Example sentences of "may [vb infin] a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using elementary operations of this kind , we may construct a canonical form of lambda-matrices , which is diagonal , the elements in the diagonal being functions of |
| 2 | Hence , given these probabilities and outcomes the investor may construct a riskless hedge by buying 1 share and writing 1.2 calls . |
| 3 | Having been through the experience , though , may facilitate a certain realism about the conflict in question . ’ |
| 4 | Others may experience a light-headed sensation as if they have had a few glasses of wine ; a few fall into a deep sleep ! |
| 5 | You may experience a strong sense of anger and resentment when the weather turns bad and your pet is outside all alone , instead of in his rightful place by your side . |
| 6 | Schools which operate option choices in years four and five and the sixth form may experience a considerable fluctuation in demand between courses which may not be reflected in pre-set department allocations . |
| 7 | Lord , we know that you guide the ways of all your servants , but we want especially to commend these people to you , that they may experience a special measure of your support and may know that the Holy Spirit is building the unity of the church in the places to which you have called them . |
| 8 | And let us hope that the reader , on summing-up this look into the past at the Gorbals of yester-year , may say : ‘ These were real people , ordinary men and women , whose passage through the Gorbals not only added colour to a drab area of this Scottish city , but whose presence may remain a lasting influence for good . ’ |
| 9 | Surgical procedures may trigger a transient rise in serum CRP as a response to cytokines which are secreted in response to trauma . |
| 10 | It may lend a certain dignity to the whole transaction but is notoriously slow . |
| 11 | Classification of functional gut disorders is proliferating at present , but there is much overlap of various functional symptom clusters and labelling these does not necessarily prove a common cause and may lend a false validity to the diagnosis . |
| 12 | This may explain a strange scene on a beaker from Stanwick , Northants. , ( fig. 14.12 ) which shows a satyr leaping forward with his typical thin elongated arms stretched out in front of him . |
| 13 | And , curiously , this focus may utilize a different mode from the more global picture . |
| 14 | Children who visit may absorb a magical sense of bygone years In a home which is furnished and run in the style of fifty years ago . |
| 15 | In third parties , Germans may prefer a low card to a wild one . |
| 16 | On the one hand , some clients may prefer a structured day with routine care , which everyone receives given at set times , very probably by a succession of nurses . |
| 17 | The consortia which are established may cover a wide range of situations and it is important that the position of each centre involved is made clear at an early stage in the validation process . |
| 18 | Realize , you realize that these may want a new machine for correcting plans which is not er , sort of |
| 19 | A licensing board may grant a provisional licence to the holder of any licence to enable him to carry on business in temporary premises during the reconstruction of his premises . |
| 20 | Where a choice is available , however , the librarian will pick his booksellers carefully , trying to gain access through each to some particular advantage : a good shelf stock in certain subjects , from which the librarian may make a personal selection in the shop ; a link with the American book trade ; a quick service for urgent requests ; an agency for required series of foreign books ; a technically knowledgeable and reliable staff ; an annual sale of slow-selling books at reduced prices . |
| 21 | If she is fond of animals , providing her with a cat or a small dog of her own , if she can look after it ( and if your household as a whole would find its presence acceptable ) , may make a tremendous difference to her life . |
| 22 | If so , the arbitrator may make a separate recommendation to The Post Office that they give you an ‘ ex gratia ’ payment . |
| 23 | Dry deposition may make a major contribution to the acidity problem . |
| 24 | Thus the fast process may make a permanent contribution during the sensitive period , while its influence later would adjust the cortical feature detectors , tending to make them respond most to the unusual combinations and coincidences in their input . |
| 25 | For under conditions of largely unrestricted discretion , factors such as the character , attitude , training and social background of sentencers may make a considerable difference to the way their discretion is exercised . |
| 26 | The landowner , estate agent or speculator may make a direct approach to the developer . |
| 27 | Lynch may make a flying visit to the French festival but he 's a busy man , preparing three new films — a real life action version of UK kids comic strip Ronnie Rocket , a version of Kafka 's Metamorphosis and a second Twin Peaks movie . |
| 28 | short two years may make a big difference at this stage now , erm |
| 29 | At one end the Council may approve a proposed course on the basis of the documents submitted by the College and without a visit to it , while at the other end the Council may consider a proposed course in full detail as at present . |
| 30 | It is possible that in the future combinations of oncogene and tumour suppressor gene alterations may yield a unique insight to the invasive or metastatic capability of a tumour . |