Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [adv] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So for the risk-averse , the relevant ages are lower , while the optimistic may stay out of SERPS to a higher age . |
| 2 | We may think here of schools ' attempts to improve buildings and equipment in order to accommodate proposed changes in the content or process of teaching . |
| 3 | So E is certainly an improvement upon many other substances on the market E may be a fad , or it may fall out of favour because somebody proves it makes your legs fall off or something . |
| 4 | Also , any core may consist largely of iron , or of iron-rich compounds such as iron sulphide ( FeS ) and various iron oxides ( FeO , Fe 2 O 3 ) , or of some mixture of iron and iron-rich compounds . |
| 5 | The level of service offered varies according to the expatriates ' needs and may consist simply of handouts — printed property sheets with information of what is available . |
| 6 | James Seely 's experiences while he was in the army may appear out of place in the context of this book . |
| 7 | The company has predicted that it may run out of money as early as July without new customers or an infusion of cash from the outside . |
| 8 | The company has predicted that it may run out of money as early as July without new customers or an infusion of cash from the outside . |
| 9 | This weekend your ambitious drive may run out of steam , but friends and colleagues will be all the support you need to encourage you to keep on hammering away at achieving an important goal . |
| 10 | If you live in an area that has a lot of old buildings , the council may run out of grant money very quickly and you will have to wait until next year . |
| 11 | The car may look out of place on English roads , but its owner is sure of one thing … it 'll certainly get the buyer noticed . |
| 12 | We emphasis that the information available at press date may become out of date by the time of publication , but we believe that this will apply only if additional deployments are announced or revealed . |
| 13 | Pragmatism may appropriately be referred to as a via media between , on the one hand , an empiricism and positivism that may lead to inhumanism and , on the other , a rationalistic Idealism that may become out of touch with contemporary realities . |
| 14 | In these cases it can be useful to know whether the interpreters are instructed to stay in role at all times or whether they may step out of role . |
| 15 | In practice , opponents are less likely to double your rescue contract , and you may wriggle out of trouble . |
| 16 | In the summer , washday may happen out of doors , and can stimulate lots of talk and valuable practical experience as children add soap to the water , wash the clothes ( taking care that water does n't flood over the sides of the bowl ) , wring the clothes and peg them out on a line . |
| 17 | The child may have a low tolerance to frustration and his or her emotional reaction may erupt out of control . |
| 18 | If the retailer does n't make a profit , he may go out of business . |
| 19 | A survey by the Engineering Employers ' Federation into the effects of new anti-pollution legislation has concluded that up to 50 companies may go out of business ; 200 are expecting a serious decline in profitability , and many hundreds more are uncertain about their future . |
| 20 | First of all , there may be contradictions between the social relations of production and the agricultural technology used , therefore at a particular moment in time technology and social relations may seem out of adjustment . |
| 21 | Moreover , the risk that conventional conflicts may get out of hand and degenerate into nuclear disaster is one with which mankind will have to live for ever , and it strengthens the argument for attempting to keep conflicts within some kinds of bounds . |
| 22 | One possible explanation for governments ' concern about inflation is that they are fearful that a rising rate may get out of control and develop into a ‘ runaway ’ inflation or hyperinflation . |
| 23 | There is considerable concern in Strathclyde and inside the Educational Institute of Scotland that such delaying ballots may get out of control , and parents in popular schools may decide to vote Yes . |
| 24 | Other motivations may pull out of line this relationship between assuming and asking ; but at its purest , faith is strong or weak , advances or retreats in direct proportion to what it assumes . |
| 25 | For example , he or she may complain now of thoughts racing through the head , now of having no thoughts at all , or , on one occasion , of being bombarded by external stimulation , making concentration difficult , and , on another , of being fixated on some trivial detail in the outside world . |
| 26 | NOW UNIX INTERNATIONAL MAY BOW OUT OF X/OPEN |