Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [noun sg] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The court may stay execution pending a hearing under any of the rules in Ord 37 ( Ord 37 , r 8 ) . |
| 2 | Whatever the truth , it is to be allowed that in speaking of them as effects in the ordinary way , to the extent we do , we may make use of a conception other than the one we have been examining . |
| 3 | Fourteen miles away you can visit Grey Mare 's Tail , a great waterfall , and here you may catch sight of a herd of wild goats which live in the area . |
| 4 | Some individuals can take up the suggestions of the hypnotist to the extent of becoming deaf or blind or unable to smell ; they may withstand pain without a murmur , re-experience being a six-year old , or even forget everything that happened , after hypnosis , until given a prearranged ‘ release ’ signal . |
| 5 | Remembering always that it is far better to announce that you are the ‘ Co-operative Funeral Service ’ to a person who may seek information regarding a memorial , than to announce that you are the ‘ Co-operative Memorial Service ’ to a person who requires information regarding funeral arrangements . |
| 6 | Large leaves may need support from a cane or , in the case of ficus , can be gently rolled up with an elastic band . |
| 7 | But finds that are deteriorating ( such as iron objects which corrode rapidly in damp conditions ) , that have been preserved by unusual conditions ( such as waterlogged wood or leather which dry out and warp or crumble if left untreated ) , or any others which are fragile may need conservation in a laboratory to prevent further decay and to strengthen them , so that they can be handled and studied . |
| 8 | Some sub-contractors , particularly when paid on the lump or a daywork basis , may expect payment on a Friday , up to and including that day , but from the builder 's point of view it is preferable to keep a week in hand . |
| 9 | If the retailer wants to find out about sales figures , for example , he may present information as a bar chart . |
| 10 | They may break hibernation as a result of any sudden change in temperature , and not just on warmer days . |
| 11 | These sequences may give rise to a kind of play , in which they are exaggerated , inverted or otherwise re-ordered in such a manner that a regular pattern or rhythm emerges in the finished product . |
| 12 | Or it may give rise to a level of customer price-sensitivity which was hitherto absent in the target market segment . |
| 13 | Although staff may have been appointed to a post With fixed hours and work schedules , a change in circumstances may give rise to a request for change . |
| 14 | The seller will be deemed to have received proceeds equal to the capital element ( that is , exclusive of the income element ) which may give rise to a capital gain or , more likely perhaps , an allowable loss . |
| 15 | This is supported by General Condition 2 of the Engineering and Computer Policies which sets out the action to be taken by the Policyholder on the happening of any event which may give rise to a claim . |
| 16 | Any number of circumstances may give rise to a fluctuation in workload thus upsetting staffing predictions . |
| 17 | IVF , at first touted as a ’ last resort ’ measure for women with blocked tubes , is now being promoted for another group of women , those who can become pregnant but who are ’ carriers ’ of inheritable conditions such as haemophilia , and who may give birth to a child with the condition . |
| 18 | Let's look at the situations where you may use music as a producer of an audio visual work : this could be a wedding video , tape/slide programme or an all-singing , all-dancing drama/documentary for a broadcaster . |
| 19 | Those who are climbing the career ladder fast may use alcohol as a booster to help them to achieve , and those who recognize that they have failed to reach the top may also turn to alcohol , in an attempt to bolster their failing self-image . |
| 20 | Such indemnities , transferring liabilities incurred to third parties , will be particularly useful in cases where a contracting party may incur liability to a person not party to the contract , which therefore can not be excluded by contract : for instance , a manufacturer might require a distributor or retailer to indemnify it against tortious product liability claims by consumers injured by the product . |
| 21 | An individual or organisation may face action for a variety of Torts e.g. defamation , negligence , nuisance or trespass . |
| 22 | For example , a telephonist in a large company may have contact with a customer by answering his calls but this can not be a reasonable basis for preventing that person from working for a trade competitor . |
| 23 | ( iv ) In proof-reading any work produced on a word processor , pupils may have access to a computer spelling checker. ( v ) Pupils should be encouraged to use whatever presentational devices are appropriate for a given piece of work — particularly work that is to be displayed or made public . |
| 24 | The review of material may take place through a computer terminal , or by means of a proof print . |
| 25 | Spread is slow and extension may take place over a period of months , even years . |
| 26 | One and the same practice may be performed by a nurturant or a hostile mother , may occur within an easygoing or a rigidly authoritarian home , or may take place against a background of love or of hate . |
| 27 | Although the cusp has long been considered a well defined spatial structure maintained by continuous reconnection , it has recently been suggested r4–6 that reconnection instead may take place in a series of discontinuous events ; this is the ‘ pulsating cusp model ’ . |
| 28 | erm there has not been a manifesto for the next General Election , which may take place in a week or two , or in a year or so . |
| 29 | He may take office during a period of crisis when the American people are willing to suspend their paranoia about leadership . |
| 30 | You may take interest from a foreigner but not from a fellow Jew ’ ( Deut. 23:9–20 ) . |