Example sentences of "[noun sg] may [adv] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Schools seem less reluctant to accept that the difficulties some children experience may well point to a more general problem in school or classroom interaction ; and teachers who have been helped to respond more appropriately to those pupils whom they had found most difficult to teach , have found that in the process they were becoming better teachers to their other pupils as well , with their job satisfaction rising accordingly . |
| 2 | Workers or management may control some aspect of operations , but the struggle may simply shift to another area . |
| 3 | This measure may well have to be considered now ( as Washington is hinting ) , as it has become crystal-clear that the Bosnian war is being fomented by Milosevic and the extreme Serb leaders in Bosnia , and is primarily waged by the army . |
| 4 | Such an explanation of discontent may perhaps apply to educated middle-class housewives , but we find little evidence of status frustrations among working-class wives . |
| 5 | For example , an archaeologist in a museum attached to a university may also lecture to students , as well as direct research excavations for the university , and thus perform many of the functions of all three types of professional archaeologist . |
| 6 | It has been suggested the case may yet go to the Appeal Court and possibly the House of Lords . |
| 7 | The second demands that the child itself should be the focus of our attention , although other sides of the case may also need to be dealt with . |
| 8 | Many words and phrases have a technical legal meaning , and it is quite proper , and often necessary , to use such language in order to convey a precise legal meaning : for instance , the drafter may deliberately refer to the requirement that the goods be " merchantable " , because that word is used in the SGA , even though it is not in common use . |
| 9 | Odium and opprobrium may well attach to a brother who ruins another brother by such guile . ’ |
| 10 | Bloody-mindedness may sometimes amount to contributory fault , as may any particularly unreasonable behaviour . |
| 11 | Such optimism may still prove to be justified : but the bets are much riskier , now that China 's leadership has shown its continued reliance on the mailed fist and its continued vulnerability to factional disputes . |
| 12 | Chronic conditions such as diabetes and weakness after a stroke may also lead to incontinence . |
| 13 | A positive result may also lead to a great consciousness of the need to lead a healthier life and to seek medical advice where there is any indication of illness . |
| 14 | On a more subjective level social isolation may also refer to feelings of loneliness and concerns about the quality and quantity of social contacts . |
| 15 | While the future may well belong to thoroughbred digital systems , right now it is a question of satisfying today 's needs with today 's technology . |
| 16 | Section 16(8) of the Act says the search may only extend to the purpose for which the warrant is issued . |
| 17 | Some of the foundation hardcore may also have to be removed , and any soft ground dug out till you reach a firmer base . |
| 18 | So Mr MacGregor 's hard work may yet come to grief , even if he sorts that problem out there 's another obstacle to privatization running smoothly , many on the railways think the private sector will need a generous subsidy before they 'd be interested , if their not attracted the state will have to spend more to make the new structure work , a lot more . |
| 19 | Last year Warren Spring carried out research worth £5 million for the DoE and some current work may now have to be put out to tender . |
| 20 | Erm , well as long as the child is , is young enough to believe in the bogie man , everything is fine , and that child may well go to bed on time and er , and er , shuts its eyes and goes straight to sleep er in fear . |
| 21 | The child may initially need to be held briefly on the chair , but the parent can release hand pressure as soon as the child settles on the chair . |
| 22 | Furthermore , encapsulation may only extend to first-generation immigrants who are sustained by the ‘ Myth of return ’ , the belief that they will return to Pakistan eventually . |
| 23 | Oxidised LDL may also contribute to atherosclerotic lesions by toxic effects on endothelial cells , including inhibition of release of nitric oxide , inhibition of endothelial cell migration and proliferation , and formation of immune complexes with oxidised LDL . |
| 24 | ‘ The question of peace for the Jews is not less important to civilization for their being a scattered tribe , and ever-rancorous Catholicism may yet have to be bloodily taught not to provoke the persecution and murder of those whom life abides even with partiality ’ . |
| 25 | The law of rape may therefore extend to threats other than threats of violence , but its boundaries are most uncertain . |
| 26 | Furthermore , when horses , mules and donkeys are pastured together a horse foal may accidentally bond to a female mule and be thought to be her offspring . |
| 27 | The French national policy of encouraging younger people into farming may slowly lead to changing attitudes as older , more traditional ways fade . |
| 28 | The right of rescission may also extend to the occurrence of certain events which , although not a breach of warranty , may lead to the acquirer being unwilling to proceed ( for example , a major fire ) . |
| 29 | Indeed , the training policy of the ‘ parent ’ body may well dictate to some extent the training policy of the library service . ’ |
| 30 | Though taking up an interest for its own sake may also lead to new friends and a good social life , it can be helpful or necessary to join a club purely for emotional support or to forge fresh contacts . |