Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pron] may [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever abstract mathematical objects I may choose to represent energy or momentum , the consequence of actually measuring them is the concrete one of finding that I have present so many units of whatever it is . |
| 2 | And you , Rose , if you want to be useful you may keep everyone away , run any errands I may require , and take over from , or help McAllister , when I tell you to . |
| 3 | Sore eyes I may have , but at least I am not blind and can still darn my own stockings . |
| 4 | In emphasizing simplicity of signals I may have gone too far . |
| 5 | Second , it provides a choice of storage media for BLOBs which may have advantages both of cost and convenience . |
| 6 | When you are assessing a patient who is being admitted to your ward , make a list of potential risks which may affect this particular individual . |
| 7 | A Japanese government spokesman claimed that post mortems had revealed parasites in the animals ' ears which may have resulted in their having lost their sense of direction . |
| 8 | This difference of perspective and lack of immediate concern with definitions of power and with empiricist rigour result in research methods which may appear to be more approximate in their conclusions than are the pluralists , at least as far as the distribution of power is concerned . |
| 9 | Does it not add to the reasons for which they have to act , and to the considerations which may justify their authority ? |
| 10 | There are many different financial considerations which may affect the decision as to which form of business enterprise to undertake . |
| 11 | Apart from questions of naturalness , accuracy , and the ‘ logic ’ of a text , there are sometimes stylistic considerations which may make the translation of conjunctions particularly difficult . |
| 12 | 9.1.6 the Tenant has any distress or execution levied on [ its ] goods the Landlord may re-enter the Premises ( or any part of them in the name of the whole ) at any time ( and even if any previous right of re-entry has been waived ) and then the Term will absolutely cease but without prejudice to any rights or remedies which may have accrued to the Landlord against the Tenant or the Guarantor [ or to the Tenant against the Landlord ] in respect of any breach of covenant or other term of this Lease ( including the breach in respect of which the re-entry is made ) All leases will , or should , contain a forfeiture provision which is usually in the form of a proviso reserving to the landlord a right of re-entry in the event of non-payment of rent , breach of covenant or circumstances resulting in , or likely to give rise to , the probability of the tenant being unable to perform its obligations under the lease , eg bankruptcy or liquidation . |
| 13 | When it came , the eruption was of massive proportions and deposited a great thickness of ash which completely buried the town , and it set off great tidal waves which may have been responsible for the termination of the Minoan civilization by ravaging the coastal towns all around Crete . |
| 14 | Where the main constructive waves are swell waves which may have been generated hundreds and even thousands of kilometres away and travelled on as free waves , it is quite likely that the local resultant wind has a far smaller part in the orientation of coastal forms . |
| 15 | The strong glasses needed will give an odd appearance to the eyes which may result in teasing and although the child may see well directly through the glasses , there may be difficulties with the peripheral vision and mobility will have to be watched . |
| 16 | Appliances plug into slave units which may resemble oversized 13A adaptors . |
| 17 | The eruption of highly viscous lava , such as that formed by the degassing of rhyolite or andesite , can create large domes which may reach a height of several hundred metres and a width of several kilometres . |
| 18 | Other sources of fungi which may affect some people |
| 19 | The blind sites do , however , provide entry points for secondary fungi which may speed senescence and spoil grain quality . |
| 20 | It must be ensured that the process of reorganisation does not result in lasting damage to competition [ and ] Community law must therefore include provisions governing those concentrations which may impede effective competition in the common market or in a substantial part of it . |
| 21 | The outcomes may range from complete correction to the professional satisfaction of the engineer , to an adjustment to the areas of responsibility between the parties which may result , in extreme cases , in the engineer contracting out of further responsibility or abandoning his or her engagement . |
| 22 | A significant detail is the forked ends of the severed heads which may have been intended to suggest the immediate growth of two replacements , as in the classical version of the myth . |
| 23 | Talk of the ambiguities which may arise in sexual situations is largely irrelevant in a discussion of the rights and wrongs of Morgan . |
| 24 | The state 's function , par excellence , is to manage potential crises which may occur in the economy , in its own fiscal resources , or in the legitimacy of existing social arrangements . |
| 25 | However , disputes may still arise , and a second objective of the contract is therefore to provide machinery for resolution of any disputes which may arise . |
| 26 | The contract may also contain procedural terms designed to facilitate the resolution of any disputes which may arise , for instance , concerning the procedure for notifying claims and the evidence which may be adduced . |
| 27 | ‘ Be on your guard against negative influences which may affect your professional and domestic life . ’ |
| 28 | There are also resealing or ‘ antisiphon ’ traps which may have to be fitted on extra-long waste pipes connected to a single-stack drainage system . |
| 29 | We miss meals and replace them with snacks which may mean missing out on vital nutrients . |
| 30 | The National Curriculum subjects will therefore have to be given priority for resources , especially where schools have not offered the full curriculum to all pupils , or in primary schools which may have done little science and technology . |