Example sentences of "may actually [vb infin] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I tend to draw , most o , most of us tend to draw them as straight lines with branches coming off they may actually show the chain as a twisted chain or zig-zag chain or going in to form a square or something ! |
| 2 | This was the central theme of the Griffiths Report ( 1988 ) , but the suggested solution — the separation of ‘ purchasers ’ and ‘ contractors ’ in order to create a quasi-market — may not be the complete or only answer and may actually impede the flow of information from consumer to service planner . |
| 3 | This is better for the male , too , and he may actually inform the female in some way that she is a secondary female , but as yet we do not know how . |
| 4 | Nylon bristles are not to be recommended because they are likely to create static electricity in the coat and may actually damage the hair over a period of time . |
| 5 | If we go back to that first , second slide , if you 're still alive in thirty years time , you may actually want the money that you 've gifted to people ten years ago , and erm that 's the problem you 've got . |
| 6 | It penetrates the carcase of its prey at one end , usually the head end , and it may actually leave the skin intact while progressively eating through the insides of the animal . |
| 7 | Hamilton also points out that the replacement of forest by well-maintained agricultural terraces may actually reduce the amount of soil erosion , and Ives ( 1987 ) provides a timely reminder that the Himalaya are undergoing tectonic uplift which itself may be of sufficient magnitude a account for much of the increased sediment load of the major drainage systems . |
| 8 | It has even been suggested that such observation , especially if associated with low morale among staff , may actually increase the risk of suicide ( Kobler and Stotland 1964 ) . |
| 9 | Sufferers who turn to alcohol or smoking may actually increase the tinnitus as well as causing additional problems . |
| 10 | But you do not consider the possibility that some may actually enjoy the view from atop a highrise . |
| 11 | We have stressed the paramount importance of pupil activity and the designer must guard against the danger that the sophisticated graphics possibilities of the micro may actually undermine the development of the pupils ' skills in drawing and interpreting graphs and other diagrams . |
| 12 | It may actually paralyse the person and put them on erm a life-support machine . |
| 13 | The secret is the human voice — at once intimate and personal to you — much more magic in a way than the announcer on TV backed by his hi-tech coloured images flashing across the screen or pictures of the events being described — all of which may actually lessen the feeling of personal involvement . |
| 14 | However , it is interesting to note that some wider forms of inter-group dependence can , paradoxically , act as a diversification mechanism to reduce organizational ambiguity , and may actually lessen the need for overall planning to ensure that specific interdependencies are always tightly managed . |