Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | The transition from glass to crystals in a basalt may cover a few centimetres , but in andesites and rhyolites it is much broader , and large thicknesses of glass may be present . |
| 2 | If you mind that anyway , cos I may have a couple of people er that may want a few of them to , spoken to Dav , David , he 's got one or two as well . |
| 3 | As the start of the season is very close I wonder if I may make a few points for other readers to think about ? |
| 4 | Who may make a few inconvenient sexual overtures on the ritually appropriate nights of the week , and will want his strictly kosher dinner cooked on time . |
| 5 | Wilko may make a few weird decisions but his record speaks for itself . |
| 6 | And Dicky can take over as a footman — he may need a few lines changed here and there . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I may need a few shots before I find the mark , Khan . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Even so , you may need a few stitches . |
| 9 | The same duties on a fishing vessel may present a few more difficulties as their crews do not normally have to cope with customs procedures . |
| 10 | They may do a few they 're not going to cut there , they will cut . |
| 11 | Once each has had a turn , the group may spend a few minutes discussing possible methods of achieving any identified learning needs . |
| 12 | You may remember a few months before Christmas , I think , that the five District Councils in Oxford County joined together to say that they felt that Government housing policy was failing to deal with the growing housing crisis in Oxfordshire . |
| 13 | Articles have fewer than 50 references and may contain a few short subheadings . |
| 14 | The alterations may cost a few hundred pounds , but make sure the right pump is used and the wiring done by a professional . |
| 15 | This means that new houses may cost a few hundred pounds more to build , but will need up to 20% less heating . |
| 16 | Many thanks to all of them and perhaps the list may inspire a few more in 1991 ! |
| 17 | The inspector may have a few unkind words to say about the CEGB 's case , especially its economics , but it will , in all probability , be pretty tame stuff . |
| 18 | Partial matches with the lexicon may have a few characters from the beginning of a word , together with approximate word shape information ( see also section 6.3 ) . |
| 19 | A large extended family may have a few dozen members . |
| 20 | ‘ But you 're here now , so you may have a few more minutes with him , until the drug I have just administered takes effect . |
| 21 | Well , we may have a few helpful hints . |
| 22 | Question analysis and planning may produce a few ideas . |
| 23 | This may take a few iterations to achieve a good balance , but should eventually make the zero crossings correspond to more or less zero field . |
| 24 | It may take a few more years to get there , plus some pretty hard negotiation . |
| 25 | It may take a few years yet , and some unlikely cohesion in banks ' own lobbying . |
| 26 | Though osmone may take a few days , if not weeks , to work , and not everyone can detect the smell , its action is gentle but effective , claims Dr Todd . |
| 27 | But not all badgers instantly discover a taste for peanuts : it may take a few visits on your behalf before they catch on that these small pellets are good to eat . |
| 28 | For a complicated shape this may take a few minutes but it is much more controlled than some of the automatic methods . |
| 29 | Their flights may take a few hours or many days . |
| 30 | Large volumes of small files may take a few seconds to be processed by the HC VERIFIER . |