Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [art] [adj] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | specifically , a reference group may influence an individual person 's behaviour : * by establishing " conventional " patterns of behaviour and purchase satisfaction ; * by influencing individual expectations and aspirations , which will shape people 's attitude towards consumption and satisfaction ; * by defining and shaping individual personal taste ; * by supplying the consumer with information about particular products or services , in situations where the individual has minimal prior knowledge . |
| 2 | Whilst standardised scales have the advantage of producing data in a form which simplifies the process of analysis and facilitates comparisons with other studies , they can not take into account the whole range of factors which may influence an elderly person 's mental state at any one time , or the way in which he or she answers questions . |
| 3 | If , for instance , you will not enjoy a visit to the opera , then you may prefer the next month 's barn dance . |
| 4 | The three million unemployed may consider the acquisitive Eubank 's £4 million earnings in his 33 unbeaten fights and his ownership of three houses and a block of flats in Brighton equally obscene . |
| 5 | All members of staff have standard conditions of service as set out here , with the exception of temporary staff or staff who are er on a short time contract or maternity leave cover who may have a short term er notice er erm for erm a period of notice . |
| 6 | You may have a dozen doctors er how many has it got in there for instance , oh it 's just got four all right . |
| 7 | The announcement fuelled the West 's already strong apprehensions over North Korea 's nuclear capacity and may leave the isolated state 's near-bankrupt economy open to retaliatory UN sanctions . |
| 8 | These may serve a good man 's turn , if not to conquer as a soldier yet to suffer as a martyr . ’ |
| 9 | This may be due to eagerness to get to bed or to various other factors including lack of sleep , worry about contacting more senior surgical staff , lack of proper training or control by senior staff , and pressure not to leave matters that may interrupt the next day 's elective list . |
| 10 | Examinations set for areas of study of the diploma programme may reflect the individual centre 's current approach to unseen testing and could include , for example , unseen case studies . |
| 11 | Local authorities in aggregate may suffer a fiscal imbalance inasmuch as they are unable to finance all those expenditure programmes that are considered desirable . |
| 12 | A parent or person caring for a child may challenge a local authority 's refusal to classify the child as " a child in need " . |
| 13 | You may find the first year 's bloom on the rootstock pleasantly and surprisingly different to the original bloom on its own roots . |