Example sentences of "may [verb] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After washing sufficient numbers may remain on the hands to cause harm and the skin may become recontaminated from taps , the towel dispenser and the exit door of the washroom . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Also , you may throw on the fire something that gives off toxic fumes . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The investigation is held in private but the authority and individuals concerned may comment on the allegations . |
| 7 | Because of the obvious symmetry , we may concentrate on the singularity in region II . |
| 8 | If the petition is advertised , more creditors may jump on the bandwagon . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | A more realistic approach to leadership may focus on the situation . |
| 12 | Autofocus does have draw-backs though — when an animal is in foliage the camera may focus on the undergrowth and not the animal . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ( 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 |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | These may appear on the question paper , on the answer books ( scripts ) or on a separate sheet . |
| 20 | W H Smith , apparently , has guidelines about what pictures may or may not appear in its titles and , especially , what may appear on the covers , although the content of this rule book is ‘ something I ca n't reveal to you — although I 'm sure you can imagine what may or may not appear ’ . |
| 21 | Cold sores may appear on the lips or genitalia . |
| 22 | 14.8.4 The allegation may rebound on the party making it |
| 23 | In an extreme case , the government may insist on the surrender to it ( or to the central bank ) of all foreign exchange . |
| 24 | The law of that state as to the service of documents originating abroad may permit documents to be sent directly to the defendant without the use of any local official acting as intermediary , or it may insist on the documents passing through , for example , the court having jurisdiction at the defendant 's place of residence , the parquet attached to that court , or a huissier practising in the relevant area . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Wart-like growths may occur on the shin . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |