Example sentences of "may [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also got on well with the justices of the Jews and may for a brief period have enjoyed some sort of official position in the Exchequer of the Jews . |
| 2 | If it fails , he may as a last resort fling his band of ‘ patriotic ’ assassins into general action . |
| 3 | This criticism arises from the fact that , search where you may through the White Papers , nowhere will you find detailed information about what public service workers have been paid , how their pay has changed or what they will be paid in the future . |
| 4 | This back-arc zone may of a large marginal basin separating the intra-oceanic island arc from an adjacent continent , or it may be a more complex feature containing one or more remnant arcs , separated from the volcanic arc and each other by interarc basins . |
| 5 | In these , positions , the glazing must be ‘ safe ’ , and this can be achieved in may of the following ways : |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Now I want to allow a bit more time for questions so I 'll just end if I may with a funny story which , did n't happen to me , it happened to a colleague of mine , erm a young lady , who went to give er a talk like this to group of adults like yourselves and at the end of the meeting the treasurer went up to her and said do we owe you any fee or expenses ? |
| 8 | Mont St Michel is known to have been disputed between Brittany and Normandy at about this date , and Robert 's fleet may from the first have been intended to operate against it and the Bretons . |
| 9 | Conversely , whilst there may in a few cases be valid reasons for a high quality paper not being submitted to such journals , it could be argued that in some cases publication outside the core represents a negative value judgement on the quality of that research . |
| 10 | Conversely , whilst there may in a few cases be valid reasons for a high quality paper not being submitted to such journals , it could be argued that in some cases publication outside the core represents a negative value judgement on the quality of that research . |
| 11 | ‘ They are anxious that they should not go on running a system which may in the long term be at a loss , ’ he said . |
| 12 | But any solution that involves disconnecting activity from true values may in the long term take an even greater toll . |
| 13 | Other more ‘ enlightened ’ strategies are possible , and may in the long run prove more profitable . |
| 14 | Nurses and phlebotomists are more willing to comply with universal precautions than the medical profession , whose example may in the long term compromise the safety of other health care workers who are not in a position to assess the risk . |
| 15 | What may in the first instance be attributed to physical causes and treated by an herbalist may , if it persists or grows more severe , be redefined as caused by mystical forces requiring treatment by a diviner ( see Horton 1970 : 142 ) . |
| 16 | Of course , some may in the early years have argued plausibly that the payments would rid England of the raiders for good , for it need not have been evident in the 990s that the problem would intensify as it did . |
| 17 | Claims may not include mesne profits as they may in the High Court , but are confined to claims for non-payment of rent . |
| 18 | To identify English as peculiarly problematical should not weaken the general defence of humane values in education , and may in the longer run help to strengthen them . |
| 19 | If staff find themselves having to implement policy which they have no part in making , they may have little commitment to it and may in the longer term become alienated . |
| 20 | It will require constant monitoring of the technological situation and may in the longer term necessitate several changes of format to keep pace with changes in storage devices and technique . |
| 21 | The effect on the level of savings may in the classical savings case be represented simply by T : . |
| 22 | 5.2.2 the Tenant 's Certificate has not been issued by the expiry of the period of immediately following the Possession Date then the provisions of clause 5.4 shall have effect immediately upon the expiry of the relevant period ( or upon the expiry of such extended period as the parties may within the relevant period agree in writing ) |
| 23 | And I 'd like to erm try and get you all to see what you can tell by simply observing the building , and I 'd like to concentrate if we may on the central part of the building , because there are a number of changes that have been made to that building erm which tell a story . |
| 24 | Relatively inexpensive , it may on the one hand inspire confidence in the wearer and on the other act as a tactile reminder that he/she has a bad knee . |
| 25 | She may be ecstatic and radiant ; she may on the other hand feel tired and depressed . |
| 26 | This is challenged by Hart who suggests that , far from simply being an example of the law enforcing a moral principle — for example the sanctity of human life — it may on the other hand ‘ perfectly well be explained as a piece of paternalism , designed to protect individuals against themselves ’ . |
| 27 | One may on the other hand consider that the ancient traditions and methods of training for the Bar are worthy of preservation . |
| 28 | This may to a certain extent have been true . |
| 29 | His sonorous voice and deliberate utterance may to a great extent account for this but it should also be remarked that as Highbury Quadrant was the first church to introduce the Electrophone , perfection has been probably acquired by long practice in the details requisite to success . ’ |
| 30 | The secret I find and you may over the next day or day and a half to a couple of days you may well see me just do that occasionally I 'll just throw my hands back down to me side . |