Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [adv] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The major problem is that pupils may concentrate solely on the game aspect and also lose interest quickly . |
| 2 | We would say to workers that if there has been penetration or an exchange of bodily fluids , then the subject may crop up on the agenda . ’ |
| 3 | Local authorities have no general power to make ex gratia payments , but may do so on the recommendation of the local government ombudsman . |
| 4 | Parliament may make it a crime for a Frenchman to smoke on the streets of Paris but he may puff away on the Montparnasse with impunity ( until , that is , he arrives at Dover ) . |
| 5 | In which case , the British public may look back on the era of scarcity as a golden age of broadcasting . |
| 6 | Earn outs were particularly popular in the 1980s especially where the vendor worked as an employee of the purchaser in a service-based business after completion as it is a means of providing an incentive to the vendor where the profits may depend heavily on the skills of the employees . |
| 7 | There is however an important difference , in that the qualitative properties of the steady state , and hence the comparative static conclusions , may depend critically on the assumptions of the model . |
| 8 | The analysis of the lifetime impact is however far from straightforward , and may depend critically on the assumptions made about the degree of imperfection in the capital market ( Polinsky , 1974 ) . |
| 9 | In principle , it would seem that the performance of a genetic algorithm may depend significantly on the order of the basic data in each string . |
| 10 | • Nocturnal or crepuscular ( evening-time ) fish may miss out on the food if you do not give them their rations just before lights out . |
| 11 | But now other victims like Damaris may miss out on the help they need . |
| 12 | Leaks from Clinton 's team suggest Democrats may clamp down on the massive amounts executives can earn . |
| 13 | The polypary may occur at the end of a stalk , giving the coral the appearance of a toadstool , or alternatively , in encrusting forms , the polypary may rest directly on the substrate , attaching itself by rootlike processes as the coral grows . |
| 14 | But this if I may pick up on the point Mr made , how then do you assess the environmental impact of what you 're proposing if you do n't actually know where it 's going to go ? |
| 15 | Nasser Hussain may get in on the strength of his fielding . |
| 16 | But , it is important to remember before making a complaint that the manner in which it is made may bear directly on the likelihood of achieving a satisfactory resolution to the problem . |
| 17 | Just before dozing off on an air mattress beneath a nylon tent amid the stench of decaying refuse they may reflect vaguely on the curious unevenness of their blessings . |