Example sentences of "may [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Management considers that adequate provision has been made for any liability which may arise in respect of the years 1981 to 1983 . |
| 32 | It would appear that an obligation of confidence may arise in relation to information which is overheard but it seems that this will only be the case where the recipient has used surreptitious means to put himself in a position to overhear the information . |
| 33 | I seek your guidance on a matter that may arise in future . |
| 34 | Something that may arise in future is not a matter for me now . |
| 35 | At a special meeting of the SCS a rule change empowered the society to use 1 per cent of net profits for ‘ any contingency that may arise in connection with the business of the Society ’ including political representation . |
| 36 | The ethical committee also consists of at least five individual members , and deals with questions of ethics which may arise in connection with the dealing on the exchange . |
| 37 | Courts and judges must be alert to the problems which may arise in connection with wasted costs hearings and orders . |
| 38 | ( iii ) So far as article 5(1) itself is concerned , he submitted that it is clearly established by Court of Justice decisions that it reflects the close links created by the contract between the parties thereto , and the need to resolve all difficulties which may arise in connection with the contract in the same court in a country which has a close connection with the case , i.e. the court in the country where the obligation in question has to be performed . |
| 39 | Vulnerability may arise from dependence upon the fiduciary for information and advice , the existence of a relationship of confidence , or the significance of a particular transaction for the parties . |
| 40 | This state may arise from anger , a temper , being contradicted , feeling mortified o from physical pain itself . |
| 41 | Sexual dysfunction may arise from fear of pregnancy or parenthood , anxiety as to the possibility of venereal disease , guilt as to a child 's disability , or anger at the sex role thrust upon one by society . |
| 42 | Disagreement may arise from failure to agree facts or amounts included in the accounts . |
| 43 | ‘ You may stay until morning , if you wish . |
| 44 | They may stay in bed to all hours , slump in front of the television and expect to be waited on hand , foot and finger . |
| 45 | If you withdraw against ‘ uncleared ’ cheques , you will have to pay interest — even though the balance on your statement may stay in credit . |
| 46 | Management of the colostomy has to be learnt before discharge and the patient may stay in hospital for 10–14 days post-operatively . |
| 47 | The operation could be ‘ mopped up ’ in three days , but troops may stay in place to perform a policing function , General Tom Kelly , a Pentagon official , said . |
| 48 | Alternatively , of course , a Conservative Government may stay in power , with , or without , the same Prime Minister . |
| 49 | It does nothing useful , despite what you may think about screen saving , but it 's given me more entertainment watching it than any amount of television soaps — Johnny even celebrates major holidays at the right time ( assuming your PC 's clock is set correctly , of course ) . |
| 50 | Whatever one may think of Sex , Lies and Videotape — — and it does n't have to be much — it does at least address the question of the gaze and of masculine sexuality . |
| 51 | Whatever ramblers may think of mountain bikers ( and I will be the first to admit that they can occasionally be annoying ) , the fact is that they are mostly young people , enjoying the countryside , keeping fit and getting fresh air , which is surely something we all subscribe to . |
| 52 | From the discussion of epistemology and pedagogy above , we may think of teacher perspectives as entailing one of the following ideal-type attitudes : |
| 53 | We may think of consciousness as having two components : sensation and perception on the one hand and willing or agency on the other ; or input and output . |
| 54 | If you decide on avoidance of the food , bear in mind that the child 's sensitivity may disappear in time . |
| 55 | He might also have added the examples he cited earlier of the ‘ material content of the cultural tradition ’ , such as cave-paintings and hand-axes , since these also serve as repositories of meaning which may persist over time . |
| 56 | In endemic areas in the northern hemisphere infection may persist from year to year in two ways : |
| 57 | Language is not merely a neutral medium for the conveying of information ; it can trigger emotional responses which may spring from prejudice , stereotyping or misunderstanding . |
| 58 | To be sure , packs may bud off daughter packs . |
| 59 | Close , intimate relationships such as may exist between marriage partners , are contrasted with those with other family members , friends and wider social contacts . |
| 60 | They may exist in conjunction with , or separately from , road-station buildings such as mansiones and mutationes , which may , or may not , have had their own officials . |