Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may make spotting each other at games easier too ( cluthing at straws here to try and justify it ) . |
| 2 | ‘ You may enjoy playing those kinds of games , but count me out . ’ |
| 3 | Your local social services department should provide various services for people who are sick or disabled through HIV ; exactly what is available varies widely from one area to another , but may include providing special equipment , adaptations , telephones and travel concessions . |
| 4 | This may include identifying additional skills you need to acquire . |
| 5 | This may include placing new titles in prime positions by the till — in the way that sweets are put next to supermarket checkouts . |
| 6 | They also tend to ‘ use up ’ remedies quickly which may need repeating several times an hour at first but always according to the changes in the symptom picture . |
| 7 | The simple fact remains that , if we can not get agreement , we may consider taking unilateral action in the United Kingdom . |
| 8 | The buy-out team may consider negotiating variable fees with its advisers . |
| 9 | You may begin doing these exercises ‘ cold ’ , causing further damage to your neck and shoulders . |
| 10 | We asked for guidance as to how this may work following local government reorganisation . |
| 11 | Alcohol and drug misusers may fear approaching statutory agencies for help , especially if they are parents . |
| 12 | The current ideology of devolution may favour letting such schools , along with all the others , sort out their own affairs , but that is hardly fair to their teachers , still less to their pupils . |
| 13 | They must keep accurate records , but the requirements of confidentiality may necessitate keeping some disclosures from the patients ' doctors . |
| 14 | This may imply adding new relations to the set , adding data elements ( attributes ) to one or more of the relations , or breaking up one relation into two or more relations . |
| 15 | It may mean facing that boss . |
| 16 | Sometimes this may mean taking advantage of options offered by just one type of finance , sometimes it may mean combining different types of finance . |
| 17 | However , hydrogels do have some disadvantages including their low mechanical strength ( which may cause problems during manipulation for implantation ) and their relatively low refractive index , which may mean using thicker lenses to achieve a given optical power . |
| 18 | The company makes it quite clear that giving younger people career opportunities may mean moving older employees down the status ladder . |
| 19 | That may mean doing some assembly work , such as wiring instruments into a dashboard . |
| 20 | ( In general , this may require assuming all pieces are distinct even when they are indistinguishable. ) 3 . |
| 21 | Controlling the source of the drink is another important consideration , and this may involve persuading well-intentioned friends and relatives to discontinue supporting and justifying their visits with alcoholic presents . |
| 22 | This may involve ordering additional stocks of material , amending production schedules and possibly introducing overtime working or shift working , all of which takes time to plan and implement . |
| 23 | This may involve suggesting such employees take early retirement or making them redundant . |
| 24 | If I did this , I would probably use the official FFL kit , which would cost real money and may involve sending some stuff by post . |
| 25 | It seems a faint hope that an administrative model which may involve setting unattainable standards based on competence-led performance indicators , inflexibility in eligibility criteria , and limitations on the use of self as a resource , can supply the incentives to provide or even to broker services in an improved way . |
| 26 | However , in a sediment with a large proportion of lithic clasts this may involve changing many times to a different magnification ( generally larger , to identify the whole clast ) . |
| 27 | This may involve attending negotiating sessions with the client and conveying information from the client to potential acquirers , sellers and financing sources . |
| 28 | It may involve visiting several firms before you find the right one . |
| 29 | So this pattern , which becomes a matter of long-standing habit , may involve paying higher prices for goods , as well as for the credit service itself . |
| 30 | It may , although production on average may rise using this innovation may increase the , the variability of output , and farmers do n't like variations in output . |