Example sentences of "may [vb infin] at any [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his poetry , Wordsworth uses the language of faith years before his ‘ prose mind ’ can accept Christian doctrine ; this is why his ‘ conversion ’ is impossible to date , and why there is so much divergence between the poetic and prose statements he may make at any stage in his progress . |
| 2 | The lesions may present at any age and they have always been recorded as solitary , except in one case , and possibly in anothr , in which a second polyp was resected from the site of anastomosis of the previous operation six months before . |
| 3 | She said Copper had a 50:50 chance but that his leg may break at any time , not to mention all the problems that come with keeping a horse standing up and not moving for what could be months rather than weeks . |
| 4 | The telephone may ring at any moment and an account executive will be expected to know when a client can see the " Answerprint " of their new commercial or proofs of the latest press advertisement , so complete knowledge of the minutiae of the client 's business ready at his finger tips is required . |
| 5 | Mental illness , unlike most mental handicap which usually dates from birth or early years , may occur at any stage of life and may be chronic or acute , mild in form or severe . |
| 6 | Acute cocaine overdose may occur at any stage if a package bursts . |
| 7 | To summarise so far : a ) False sensations or sensory illusions may occur at any time in a pilot 's career and in fact commonly do occur in the normal course of events . |
| 8 | In general , the working man may function at any level from the senior partner in high technology operations to the provider of muscle power in physically demanding jobs . |
| 9 | Students may apply at any time during the academic year . |
| 10 | Such notice shall contain a notice to the effect that any person who , being in occupation of the land but not named as a respondent , wishes to be heard , may apply at any stage of the proceedings to be joined as a respondent . |
| 11 | Fights may end at any stage with the retreat of one individual . |
| 12 | Trainees may leave at any time if , for example , they wish to take up employment . |
| 13 | Passport and visa regulations may change at any time so always consult your travel agent or the Passport Office . |
| 14 | Let him think that Elinor may go at any minute . |
| 15 | However , I 'm sure that it will be only a short time before the imaginative gentleman of this funeral business ( or after-care service , as it apparently now likes to be called ) will overcome these problems that in any case may be outweighed by one great advantage to which he points with pride : namely , that it is above all discreet , in that the girlfriend of the departed may view at any time , giving any name , and the wife and family will be none the wiser ! |
| 16 | This may start at any position in the line . |
| 17 | The module header may start at any position on the line . |
| 18 | The module header may start at any position on the line . |