Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [prep] the [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The story about the scourging of Jesus may relate to the comment in Isaiah : ‘ … by this scourging we are healed ’ ( Isaiah 53:5 ) . |
| 2 | The referent or antecedent of an anaphor may arise from the sentence in which the anaphor occurs or from an earlier sentence in the text . |
| 3 | On the disappearance of the archedictyon , or of an individual vein , the macrotrichia may persist on the wing-membrane in their original positions ; their presence there is regarded by Tillyard as evidence of descent from more densely veined ancestors . |
| 4 | Because of the obvious symmetry , we may concentrate on the singularity in region II . |
| 5 | Shore crabs may predominate in the catch in estuaries and harbours , and sometimes better results can be obtained after dark . |
| 6 | Lukes argued that power is not always about making decisions or taking actions but may result from the way in which ‘ the system works ’ . |
| 7 | The five stories which catch our eye will win the author a pair of tickets and may appear in the magazine in future months . |
| 8 | They may occur to the discoverer in a flash of inspiration , as in the mythical story of Newton 's discovery of the law of gravitation being triggered by his seeing an apple fall from a tree . |
| 9 | The answer that a doctor gives may depend upon the way in which the question is framed . |
| 10 | Stuart , who plans to see an acupuncturist tomorrow in an attempt to cure the problem , may compete for the North in a representative match this weekend before endeavouring to raise her spirits for the Olympic trials meeting . |
| 11 | If he does not appear the proceedings may be struck out or the district judge may proceed with the review in his absence or may order the action or matter to be struck out ( Ord 17 , r 5 ; Ord 21 , r 1(2) ) . |
| 12 | Strong conservation of the glycoprotein-binding region suggests that DRP may bind to the sarcolemma in dystrophic muscle through the glycoprotein complex in a similar manner to dystrophin . |
| 13 | Any lack of precision or clarity may provide an excuse for a dispute or even litigation : for example , if it is not clear when payment is due , the client 's customer may rely on the uncertainty in the terms to withhold payment until the latest possible date . |
| 14 | The normal course of trials is likely to be different as the court will often direct that a witness statement stand as the evidence in chief , or at least part of the evidence in chief , of its maker and , in any event , a witness statement may put to the maker in cross-examination . |
| 15 | Other crustaceans which can cause problems in reef aquaria are various species of crabs , notably various swimming crabs , Macropipus species , which may sneak into the aquarium in crevices in rock when small . |
| 16 | Second , pressure on older workers to leave the workforce early may continue despite the decline in the number of young workers . |
| 17 | This , together with improvements in diet and exercise and also in the average man 's or woman 's physical environment throughout the century , may account for the decline in the death-rate which has continued to take place in recent years for those who have already reached middle age ( see Table I.6 ) . |