Example sentences of "it may [vb infin] [det] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The principle of salvation may be theological , as in the case of religious fundamentalism ; or it may be purely secular , as with ethnic nationalism ; or it may involve some combination of the two . |
| 2 | ICL is to offer a shrink-wrapped version of Unix SVR4 on its so-called ‘ Spring Collection ’ of deskside and desktop Intel Corp 80486-based personal computers and servers launched recently , and says it may offer that implementation on other manufacturers ' PCs too . |
| 3 | Much of this story will necessarily be unfamiliar to them but it may offer some understanding of how the work of God here has developed and of what there is that is worthwhile in the legacy of the past . |
| 4 | This amazing posture displays its markings even more conspicuously and in this position it may advance several feet towards the attacker . |
| 5 | The classification may be an organizational one , arranging detailed criteria into lists , or it may represent some kind of conceptual hierarchy of increasingly higher order objectives . |
| 6 | BT fell 11p to 335p on news that it may face more competition in the future . |
| 7 | This range expresses the resourcefulness and imagination of user education librarians , but at the same time it may express some uncertainty with orientation techniques and , indeed , library orientation itself . |
| 8 | Such a survey can serve more than mere biographical curiosity , and a final section will suggest how it may clarify some issues of current interest to historians , to philosophers and to biologists . |
| 9 | An analysis of the age and sex structure of unemployment and its locational distribution is of value because it may throw some light on the reasons for the growth of unemployment and the policy measures which may be most effective . |
| 10 | If the nature of such a vibration can be established it may throw some light on the nature of the electronic band . |
| 11 | It may involve three or more subjects studied separately but in parallel , as in the Scottish general degree or some polytechnic/college ‘ combined studies ’ degrees ; or it may integrate several subjects in relation to some area , period , theme or problem , in which case it may be called interdisciplinary ; or it may consist of a more open , modular system of requirements and options . |
| 12 | Hence it may make more sense for soldiers to be in the public sector than street-sweepers . |
| 13 | However , children who are doing badly tend to expect failure and criticism , since it may have little effect on them except to confirm their worst beliefs about themselves and reduce their efforts . |
| 14 | However , even if we are extremely successful in improving the quality of auditing , it may have little effect on the public 's perception of the profession . |
| 15 | The government may have only some of the of the authority it claims , it may have more authority over one person than over another . |
| 16 | Again , however , one wonders how far this was mere rhetoric in the original or mere gesture in the repetition ; although it may have some influence on the ‘ mission statements ’ that some institutions are now struggling to formulate . |
| 17 | ‘ It may have some connection with certain other matters we are investigating . |
| 18 | It 's also worth noting that if leather corals are disturbed , especially by introducing them into an unfamiliar aquarium , the polyps will retract and it may take several days for them to reopen . |
| 19 | The activities of moth larvae feeding on the fur or feathers binding the pellets together result in their breakdown even in dry conditions , although it may take several years for pellets to completely disintegrate . |
| 20 | In this way it is possible to re-start the routine that was enjoyed previously , although it may take some days of patience to break the new habit . |
| 21 | ‘ The yacht is a rather slow model of course , so it may take some time for you to die . ’ |
| 22 | Bear in mind that it may take some time for the police to arrive . |
| 23 | It may take some time before a beginner experiences it , but performance will not become efficient until she does . |
| 24 | Depending on how it is achieved , natural language indexing based upon the full text of a document may be very detailed ; alternatively , it may establish some mechanism for deciding which terms are the most important in relation to a particular document . |
| 25 | Although it is lower in fibre it may provide more calcium in the body . |
| 26 | If your army includes at least one Goblin Mob then it may include any number of Snotling Pump Wagons . |
| 27 | If your army contains at least one Goblin Mob then it may include any number of Doom Diver Catapults . |
| 28 | If your army contains at least one Goblin Mob then it may include any number of Goblin wolf chariots . |
| 29 | Similarly : ( 10 ) I only offered her legal advice will , under one natural interpretation , refer to advice on legal matters ; and it will continue to do so even if in some rare case it is given under circumstances that mean it is offered illegally itself , for example if it makes use of secret information stolen from a government which prohibits unauthorized possession or transmission of secret government information ; on the other hand , as a phrase of English , it can perfectly well bear the other interpretation under which it means advice which is itself legal , in the sense that it is legally given , in which case it may concern any subject under the sun . |
| 30 | When the press is sued over a reported quotation , it may obtain some relief by joining the speaker as co-defendant thereby making the real libeller liable to contribute to costs and damages . |