Example sentences of "may [verb] for [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Labov 's quite proper feelings of pleasure are evident to any reader of his article ; he plainly views the episode as an example of the opportunities which may arise for linguists to repay a debt to the communities they have worked with . |
| 2 | The spider may wait for developments sitting in the centre of the web or she may retreat to the side and lurk there with one of her eight legs resting on a cue-line through which she will feel movements in the trap . |
| 3 | Sometimes such advisers may act for companies to handle the securities issues needed to consummate another transaction , such as an acquisition . |
| 4 | We may look for generalizations linking all these groups , but we should also be aware of the different routes by which biologists came to realize that it was possible to specialize in what soon became known as ‘ ecology ’ . |
| 5 | If an estimator intakes a mistake or error of judgement a contractor may look for ways to recoup any shortfall . |
| 6 | Thus , as do relatives , neighbours may reciprocate for care offered many years ago ( 'she was very good to us as children ; she was very good to mother' ) . |
| 7 | Special arrangements may apply for customers living and working abroad . |
| 8 | The merchant bank in turn may arrange for sub-underwriters to buy all or some of those shares for which the cash is required . |
| 9 | The merchant bank in turn may arrange for sub-underwriters to buy all or some of those shares for which the cash is required . |