Example sentences of "may [verb] into the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The adult worms in the intestine cause little apparent damage to the mucosa , but occasionally , if large numbers are present , there may be obstruction , and rarely a worm may migrate into the bile duct , causing obstructive jaundice and carcass condemnation . |
| 2 | Although creeks are thought to be largely areas of non-deposition rather than areas of erosion , the scour of the tide along them may cause some lateral erosion and water draining at times of very high tides from areas behind the zone of creeks may plunge into the heads of the creeks and so cause a certain amount of headward erosion . |
| 3 | The eggs will adhere to a coarse-textured surface until hatching ; if a smooth surface is used they may fall into the water , where they will not hatch . |
| 4 | Now , in the presence of a black hole one member of a pair of virtual particles may fall into the hole , leaving the other member without a partner with which to annihilate . |
| 5 | Thus while from the point of view of community members , situations may fall into the categories of " Patois " ( e.g. playground interactions with other black children ) or " non-Patois " ( e.g. talking to a teacher ) , what this means is that in a " Patois " situation , it is permitted to use Creole at certain times . |
| 6 | The scope of this provision , which is examined later in this book , is unclear , but it would seem that both categories of standard terms identified in Schroeder may fall into the definition of " written standard terms " ; however , those in the first category are more likely to be regarded as reasonable than those in the second . |
| 7 | This has led to concern by environmental groups that some may fall into the hands of terrorists or governments keen to develop nuclear weapons , during shipment to Japan . |
| 8 | As I have already suggested , the stylistics of representation may merge into the view of style as manner , and Spitzer 's own work does move between the two categories . |
| 9 | The latter should be reinforced by regulating what personnel may carry into the warehouse , on entry , together with an effective disciplinary procedure agreed by employees and unions . |
| 10 | There is a universal rebellion in the air , and the power of the two colossal superstates may be , yes , may just be ebbing , may be failing in energy even more rapidly than we are failing in energy , and if that is so , then the destructive , the liberating , the creative nihilism of the Hip , the frantic search for potent change may break into the open with all its violence , its confusion , its ugliness and horror . |
| 11 | The hotel has a strict liability for the property the guest may bring into the hotel ( see Chapter 8 ) and is obliged to accept valuables such as money , jewellery , furs , etc. for safe-keeping . |
| 12 | Scientists have been penetrating areas beyond human senses , and they have developed more and more devices to augment our senses in order that we may see into the heart of matter or reach the ends of the universe . |
| 13 | His Albert Angelo ( 1964 ) has holes cut in its pages so that readers may see into the future , while his celebrated novel-in-a-box The Unfortunates ( 1964 ) is made up of loose-leaf sheets , intended , as a note on the box explains , ‘ to be read in random order ’ . |
| 14 | I may look into the cost , work involved and practicalities of doing it mainly electronically as well as whether it is worth starting it at this stage of the season . |
| 15 | Partly I am mesmerised by its spinach-green tanks and cowling , its red pulleys , dogs and levers , its greasy leather belts , its twitching , glittering blades , stink of hot oil , petrol , exhaust … and partly I am praying for the chance that something — I 've no idea what , but just something — may go wrong … so that I , Jimbo , the firstborn , may step into the breach and save the day . |
| 16 | Alternatively , where the chapel is too large , the congregation may move into the church hall , freeing the chapel for a different use . |
| 17 | In the case of cream cheese fillings for pies and flans , the risk is that the moisture may sink into the pastry , making it soggy . |
| 18 | It is postulated , however , that the remedies may key into the body 's basic metabolism , possibly harmonizing immune reactions or smoothing out difficulties in the basic mechanisms controlling body function . |
| 19 | It may evaporate into the air , or , after passing through the sewage plant , will enter rivers and seas via sewage outflow pipes . |
| 20 | Pray that the missionary may enter into the provision for him in Rev 12 : 11 . |
| 21 | Authority for this view is found in Lord MacNaghten 's judgment in the Nordenfeldt case where he said " Of course the quantum of consideration may enter into the question of the reasonableness of the contract " . |
| 22 | When the day comes , Coetzee may read into the court record his own detailed testimony , prepared in exile . |
| 23 | If it does n't , the motif yarn may knit into the background . |
| 24 | Though explicitly Christian , ‘ Journey of the Magi ’ forms between the earlier and later work a bridge over which the reader ( with access to the gospel word ) may cross into the release of Christianity , the new birth ; but , denied that access , the speaker of the poem can only seek relief in death to escape from having to return to the old way in which he is ‘ no longer at ease ’ . |
| 25 | I have got to try to outbowl him in the early matches because there is a good chance we may go into the Tests with only one spinner . |
| 26 | Indeed , the one may feed into the other . |
| 27 | These create a demand for a mix of local support services such as those of financial institutions , lawyers , and technicians , and whose availability may attract into the area additional users of these services , strengthening its economic base . |
| 28 | For instance , the gearbox and transmission unit may protrude into the passenger compartment . |
| 29 | he knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that the ( non-visitor ) is in the vicinity of the danger concerned or that he may come into the vicinity of the danger ( in either case , whether the ( non-visitor ) has lawful authority for being in that vicinity or not ) ; and |
| 30 | It is necessary to apply s. 1(3) which states : An occupier of premises owes a duty to another ( not being his visitor ) in respect of any such risk as is referred to in subsection ( 1 ) if — ( a ) he is aware of the danger or has reasonable grounds to believe it exists ; ( b ) he knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that the other is in the vicinity of the danger concerned or that he may come into the vicinity of the danger ( in either case whether the other has lawful authority for being in that vicinity or not ) ; and ( c ) the risk is one against which , in all the circumstances of the case , he may reasonably be expected to offer the other some protection . |