Example sentences of "[noun pl] may [verb] [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Solicitors may set up a corporate practice to practice solely outside England and Wales provided that ( a ) this is permitted by local law , ( b ) all the directors and shareholders are solicitors , lawyers of another jurisdiction or members of the Bar of England and Wales acting in accordance with the Overseas Practice Rules of the Bar and ( c ) the practice complies with the Overseas Practice Rules ; but such a company could not practice in England and Wales . |
| 2 | For very old people , whose security and confidence in these matters may revolve around a relatively small number of tried and tested commodities and services , their withdrawal may be experienced as particularly threatening . |
| 3 | Fertilisations may occur over a period of a month , but the most recent foetuses have the best chance to develop . |
| 4 | ‘ Prices may drift down a little over the next two months , but the losses in the first quarter should be wiped out with similar gains over the next few months , ’ said Mr John Wriglesworth , property analyst at stockbrokers UBS Phillips & Drew . |
| 5 | Her personal life ceases to mean a great deal to her ; the main focus of her interests may take on a strong religious flavour . |
| 6 | The French police may bring in a suspect for interrogation under the process of garde à vue . |
| 7 | Competitors may throw out a challenge by improving the product and offering a better distribution service , for example . |
| 8 | Furthermore , a two-party system may come to resemble a system with several parties if each of the parties involved is itself a relatively loose assemblage of diverse groups without strict voting discipline , and on the other side , in regimes with several parties , electoral alliances may bring about a situation which is close to a two-party system , as has been the case in France in recent years . |