Example sentences of "it may [verb] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like a computer , it may lend credence to false data . |
| 2 | Like a computer , it may lend credence to false data . |
| 3 | Impregnation under pressure has been advocated , but comparative tests have shown that it may damage pores in sandstones , particularly those lined with delicate clay minerals . |
| 4 | The client will often be promising less than it hopes to be able to deliver : although it may exclude liability for defects in goods , the client will generally seek to deliver goods free from defects , in order to establish or maintain its commercial reputation and protect its trading relationships . |
| 5 | Or , it may change position in the word , as in " I am fourteen " and " I have fourteen classmates " . |
| 6 | The information transmission will inevitably be two-way but the main purpose may be transmission from interviewer to interviewee as in an appraisal interview , from interviewee to interviewer as in an opinion survey , or it may change direction during the course of the interview as in a patient-doctor interview . |
| 7 | It may carry genes for large size but remain stunted through starvation . |
| 8 | It may carry genes for delicate surface ornament , yet be worn smooth by abrasion . |
| 9 | It may carry fittings for stand-offs , in which case the cross-spar must be rotated so that the fittings point In the correct direction , then the spar can be inserted into the vinyls . |
| 10 | Article 86 prohibits the abuse of dominant market positions within the Common Market in so far as it may affect trade between member states : the fact that a business has a dominant or monopoly position is not in itself prohibited . |
| 11 | Article 86 provides that : any abuse by one or more undertakings of a dominant position within the common market or a substantial part of it shall be prohibited as incompatible with the common market insofar as it may affect trade between Member States . |
| 12 | It will affect jobs in British brewing and long term , it may affect jobs in British retailing . |
| 13 | It may involve complaints about the methods used to investigate the offence : see Reg. v. Heston-Francois [ 1984 ] Q.B . |
| 14 | Since manufacture always has to be practised upon materials , its first implication is that it may show signs of the constraints these materials bring to the technological process ( Gombrich 1979 : 63–94 ) . |
| 15 | It is useless if you are fishing any distance from the bank , or even close to the bank but a distance downstream , for in this instance it may attract fish past your baited hook and to the source of the feed . |
| 16 | When it strikes the surface it may either rebound , thus repeating its motion , or it may start saltation in another sand grain by impact . |
| 17 | It may do wonders for your temperament . ’ |
| 18 | It may give evidence of trade , since coins were used as objects of trade . |
| 19 | When oedema of the male genitalia occurs , it may give rise to the intriguingly-named ‘ saxophone penis ’ . |
| 20 | The social acceptability of a disability may , therefore , be more important than the limitations it may give rise to . |
| 21 | Or it may give rise to a level of customer price-sensitivity which was hitherto absent in the target market segment . |
| 22 | This can be helpful to us but it may give rise to difficulties and require careful handling if the client 's writing skills leave something to be desired . |
| 23 | However , it may give rise to the necessity for a fairly sophisticated mathematical calculation if a conversion table is not published . |
| 24 | To take an obvious example , the drafter may draft the terms referring to the parties as 'seller " and " Buyer " ; if a clause is then incorporated from a different document , referring to " the Customer " , it may give rise to difficult questions of interpretation : prima facie it will be assumed that " the Buyer " and " the Customer " are different people . |
| 25 | It may give awareness of traffic and slamming doors but certainly will not respond to a skylark . |
| 26 | ‘ But it needs to be done , even though it may give offence to the French . ’ |
| 27 | As yet , the role of consumer or patient ‘ demand ’ , and the extent to which it may influence variations in surgical rates , has been relatively unexplored . |
| 28 | On the other hand , the mere fact that money is paid under protest will not give rise of itself to the inference of such an agreement ; though it may form part of the evidence from which it may be inferred that the payee did not intend to close the transaction : see Maskell v. Horner [ 1915 ] 3 K.B . |
| 29 | The demolition of a building does not of itself constitute development , though , of course , it may form part of a building operation , or lead to the making of a material change in the use of the land upon which it stood . |
| 30 | Second , it may identify problems in the research proposal and save the researcher repeating another 's mistakes . |