Example sentences of "may [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others , such as a chemical explosion involving the release of a toxic gas , may persist for a week or more , have delayed consequences , may affect a future generation if the toxic chemical is mutagenic and may have a significant impact on plant and animal populations . |
| 2 | Other types of work may qualify for a discretionary grant , which means it is up to the council whether you get a grant . |
| 3 | You may qualify for a ‘ do-it-yourself ’ divorce if all the conditions below are met : |
| 4 | SOME disabled people may qualify for a new parking facility which means they could always reserve a space outside their home . |
| 5 | Also , if you/re older or disabled you may qualify for a free British Gas safety check . |
| 6 | Time is the final significant factor since karren developed under a relatively humid climate may survive for a period after a change to a more arid climatic regime . |
| 7 | A solicitor employed by a non-lawyer may not carry out professional work for any person other than his employer ( ie working directly with the employer 's clients is not permitted ) but may act for a company or other organisation controlled by the employer or over which the employer has substantial control or for a company in the same group as the employer or which controls the employer . |
| 8 | Alternatively , GM may opt for a mix of new shares and shares bought in the market . |
| 9 | Then the algorithm may opt for a particular child C on the basis of the gradient of f at N , but the gradient is misleading and in fact f ( C ) is much less then f(N) . |
| 10 | The real problem is that , because of the infighting between various entrenched interests , the Scottish Office may opt for a quiet life and the status quo . |
| 11 | This may succeed for a week or two but in the end is bound to be as banal as the preacher 's brain , returning with monotony to well worn paths and well worked passages . |
| 12 | Speakers told the jokes on Friday at a dinner honouring a former Virginia representative , Stan Parris , who has said he may campaign for a congressional seat next year , the Washington Post reported yesterday . |
| 13 | Usually parents are permitted to stop using the alarm if the child has had fourteen to twenty-one dry nights , but need to be warned that the child may relapse for a short time . |
| 14 | But although this strategy may work for a few years , there are few parishes which have the physical space for more than two or three new congregations . |
| 15 | Slipping between the pages of a magazine may work for a sachet of shampoo or for a soup mix , but the product can very easily slip out again and the end purchaser may not receive the sample . |
| 16 | That may work for a lottery system where the buyer buys the fun of expectation but it does not — or should not — apply to opportunities . |
| 17 | Meaning lies in the mind , beyond words — just as one may search for a word to express one 's meaning . |
| 18 | Green water of a consistency like pea soup is familiar to most pool owners , for even in well established pools this condition may occur for a few days during early spring when the water is warmed by the sun , so algae appears before the submerged oxygenating plants have had a chance to start growing again . |
| 19 | Equally , if the access road is a cul-de-sac the design guide may provide for a maximum permissible length of up to , say , 300 m or a limit on the number of dwellings using the road . |
| 20 | Alternatively , he may provide for a change in the method of rent review , and if this is done it is usual to revert to the more traditional method of periodic reviews to market rent . |
| 21 | any motor vehicle standing on a part of a road specially set aside for the parking of vehicles , or as a stand for hackney carriages , or as a stand for public service vehicles , or as a place at which such vehicles may stop for a longer time than is necessary for the taking up and setting down of passengers where compliance with this regulation would conflict with the provisions of any order , regulations or byelaws governing the use of such part of a road for that purpose ; |
| 22 | We are slow to analyse research in terms of the impact any particular findings may have for a wider field of social analysis , education , training and delivery of services . |
| 23 | Different circumstances may call for a different approach , fine . |
| 24 | An essay in Science , Engineering or Technology may call for a survey of the literature on a specific topic . |
| 25 | Even so , it is possible for a court to interpret a statute as covering what looks at first sight as a casus omissus if it can find or invent some plausible general principle of interpretation , an exercise that may call for a little ingenuity . |
| 26 | Members may call for a report on policing matters from the chief constable ; and can appoint , discipline and fire senior officers . |
| 27 | You may apply for a Disabled Facilities Grant towards the installation of a lift . |
| 28 | Other areas covered are : how to apply for a grant ; who may apply for a grant ; inheritance tax ; settling the estate ; intestacy ; and other sources of information . |
| 29 | Students from states of the European Community accepted on to full-time undergraduate courses ( excluding foundation certificates and higher national certificates ) may apply for a mandatory award . |
| 30 | A hotel may apply for a full on-licence ; on the other hand small establishments may merely have a restaurant licence or a residential licence . |