , then be in control of himself when the chances come . |
| 11 | If I may hark back to the answer that I gave to the right hon. Member for Morley and Leeds , South ( Mr. Rees ) , one of the areas on which there has been a significant concentration by the Government and the security forces in recent years is the financial resources available to terrorists — I hasten to say on both sides of the community . |
| 12 | Individual work can be catered for by drill and practice programs and pupils who have advanced beyond others or who have a problem in class , may move aside to the microcomputer and go through a program which acts as a revision aid or reinforcement medium . |
| 13 | It is done in spring or early summer on outdoor plants , and rooting may take up to a year ; pot plants are layered any time and should root in a few weeks . |
| 14 | Although a few may take up to a week of daily feeding with the culprit food before they respond , this is probably fairly unusual . |
| 15 | In fact , it may take up to a week before your bank actually receives the money . |
| 16 | The way in which Aquitaine was divided up and alloted to the northern kingdoms may owe much to the nature of the Frankish conquest of the area in the first three decades of the sixth century ; but that is a topic on which we have scarcely any information . |
| 17 | Equating it with a study of the constitution , however , may owe less to a desire for realism than to a lack of concern about legal matters . |
| 18 | If as a couple you own your home jointly , it may pass automatically to the survivor , but you should check the position with the solicitor who did the conveyancing for you . |
| 19 | Please note that the guests may arrive late to the hotel . |
| 20 | Meanwhile , we may go back to the situation in 1072 , and begin with some words of Lanfranc which provide the main evidence for the documents which existed at this date . |
| 21 | [ music ] There is a corollary to this in the curious offset notes and phrases of the vocal melody which lend a kind of speech colour to the basically simple tonal language , while giving mobility to the harmony ( a change of direction in an unaccompanied vocal figure may lead unceremoniously to a change of key ) . |
| 22 | Similarly , conflict may not occur overtly , and after the deliberation phase ( forming ) the trust phase ( norming ) may lead straight to a solution ( reinforcement of group membership ) . |
| 23 | Is life the countervailing force , now pitiably weak but always improving from its lowly origins , which may lead eventually to a future beyond even the imagination of men like Boltzmann ? |
| 24 | ‘ If I may come straight to the point , sir . |
| 25 | The Americans may come round to the idea that the termination of the war must be mediated through the UN ; they may even reluctantly come round to the idea that Israel must make a contribution to the peace . |
| 26 | There may be a hiatus in family or property matters or pressures that have been rumbling underground may come forcefully to the surface . |
| 27 | In other words , the differences between the two may come down to the fact that one is a linguist interested in grammar , while the other is a psychologist interested in the functional relations between language and the immediate context . |
| 28 | Hampshire think they may lose up to a quarter of their membership when Dean Park goes after this season . |
| 29 | Getting such an installation — currently available for some forty GA aircraft types — approved by the CAA may add considerably to the cost of hardware and labour , as the British Gliding Association has been finding out . |
| 30 | I am delighted to find you have been so successful in your Expedition : I heartily pray you may continue so to the end and safely return to Old England : I am much pleased too at hearing your health has not been affected in the slightest degree : pray be careful and never forget that upon your safety , hinges the welfare of numbers . ’ |