Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [adv prt] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may slow down the discussion but improve its quality . |
| 2 | LICENSING difficulties may slow down the building of nuclear power plants in the United States , Britain and West Germany — but the French still press on almost untrammelled by objectors . |
| 3 | But , as our correspondents in Europe report , this looks increasingly uncertain : The Irish may throw out the treaty at their referendum because of controversy over the ‘ abortion protocol ’ . |
| 4 | The key is turned to the left for maximum output , but if turned too far the integral cleaning needle engages and may snuff out the flame — you need to be really careful . |
| 5 | TESTS MAY CLEAR UP THE MYSTERY |
| 6 | Try to neutralise these tendencies by taking heed of your owner 's complaints , or you may finish up the underdog . |
| 7 | Dry sore throat with the thirst but cold drinks may bring on the cough and pains . |
| 8 | Geographically , this may bring in the concept of relative location , for instance , the distance in travel time between the corporate headquarters and a branch factory . |
| 9 | There are also fears that the increased tourist traffic will bring introduced plant and animal species which may bring about the extinction of endemic species . |
| 10 | A second role of coins in the study of portraiture lies in the help that they may give in the identification of other portraits , particularly sculptures , since it is only very rarely that the latter 's accompanying inscriptions have survived to identify them . |
| 11 | The judge may look up the meaning of a word in a dictionary or technical work ; but this ordinary meaning may be controlled by the particular context . |
| 12 | For example , suppose we find unc Then we may set up the regression formula unc and if we begin with |
| 13 | However , the GP may subcontract out the screening visits/consultations to other health professionals working under his or her direction . |
| 14 | Keen skiers are motivated to consider the transatlantic option by the notion that paying a bit more for their holiday and enduring a longer journey may cut out the uncertainty about snow conditions that hangs over European skiing . |
| 15 | In a letter published in The Times on March 2nd , the Cardinal said : ‘ Whatever stance individuals may take over the morality of the nuclear deterrent , there must be general agreement on the aim of preventing the spread of weapons to non-nuclear states . ’ |
| 16 | Ceramic materials may take over the role of cobalt in magnets , a move stimulated by the political upheavals in Zaire in 1978 , which forced up the price of the metal and made many manufacturers look for substitutes . |
| 17 | If it appears that the child is ordinarily resident elsewhere , his " home " authority must be consulted and they may take over the investigation ( s47(12) ) . |
| 18 | The unconscious may take on the status of an answer to everything : a last piece of the jigsaw , which feminists initiated into Lacanianism can use to solve the issue on another plane , or can reject . |
| 19 | Organisations may take on the letting of the employee 's property together with its insurance and maintenance or engage a managing agent or specialist relocation firm to do it . |
| 20 | They may go down the field below the cave to a gate on the Kingsdale road which , followed to the left , goes over a rise to Deepdale and Dent , and to the right leads down the valley to the more probable destination of Ingleton which has accommodation , shops , refreshments and bus services . |
| 21 | We did n't do too badly then and I suggest we may turn out the winner again . |
| 22 | To make matters worse , chemical reactions on the surfaces of the ice cloud particles may speed up the rate of ozone depletion by some forms of chlorine especially chlorine monoxide ( figure 6.8 ; Stolarski , 1988 ) . |
| 23 | The women may close down the village boozer , but they will not shut down the business altogether . |