Example sentences of "may [vb infin] a [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( That is why , in Task 2 , although one may make a pretty good guess on the basis of past experience , there is no sure way of knowing whether the sentences which are grammatically correct ike ( 1 ) , ( 3 ) , and ( 5 ) — have been used or just invented . ) |
| 2 | In addition , what is difficult will vary for different individuals and according to circumstances : some topics will themselves vary in difficulty ; some people will perceive the difficulty of the same task very differently ; and circumstances may make an otherwise easy task seem very hard . |
| 3 | Madam , I pray you may enjoy a more fortunate marriage hereafter . ’ |
| 4 | For instance , hoods that roll away into the collar tend to be of fairly simple design but , if you are spending hours in the rain , you may need a more protective version . |
| 5 | ‘ Perhaps I may discuss a closely allied problem under Amendment No. 299 , to which a number of Hon. |
| 6 | Moreover , although such communicators may expect a relatively high level of attention from their audiences , the complexity of the material and arguments may require extra attention and effort . |
| 7 | Now , it is down to interpretation i er er and , it , on your next courses you may do a more in-depth conditions of carriage quiz which will ask you to study the conditions of carriage at night and produce a bit more detailed answer in the morning , but we 're not gon na expect you to do that on this course . |
| 8 | Despite his reputation as a political bruiser , in social policy Mr Clarke is a lot ‘ wetter ’ than his erstwhile rival for the chancellorship , Michael Howard , who may bring a less breezy touch , as new home secretary , to matters of law and order . |
| 9 | John Major may appear a more gentle leader but his Citizen' Charter is right up Mrs Thatcher 's street . |
| 10 | Interpretations of settling characteristics based on the most minute elemental particles , of which many thousands may combine naturally to produce flocs or aggregates , may give a very misleading guide to the energy levels in the depositional environment , for flocs settle at much greater rates than their individual component particles . |
| 11 | You will not necessarily see your physiotherapist doing exactly the treatment techniques described below : she may use some of these techniques plus others she has devised herself , or she may use a completely different method . |
| 12 | The real interview may run a very different course from the one you anticipated , and you do not want to develop the subconscious belief that it can only go one way . |
| 13 | However these proposals may remove a very attractive pensions option for directors of small companies . |
| 14 | That 's right , it may sound a very boring topic but in fact it 's turned out to be a very interesting piece of historical research which I 'm still working on . |
| 15 | The labels parents attach to particular behaviour patterns often reflect this : thus one set of parents may see a grossly inactive baby as ‘ placid ’ and happily accept him as that , while another set might see the same child as irritatingly ‘ lazy ’ and accordingly try to force him to behave differently . |
| 16 | The Haldon Gold Cup provides an ideal start to his 1992/93 wage earning even though Katabatic may look a more obvious choice . |
| 17 | But one day it may become a more serious aspect of wider constitutional argument . |
| 18 | This may become an especially acute problem for a newly installed revolutionary regime , for example the Soviet Union . |
| 19 | User satisfaction is another criterion which may provide a more global measure to evaluate interactive online catalogues . |
| 20 | The children of the rich may work in health food shops or other faddish and esoteric pursuits which utilize their educational experience and may provide a more acceptable form of class reproduction than simple inheritance . |
| 21 | However the compartmentalized approach , rather reminiscent of that followed by Goudie ( 1981b ) , may not be as integrative as Douglas would hope , although the use of a systems paradigm and energy flows as discussed in chapter 7 ( p. 153 ) may provide a more integrative solution . |
| 22 | At the same time the inroads made by the sea may provide a potentially steep gradient course to the sea should the levee of the main channel be breached in an appropriate place . |
| 23 | For the emotionally troubled person , IBS symptoms may provide a socially acceptable vehicle for care . |
| 24 | Of course the investigation may discover a perfectly innocent explanation . |
| 25 | In the meantime , visitors may detect a slightly smug expression on the face of Goya 's ‘ Maja Desnuda ’ . |
| 26 | Whilst such an interpretation of three-dimensional spaces may create a slightly confused image when all three laminas are visible , it is perhaps the first step towards full modelling . |
| 27 | First and second encounters can be managed by conventional openness — a third meeting may necessitate a humorously resigned grin — a fourth can be handled by pretending to be wrapped in thought — a fifth may require some dramatised horseplay such as play-acting a Western duel . |
| 28 | For many publishers , however , the strength of their information holdings and the rights they hold over them , may suggest a quite different response . |
| 29 | Each may have a completely different attitude from the other on the subject of husband and wife roles , money , children and the family . |
| 30 | It is unlikely that any of the Sussex woodlands remain in a natural state , although some areas may have a continuously wooded history . |