Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [prep] [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The council may demur for two reasons . |
| 2 | For many years a companionate relationship may exist between two generations of adults in a family , each leading an independent existence . |
| 3 | The latest sub-atomic theories , for example , say that we are all made up of infinitely thin pieces of string which may exist in ten dimensions . |
| 4 | The survival of H. contortus infection on tropical pastures is variable depending on the climate and degree of shade , but the infective larvae are relatively resistant to desiccation and some may survive for 1-3 months on pasture or in faeces . |
| 5 | When the time arrives , the proposer has 10 minutes to speak in favour of his Bill and an opposer may speak for 10 minutes against it . |
| 6 | The volcanic-arc zone itself may consist of two elements : the active volcanic arc and an inactive frontal arc located on its forearc side and composed of older volcanic rocks . |
| 7 | In simple cases , this hierarchy may consist of two layers . |
| 8 | A slight burn can cause a pale pink colour which may appear between 6–24 hours after exposure and can take 1–3 days to disappear , but may not cause peeling . |
| 9 | This may appear between 2–12 hours after exposure and last 3 days , with light peeling . |
| 10 | — Can you justify the time needed to view , say , the recordings of five groups , which may run for five minutes each — a total of twenty-five minutes ? |
| 11 | Two-thirds may relapse within six months but there is still a good chance that the condition will clear up ultimately . |
| 12 | Clinical trials of the suitability of organs from these pigs may begin within 3 years . |
| 13 | In Sweden the original owner may repossess within three months of discovering the identity of the current owner of his stolen work of art not , as we stated , within three months of the date of unauthorised sale . |
| 14 | ‘ I may die in five years time — hopefully someone else will be there giving the same message . ’ |
| 15 | The Home Secretary has indicated that State-run prisons of this standard may take about 20–25 years to achieve . |
| 16 | We may proceed in two ways . |
| 17 | Experts have reported that rock falls have already begun , and that the ceiling of the chamber may collapse within two years . |
| 18 | The strait is here fifteen miles [ 24 km ] wide , so that we may pass in two hours from one great division of the earth to another , differing as essentially in their animal life as Europe does from America … ’ |
| 19 | Indeed , US studies indicate that the lag may vary between six months and two years . |
| 20 | They grow to 40cm and may live for ten years or more . |
| 21 | Daft as it may seem after three years of knowing Jim Bob , I still do n't know him at all . |
| 22 | I could perhaps put at least part of it in very homely erm and perhaps somewhat banal terms by saying that five minutes spent waiting for the person one loves may seem like five hours , whereas five hours spent with that person may appear a mere five minutes . |
| 23 | Anthony Skito have specialists in hairdressing , colouring and perming and offer ten-day perm check where clients may come in ten days after their perm to have their hair checked , washed and blow-dried . |
| 24 | The scheme includes off-the-job training and further education of a minimum of three months , though it may extend to six months , either on a day or block release basis , together with work experience periods with employers structured to give trainees a wide range of jobs . |
| 25 | Time-out may last for five minutes ( no more ) . |
| 26 | The second interim order may last for six weeks . |
| 27 | If you are having a baby for the first time : Your labour may last for 24 hours . |
| 28 | These effects may last for 3–4 hours post-operatively . |
| 29 | A singing session may continue for 22 hours , incorporating many songs lasting from 8 to 20 minutes each . |
| 30 | If the hearing of the action has begun and thereafter money is paid into court in satisfaction ( or the amount paid in is increased ) the plaintiff may accept within 14 days of notice provided that the court has not commenced delivering judgment ( Ord 11 , r 3(2) ) . |