Example sentences of "may [prep] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is perhaps surprising that Mr Lamont did not do something to stop the iniquitous practice of large firms delaying due payments to small firms , which has put may of the latter into serious difficulty . |
| 2 | While anger may stimulate the courage to do something , it may at the same time cloud the perception of what to be courageous about . |
| 3 | But in the process of renewing their legitimacy they may at the same time uphold general labour rights . |
| 4 | A woman 's attitudes to the housewife role may be positive — she may feel herself to be a housewife , and agree with the idea that housewifery is an appropriate role for women , but she may at the same time dislike doing housework . |
| 5 | ‘ On sentencing any person convicted of murder to imprisonment for life the court may at the same time declare the period which it recommends to the Secretary of State as the minimum period which in its view should elapse before the Secretary of State orders the release of that person on licence under section 27 of the Prison Act 1952 … |
| 6 | Further , large waves of destructive type , although combing the beach down , may at the same time fling shingle up above high water mark and so form beach ridges . |
| 7 | We shall see that although the uncertainty principle places limitations on the accuracy of all our predictions , it may at the same time remove the fundamental unpredictability that occurs at a space-time singularity . |
| 8 | The discovery suggests that nature can absorb fresh genetic material — such as the products of biotechnology experiments — without harmful consequences , but may at the same time reinforce fears that " foreign " DNA can find its way into native species , a process known as transformation . |
| 9 | ( 2 ) The High Court , or a judge thereof , or a county court , may , on the application by summons of any judgment creditor of a partner , make an order charging that partner 's interest in the partnership property and profits with payment of the amount of the judgment debt and interest thereon , and may by the same or a subsequent order appoint a receiver of that partner 's share of profits ( whether already declared or accruing ) , and of any other money which may be coming to him in respect of the partnership , and direct all accounts and inquiries , and give all other orders and directions which might have been directed or given if the charge had been made in favour of the judgment creditor by the partner , or which the circumstances of the case may require . |