Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [noun] may [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Support teachers sole brief is to support specific children may find that they have little room for manoeuvre to combat these likely problems . |
| 2 | While the chain image is not entirely appropriate , since varying responsibilities and degrees of autonomy are involved , and individuals in the chain may be bypassed , it is important to acknowledge that implementation may depend upon the following series of links : education committee , chief education officer and his or her administrative staff , local authority inspectors , school governors and managers , head teachers , departmental heads within the schools , and class teachers . |
| 3 | He thinks that day may come in time . |
| 4 | The spectacle of a White-dominated state defying Afro-Asian opinion may have given the impulse to the decision to fly to Vietnam . |
| 5 | Although the primary importance of state benefits in financing old age may decline in the future as both the opportunities and the incentives increase for today 's working population to accumulate private assets for retirement , there can be little doubt that over the last eighty years state pensions have been instrumental in sustaining a considerable degree of economic independence among the retired population . |
| 6 | With the hot spell set to continue , doctors now fear some people may expose themselves to the risk of skin cancer.Gareth Furby reports . |
| 7 | Many fear this attack may come later on , after the war on Iraq is over . |
| 8 | The significant results achieved using this text may have been specific to this domain and hence not necessarily repeatable in other domains ( i.e. the OALD may provide unusually good coverage of commercial or financial terminology ) . |
| 9 | It may , although production on average may rise using this innovation may increase the , the variability of output , and farmers do n't like variations in output . |
| 10 | The availability of data from the 1991 census , which included a question regarding longstanding illness , together with the intention of the Department of Health to review the weighted capitation formula using this information may stimulate much work but little light . |
| 11 | The restraint of trade doctrine is , therefore , an aspect of public policy and before relying on older authorities it must be remembered that the perception of what constitutes public policy may change . |
| 12 | A spokesman admitted some personnel may have been unhappy with a process of ‘ radical ’ change , but insisted : ‘ The vast majority of people would not have recognised the description in that article . ’ |
| 13 | It should be added that contestability may have changed over time , especially within individual currency sectors . |
| 14 | Officers say private jails may lead to violence |
| 15 | ‘ The publicity which rightly has surrounded this situation may have one good effect ; it draws our attention to the awful consequences of unemployment and business failures in our society ; and it reminds us of our genuine responsibilities towards the individuals and families damaged by this ; we must have care for our brothers and sisters in need . |
| 16 | Beds representing marine invasions may contain marine shells or brackish water shells , thus giving an indication of local conditions . |
| 17 | Altogether six vehicles were involved and police say some motorists may have been driving to close . |
| 18 | ( WES ) So many people now descend on the Wye Valley every summer that conservationists say some roads may have to be closed at peak times to restrict the number of visitors . |
| 19 | Arriving back in Brussels , Mr MacSharry accused his boss Jacques Delors of sabotaging the GATT talks because his hopes of becoming French president may depend on farmers ' votes . |
| 20 | The course owners say extra bunkers may do the trick . |
| 21 | But the brokers between the private sector and the community , such as BITC , say these sources may dry up in the recession . |
| 22 | Twenty people have been arrested and police say more arrests may follow . |
| 23 | A programme of activities which has not changed for , say two years may need review and amendment . |
| 24 | It was noticeable in our study that oesophageal peristaltic dysfunction was a commoner and more pronounced abnormality than reduced lower oesophageal sphincter pressure , which suggests that impaired oesophageal clearance may play a larger part in the pathophysiology of this condition than the defective barrier function of lower oesophageal sphincter . |
| 25 | UN officials have said stockpiled food may spoil , and Ms Landgren added that a shell which had damaged a warehouse on Saturday had also ‘ alerted us to the danger of letting stuff pile up . ’ |
| 26 | It is only through the creation of a distance between subject and object that consciousness may arise , as the awareness of being a subject , which ‘ is already of objectification ’ ( 1978 : 63 ) . |
| 27 | DC reported that the hard disk on the Science server is likely to reach full effective loading ( allowing for switching space ) within the next twelve months , and that the IT Review recommendation for replacing this server may have to be brought forward . |
| 28 | detectives hope this find may lead to further discoveries . |
| 29 | detectives hope this find may lead to further discoveries . |
| 30 | Log-It wish to apologise to its customers for any inconvenience this move may have caused . |