Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [adv] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The considerably lower activity found in malignant ascites may explain why coagulopathy after shunting is less pronounced in this group of patients . |
| 2 | Social and sexual behaviour is common with much tactile contact by young animals , who stroke one another with their penis or flippers , and may swim together belly to belly or touching flippers — something similar to holding hands . |
| 3 | In this chapter , I shall attempt to separate the parts that make up the whole , then to explore some of the ways in which we may bring about harmony to mind-body-spirit . |
| 4 | This may bring about degeneration of standards either through communication failures or because succeeding team members lack the pioneering zeal of the original staff . |
| 5 | Muslims may step up action on Rushdie Joanna Coles finds Islamic community still raging at The Satanic Verses . |
| 6 | Individuals may perform either role by itself ; or they might be active in both roles , and successfully at that ; or they may be strong in one but not in the other . |
| 7 | It may breed well north of the Arctic Circle . |
| 8 | Where accommodation is provided for a child ordinarily resident in the area of another local authority , the home authority may take over responsibility for accommodating the child within three months of receiving written notification of the situation ( s20(2) ) . |
| 9 | Council may take over running of historic sites |
| 10 | Graduates with a specialism in Tourism and Leisure may take up employment in the management of tourism ventures , or in managing tourist flows . |
| 11 | Otherwise the gatekeeper role may filter out awareness of the supplier , and so his promotional effort will fail at the first hurdle ! |
| 12 | There the air rises hotly and on it an eagle may soar further south to where Slorne 's kind live , and where my kind come from too . ’ |
| 13 | In addition , it seems likely that some , at least , of those who choose to opt out of the state or their employer 's scheme may end up dependant on state benefits at a later date , as the benefits from the money purchase schemes are unpredictable for both employee and dependants . |
| 14 | There is an element of despair in the public 's reaction to the apparent spread of the disease , though the current political and moral debate about crime in general may hold out hope of an antidote . |
| 15 | However , world economic recession in Europe and N America may drag out recovery in demand growth into 1992–93 . |
| 16 | Although Simmons indicates that such an approach may encompass only part of the traditions of study in geography , it would allow man 's impact on individual taxa and ecosystems , on biotic resources their conservation and protection ( Simmons , 1980 , p. 148 ) |