Example sentences of "may [vb infin] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ophiopristis may be defined as follows : the jaw longer than broad with one or two apical papillae flanked on each side by 4 or more rounded or slightly pointed oral papillae which form a continuous series with 2–4 slightly larger tentacle scales associated with the second oral tentacle pore , these scales may arise on the adoral shields , in some species there may also be papillae on the inner edge of the first ventral arm plate , the adoral shields long and narrow separating the oral shield from the first lateral arm plate ; disk covered by small scales each bearing a spinelet ; radial shields from the first lateral arm plate ; disk covered by small scales each bearing a spinelet ; radial shields covered and inconspicuous ; tentacle pores of the arm not open but armed with one or two leaf-like or scale-like tentacle scales . |
| 2 | Where their interests overlapped with the Maud Committee they reached similar conclusions , and we may concentrate on the latter as dealing in greater detail with the concerns of this chapter . |
| 3 | Snow may linger on the high passes as late as June . |
| 4 | Alternatively , the customer or supplier may look on the purported transfer as an opportunity to terminate or renegotiate the contract . |
| 5 | The defendant may defend on the return day even if he has failed to file a defence ( Ord 9 , r 9(2) ) . |
| 6 | Thus , the effect of NO synthase inhibitors may depend on the recent history of activity in the hippocampus . |
| 7 | Firstly there is the question of efficiency which may depend on the parsing algorithm , the machine used and the computer language that the system is written in . |
| 8 | Again , however , a lot may depend on the covering play of the full-backs , Gary Stevens and Stuart Pearce , upon which England 's flat back-four system places great responsibility . |
| 9 | The choice between searching for the least or most distant neighbours may depend on the experimental ( or even presentational ) needs because in the former case the algorithm finds more detailed and possibly informationally redundant order of probes , while in the latter case it finds a minimal set of probes connected by clones spanning large regions of the genome . |
| 10 | Equally it may depend on the social factors that may have determined the decoration used ; the earlier brooches may be designed to satisfy a society in which there is less variation in social identity than later . |
| 11 | These groups may draw on the professional skills of individual party members who can act as an independent source of advice to the party groups on the council . |
| 12 | Irregular things may happen on the next stage , the 200 kilometres to Strasbourg . |
| 13 | Obviously you can not know in advance which type of mat will be used at a particular tournament , so you should do your final training on any type of mat , just to get used to the feel , and then try to use any free time you may have on the actual competition areas to get a little practice in beforehand . |
| 14 | This refers to the way in which a particular experimenter may influence different subjects , or to the effect that different experimenters may have on the same subject . |
| 15 | Er Our local reporter Caroline er will be contacting me with regard to any suggestions I may have on the editorial side . |
| 16 | Environmental campaigners are concerned about the effect ozone depletion may have on the marine food chain as the uv radiation affects plankton living on the ocean surface . |
| 17 | Employment is a two-way trade and it is as well to remember that the conditions that we in the House think can be imposed on employers may backfire on the very people whom they are supposed to help . |
| 18 | Mares on the point of foaling should not be in a paddock where fencing does not reach the ground , as the newborn foal may arrive on the other side of the fence ! |
| 19 | These can in turn be described in detail by the zonal space and excursion relationships as follows ( see Figure 2.19 ) : A loose pin in a hole may rest on the adjoining surfaces and stand on the bottom of the hole . |
| 20 | The patient may stand on the hemiplegic leg , while the therapist moves his other foot into different positions , or asks him to move the foot . |
| 21 | Though Came , with its moderate , manor house proportions , may seem on the small side to be set so grandly in a park , Sir John Damer certainly did n't skimp on employing the very best craftsmen in all London . |
| 22 | I hope to show that the phenomenon of recursive syntax may bear on the intentional ingredient in human communication . |
| 23 | Our church has decided to erect a new building so that worship may continue on the present site . |
| 24 | Archie would probably be Wilko 's first choice given his preference for older players , but may settle on the younger version . |
| 25 | Opinions may differ on the relative contributions of different factors to the changes , but of the pressures pushing governments further and faster into the arms of the multinationals there can be little doubt . |
| 26 | The infradental papillae are block-like usually contiguous lying above the broad rectangular teeth , but in smaller specimens these papillae may lie on the same level as the first tooth and be separated by it . |