Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [art] [adj] time [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may need a little time to think about it , but they 'll try most things once . |
| 2 | Similarly , an only child may have a tough time leaving home without the support of brothers and sisters . |
| 3 | But the Chancellor may have a hard time explaining why the pound has to shadow the Deutschmark . |
| 4 | While it is true that the speculation is an essential part of science , and true that new ideas may have a hard time gaining acceptance , it does not follow that untested science belongs in court . |
| 5 | Relationships once broken in this way may take a long time to heal . |
| 6 | It may take a long time discussing the parents ' child-rearing philosophy and even discussing their own childhood experiences of discipline to unearth the cause of these deep-seated feelings . |
| 7 | A few young people are really ‘ stuck ’ on glue or products and it may take a long time to help them . |
| 8 | Many French dishes are basically simple but may take a long time to prepare in the traditional way . |
| 9 | So it helps first of all when you 're setting up the spreadsheet I suppose you can create one formula then copy it instead of having to edit each one individually , erm but later on you might accidentally or maybe deliberately in some cases overtype a cell and er if you have to put it back again and what you probably do is copy it from the adjacent cell and then you have to study the formula to try and understand it , and then edit it if it was n't the copyable formula and , er it may take a little time to edit it but it could take you a lot longer to understand it . |
| 10 | It may take a little time to adjust to anything , from strange surroundings to a new mattress . |