Example sentences of "may do " in BNC.
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| 1 | Youthful as some of them are , the lyrics of Heaney do not embody the genius of inexperience , whatever some of Shelley 's may do . |
| 2 | In some cases students wishing to take an open audition for the full-time course may do so without paying the usual audition fee . |
| 3 | This applies just as much to me as it may do to you . |
| 4 | However , someone seeing you may do the same thing using a crude ‘ dead man ’ to hold the fuselage upright . |
| 5 | If you react angrily or aggressively , your child may do the same . |
| 6 | ‘ It may do no more than further entrench the conspiracy of silence , ’ Armstrong said . |
| 7 | Sky may do better than most people think , but it will not turn into another Fox , breaking even in its second year . |
| 8 | We may do it badly , but the beauty is that we do it at all . |
| 9 | Some birds may do better in that situation and some worse . |
| 10 | Mr Asari hopes his musical may do something to open blinkered Japanese eyes , to the future as well as the past . |
| 11 | Universal and Paramount may do less well than last year . |
| 12 | The Pre-Raphaelites may do for the Victorians . |
| 13 | ‘ She may do so , she has to work out her own salvation now . |
| 14 | Thus benefits such as a welfare system or a national free education system should be given to all people who may do with these things as they wish . |
| 15 | Many horses may do one thing , but others will do something quite different to express the same emotion . |
| 16 | Some horses buck or ‘ rear ’ and may do so for any of a large number of reasons . |
| 17 | Transposons can also be thought of as parasites , although as yet we know little of the harm , or good , they may do to the host cell . |
| 18 | Those looking for a rank outsider at rewarding odds may do worse than invest a little each-way on New Halen , who was still in contention when unseating his rider a mile from home last year . |
| 19 | My eyes and hands may do that for me , so think of them as you know them … |
| 20 | Coral reefs , too , may suffer from input of nutrients — for example from sewage or agricultural run-off — just as earthbound ponds may do . |
| 21 | You must be satisfied that the patient is progressing towards cure according to homœopathic principles : some repetition of an ill chosen remedy may do no harm , because of the brief action of each dose , but persistent use of a superficial remedy may cause harm . |
| 22 | That may mean no more than that such a scheme may do more good than harm and that it would do more good than the obvious alternatives . |
| 23 | Meanwhile the debate on whether to replace mercury amalgam fillings continues — the American Dental Association has gone on record as saying that dentists who recommend replacing fillings may do so because of the often hefty fees they can charge for the work . |
| 24 | He stands up with the assistance of the therapist : he may do his trousers up while the therapist makes sure he remains properly aligned and upright , or the therapist may fasten the trousers while the patient concentrates on standing and balancing . |
| 25 | He may do the movements he has practised during physiotherapy sessions standing up , but supporting his whole trunk by leaning forwards over a cabinet or cupboard of suitable height . |
| 26 | Crows may do much the same sort of thing as buzzards and eagles but , since there are so many of them , the luckless crows are ignored . |
| 27 | I do n't know if I shall join the company yet , I may do , I may go to Paris , I may die , my face may even turn blue . |
| 28 | Walkers who wish to combine the ascents of both Norber and Moughton in a single expedition may do so : upon arriving at the T-junction with Norber already conquered , the route of ascent of Moughton from Wharfe should be joined . |
| 29 | Even though it may do nothing to alter the circumstances , many people feel much calmer and more able to cope with the situation after ‘ a good cry ’ . |
| 30 | Though you may not want the negative situation to arise and though you may do your best to avoid it , once you know what the worst possible outcome would be and that you could cope with it , a great deal of the anxiety is removed . |