Example sentences of "may [adv] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The state rightly claims that its unitary tax is far less onerous than it was a decade ago , and hints that it may soon limit unitary-tax treatment to a multinational company 's American profits . |
| 2 | Secondly , patients in hospital may also avoid hasty discharge to residential or care homes if they face means tested charges . |
| 3 | They may also give increased access to other sources of finance . |
| 4 | More importantly , the movement of these luxury items to centres of high consumption emphasises the superior access of individuals in stateless societies to valuables through ceremonial exchange , behind which may also lie superior access to ordinary goods . |
| 5 | If they find their way into food operations and are used to remove dirt from aluminium surfaces they will not only be ineffective but may also cause considerable damage to the finish . |
| 6 | Intense , narrowly-focussed beams may also cause local heating to the point of incandescence , particularly with micas , which flare and collapse . |
| 7 | According to Townsend 's estimates , over half the people in Britain at some state in their lives may well experience relative deprivation to such an extent that they could be said to be ‘ in poverty ’ for those periods . |
| 8 | Doctors are themselves not immune from the disease of alcoholism and some of them may therefore give inappropriate reassurance to patients . |