Example sentences of "may [verb] [prep] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 3 ) The replies that you give are not evidence against you in any later criminal trial that may arise from this case . |
| 2 | By the end of the war , despite tremendous efforts at expansion , the personnel of the French airforces totalled no more than 13,000 ( to get an idea of the aces ' prospects of survival , one may compare with this total the figures of 3,500 men killed in combat ; 2,000 killed on training alone ; and another 3,000 injured in flying accidents ) . |
| 3 | Sexual offences and particularly rape may fall into this category . |
| 4 | Young people previously in care and those estranged from their families may fall into this category . |
| 5 | The plants that these animals dispersed may thus be seen as vegetable anachrorlisms and the introduction of horses and cattle in historical times seems to have locally restored the ranges of such trees as jicaro ( Crescentia alata , Bignoniaceae ) and guanacaste ( Enterolobium cyclocarpum , Leguminosae ) , which may fall in this category . |
| 6 | In normal development , the cells may act in this way so that the developing baby is not attacked by the mother 's defence system . |
| 7 | There is no securely dated early work , but there are two signed memorial tablets in Kent which may date from this period ( Mersham and Hythe ) . |
| 8 | Many parents who have given their children a clear understanding of right and wrong , and those who have laid the foundation of Christian faith , may feel at this stage that their children are rejecting their values once and for all . |
| 9 | Systemic amyloidosis often affects the gastrointestinal tract and may result in this condition . |
| 10 | Rarely , other tumours may present in this way when extensive hepatic metastases interfere with the portal venous drainage . |
| 11 | The organisation was more complex than may appear from this summary . |
| 12 | The following errors may appear in this file and an action is provided which may rectify the situation . |
| 13 | The fact that more black women than white women have low socioeconomic status may contribute to this marginalization , but it does not explain it . |
| 14 | At least two top linesmen and one referee may quit after this season . |
| 15 | At the end of their first or second year , a limited number of students may transfer to this degree course from the BTEC HND in Computer Studies ( Code JN 1210 ) ( see page 165 ) , on the basis of academic performance and after completion of some additional work during the long vacation . |
| 16 | At the end of their first or second year , a limited number of students may transfer to this degree course from the BTEC HND in Computer Studies ( code JN 1210 ) ( see page 166 ) , on the basis of academic performance . |
| 17 | Explanations of social action may emerge from this description , but that is not the primary purpose . |
| 18 | Little is known in molecular biology and many unsuspected medical applications may emerge from this endeavour . |
| 19 | We may see in this encouragement of scholars not only an attempt to improve the status of the realm , but a genuine curiosity for learning on the part of Charles himself . |
| 20 | Some practices may balk at this degree of rigour , especially given the relative scarcity of trained counsellors . |
| 21 | We may look at this example from another angle . |
| 22 | Also , there is a hint that the development of normal body asymmetry , namely left-right sidedness , may depend upon this signalling pathway . |
| 23 | Economic gains may flow from this process through unscrambling previous misconceived acquisitions , for example , or simply from an injection of fresh and more dynamic management . |
| 24 | We simply do not know the answer to this question but brief mention of the complexity of a human individual 's environment may suffice at this point to indicate how elaborate the considerations will have to be . |
| 25 | Certain chronic or terminal ailments may fit into this category , as may negative aspects of membership of a minority group . |
| 26 | You may enter into this contract in response to an off-the-page advertisement or on the recommendation of an adviser . |
| 27 | What freedom teachers may have in this area centres principally on their delivery of the National Curriculum . |
| 28 | Stomach troubles from sour food or drink is another situation which may call for this remedy . |
| 29 | Flexible working may apply to this job and would involve the successful applicant working on average one and half hours per week . |
| 30 | Further thrusting may develop at this stage through sliding of large rock masses under the force of gravity along the flanks of the uplifted orogen ( see Section 7.3 ) . |