Example sentences of "may [adv] [vb infin] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first , this effect may only last for half an hour but , as you have more lessons , these feelings of lightness , balance and general ease within your body will extend for longer and longer periods . |
| 2 | Similarly , wholesale buyers may only deal with those who can speak the local language , refusing in principle to use an international language like English , French or Chinese . |
| 3 | ( 6 ) A licensing board may only deal with any proceedings relating to matters mentioned in paragraphs ( a ) to ( i ) of subsection ( 2 above at a quarterly meeting of the board held by virtue of section 4.1 a of this Act . |
| 4 | Some of those who thought the statement was true may have had very few experiences of extended dreams , and for them " dreaming " may literally consist of some recollections of thoughts or images which occurred immediately before waking up . |
| 5 | In the last section we have come to the interesting conclusion that B may alone exist of all our variables but we reached that conclusion on a magnet shape not much used in practice . |
| 6 | There may be a power struggle between some residents and the care staff in a Home , where a resident , who may perhaps suffer from some confusion , behaves as if the staff are in her charge . |
| 7 | Toby gestured for another glass of Bollinger and continued : ‘ No , the clues may perhaps lie in that contract between Supersight and Brian Harley . |
| 8 | He may not talk at all … ’ |
| 9 | An increased number of children may not lead to more dwellings being required , but rather to the same number of larger homes ; or may affect the types of homes needed , such as those with amenities like gardens : conversely , an ageing population , which tends to consist of smaller household sizes , may need a larger number of dwellings , perhaps smaller and with special requirements such as ease of access . |
| 10 | In most African countries , government involvement in , and even supervision of , the press may not rest on such ideological precepts : sound pragmatic and economic reasons exist for that involvement . |
| 11 | Texts are specially valuable for supplying a lot of information which you may not acquire from any other source , either from elicited data or from conversations while out visiting . |
| 12 | For some clients , understanding the origins of their fears and stress is easy , for others many sessions of assessment and detailed analysis may not result in any certainty as to the genesis of their problems . |
| 13 | Thirdly , the factor may not result in any significant childhood disturbance , but may produce disorder in later life as other risk factors accumulate . |
| 14 | Indeed the State 's interests may not coincide with those of the individual . |
| 15 | However , she may not cope with another supplemented runner , LINE OF THUNDER ( nap 3.10 ) . |
| 16 | Actual statements about the self ( such as those obtained in the Ten Statements Test ) may not refer to this dimension at all , but instead relate to the psycho-linguistic question of the extent to which self and ( housewife ) role are differentiated in the self-concept . |
| 17 | There are general references within the Pactus to Lex Salica , which may not refer to any individual title . |
| 18 | It is a ‘ right ’ to the extent that , at the trial , the prosecution may not comment at all on the accused 's failure to answer questions and the judge may refer to it , but not adversely : the point is that in no circumstances should silence be used against an accused person . |
| 19 | ‘ Improving the national economy is the single most important program the federal government can take to help urban America ; because our economy is predominantly an urban one , what 's good for the nation 's economy is good for the economies of our cities , although not all cities will benefit equally , and some may not benefit at all . ’ |
| 20 | While I appreciate that in many cultures a woman 's failure to marry can have serious socio-economic implications which may not exist for many women in the UK , I was distressed by AI promoting this view of marriage as the raison d'etre of a woman , and of a woman whose hymen has been perforated as ‘ damaged goods ’ . |
| 21 | The DoH may have to redraft the guidelines , and even if the legal difficulties are overcome the guidelines may not appear for another two to three weeks — a frustrating delay for professionals at a time when social worker are increasingly being blamed by the public for failing to control young people in care . |
| 22 | If the reward is unattractive or insufficient then the individual may not perform at all . |
| 23 | Managers have different talents and abilities , and what may work for one may not work for another . |
| 24 | The sort of programmes that involve the risk that they may not work at all . |
| 25 | Such individuals counselling is not very suitable for covering in this feature because advice which may apply to one case of aggression may not apply to another … and so could even make matters worse , or put owners at risk . |
| 26 | Second , because nursing home residents were excluded , the finding that age is not strongly associated with 2-year mortality may not apply to these people who are at high risk for pneumonia . |
| 27 | It may not sound like much but it means we can buy substantially fewer new books than in previous years |
| 28 | It may not sound like much to get excited about but for enthusiasts even the merest chance of a sighting is somehting worth turning out for . |
| 29 | The presumption probably only operates where the conveyancing history of the land is unknown , and may not operate at all where the land in question is part of a building estate ( Giles v County Building Constructors ( Hertford ) Ltd ( 1971 ) 22 P & CR 978 ) . |
| 30 | Players may not retreat into own 22 to kick into touch . |