Example sentences of "may [vb infin] on the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alternatively , the customer or supplier may look on the purported transfer as an opportunity to terminate or renegotiate the contract . |
| 2 | The defendant may defend on the return day even if he has failed to file a defence ( Ord 9 , r 9(2) ) . |
| 3 | Thus , the effect of NO synthase inhibitors may depend on the recent history of activity in the hippocampus . |
| 4 | Firstly there is the question of efficiency which may depend on the parsing algorithm , the machine used and the computer language that the system is written in . |
| 5 | Again , however , a lot may depend on the covering play of the full-backs , Gary Stevens and Stuart Pearce , upon which England 's flat back-four system places great responsibility . |
| 6 | Irregular things may happen on the next stage , the 200 kilometres to Strasbourg . |
| 7 | Obviously you can not know in advance which type of mat will be used at a particular tournament , so you should do your final training on any type of mat , just to get used to the feel , and then try to use any free time you may have on the actual competition areas to get a little practice in beforehand . |
| 8 | This refers to the way in which a particular experimenter may influence different subjects , or to the effect that different experimenters may have on the same subject . |
| 9 | Er Our local reporter Caroline er will be contacting me with regard to any suggestions I may have on the editorial side . |
| 10 | Environmental campaigners are concerned about the effect ozone depletion may have on the marine food chain as the uv radiation affects plankton living on the ocean surface . |
| 11 | Mares on the point of foaling should not be in a paddock where fencing does not reach the ground , as the newborn foal may arrive on the other side of the fence ! |
| 12 | The patient may stand on the hemiplegic leg , while the therapist moves his other foot into different positions , or asks him to move the foot . |
| 13 | Though Came , with its moderate , manor house proportions , may seem on the small side to be set so grandly in a park , Sir John Damer certainly did n't skimp on employing the very best craftsmen in all London . |
| 14 | I hope to show that the phenomenon of recursive syntax may bear on the intentional ingredient in human communication . |
| 15 | Our church has decided to erect a new building so that worship may continue on the present site . |
| 16 | Archie would probably be Wilko 's first choice given his preference for older players , but may settle on the younger version . |
| 17 | The infradental papillae are block-like usually contiguous lying above the broad rectangular teeth , but in smaller specimens these papillae may lie on the same level as the first tooth and be separated by it . |