Example sentences of "may [vb infin] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In that context , the designation by article 5(1) of the Convention of the courts for the place of performance of the obligation in question expresses the concern that , because of the close links created by a contract between the parties thereto , it should be possible for all the difficulties which may arise on the occasion of the performance of a contractual obligation to be brought before the same court : that for the place of performance of the obligation . |
| 2 | These five workers have been forced to become adept at tackling the complete range of jobs which may arise on the farm over the year . |
| 3 | Also , you may throw on the fire something that gives off toxic fumes . |
| 4 | On the disappearance of the archedictyon , or of an individual vein , the macrotrichia may persist on the wing-membrane in their original positions ; their presence there is regarded by Tillyard as evidence of descent from more densely veined ancestors . |
| 5 | Because of the obvious symmetry , we may concentrate on the singularity in region II . |
| 6 | If the petition is advertised , more creditors may jump on the bandwagon . |
| 7 | In fairly simple markets , agreements may focus on the price of a standardized product ( including agreement on exactly what constitutes a standard product , e.g. terms and conditions of sale ) , or on production quotas for the participating firms . |
| 8 | For example , an assessment of a child 's command of phonology may focus on the child 's use of certain problematic contrasting phonemes , and it may only be necessary to transcribe phonemically those words in which particular contrasts normally occur . |
| 9 | A more realistic approach to leadership may focus on the situation . |
| 10 | Autofocus does have draw-backs though — when an animal is in foliage the camera may focus on the undergrowth and not the animal . |
| 11 | The physiotherapist may sit or stand in front of the patient , or may kneel on the plinth behind him , according to the type of guidance she intends to give him . |
| 12 | However , if the settlor may benefit on the occurrence of one or more of the following events he will still be deemed ( TA 1988 , s685(2) ) to have divested himself of the property : 1 . |
| 13 | In some societies parents do select the marriage partner for their children , but we have very little say in the partners our children choose , however strongly we may feel on the subject . |
| 14 | ( d ) if the market in the target 's shares is illiquid , a small discount to market value may succeed on the basis that market trades are not a reliable barometer in any event and an offer represents the only feasible exit for investors ; and |
| 15 | While nuclear power and genetic engineering may appear on the surface to be unconnected they have much in common ; the term nuclear , for example , relates to nucleus which is a characteristic of both inorganic atoms and organic cells that comprise the fundamental components of living organisms . |
| 16 | Prompt antibiotic treatment , aggressive resuscitation , and debridement of the surgical wound , no matter how clean it may appear on the surface , is essential for successful management . |
| 17 | These may appear on the question paper , on the answer books ( scripts ) or on a separate sheet . |
| 18 | 14.8.4 The allegation may rebound on the party making it |
| 19 | In an extreme case , the government may insist on the surrender to it ( or to the central bank ) of all foreign exchange . |
| 20 | They would also have to observe the requirements of national employment legislation and this would always be the case whatever developments may occur on the education side . |
| 21 | Wart-like growths may occur on the shin . |
| 22 | Again , much higher densities may occur on the chalk , and 14 pairs were found nesting in a three-acre patch of kale at Burpham in 1969 , an extraordinary concentration . |
| 23 | Whether they talk to you or to someone else may depend on the kind of relationship you have with them , as well as the stage which they are at . |
| 24 | Sex differences in achievement arousal and fear of success may depend on the type of stimulus provided , and may be more about expectations than self-concept . |
| 25 | The editing pattern consists of one entry per character position in the destination string : each of these specifies insertion either of a designated character or of the next character from the source string , and this may depend on the sign of the value being converted or on whether the first significant digit has yet been reached . |
| 26 | It may also lose a preference for nucleosomal DNA over naked DNA , although this preference may depend on the structure of the nucleosomal DNA as well as the presence of more than one duplex in the GH5 binding site . |
| 27 | Thus the driving force towards lower critical phase separation in polymer-polymer solutions may depend on the system or may be a combination of the effects ( i ) — ( iii ) . |
| 28 | The starting point is the amount of wages which the deceased was earning , the ascertainment of which to some extent may depend on the regularity of his employment . |
| 29 | The work must be done to a high standard as the Firm 's fee may depend on the asking price being achieved . |
| 30 | It may depend on the philosophy of management in the company or on the personality of the chief executive . ’ |