Example sentences of "may occur [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may occur at the exposed soil surface as raindrops selectively erode fine clay particles , leaving heavier sand particles : with time this process can affect deeper parts of the soil profile , impairing its water-retaining capacity to such an extent that even after agriculture has been abandoned the forest may be unable to recolonise . |
| 2 | We would suggest that an altered metabolism ( possibly related to gut transit time ) may occur at the large polyp or cancer stage . |
| 3 | Although Glasgow speakers , like most Scots , do not distinguish fool from full , for some speakers the word class is subdivided because some lexical items may occur with a front unrounded vowel , e.g. [ sk ? l ] for school , and others a with low back unrounded vowel , e.g. [ p ? l ] for pull but * [ sk ? l ] and * [ p ? l ] are not found . |
| 4 | Shortages may occur through large outflows of funds from the banks to the government ( into the governments accounts held at the Bank of England ) or due to a large need for cash by customers , and may occur on a daily basis . |
| 5 | A change in magma composition may occur during a single eruption as different parts of the magma chamber are tapped , but more significant compositional changes , often leading to the production of more acidic ejecta , may arise during the overall lifespan of a volcano as a result of chemical changes in the magma reservoir . |
| 6 | Moreover , a merger may occur as a defensive measure , in which , for example , a firm , threatened by a dynamic fast-growing competitor , will attempt to merge with a third firm in order to eliminate the threat . |
| 7 | According to our data , non-deglutitive repetitive simultaneous pressure waves may occur as a normal oesophageal motor pattern . |
| 8 | Moreover , simultaneous oesophageal pressure peaks may occur as a normal phenomenon when swallows are taken in rapid succession , due to the phenomenon of deglutitive inhibition . |
| 9 | The existing brick bungalow , to the north of the chapel , which constituted the lunatic wards in the 1916 plan should , they suggested , be adapted for the isolation of cases of puerperal fever ( a general term including ‘ the several affections which may occur as a direct result of childbirth ’ ) . |
| 10 | If the sub-field is tightly circumscribed , and localised geographically , then the bulk of citations may occur within a limited set of co-citing core journals . |
| 11 | In old age several major losses may occur within a short space of time . |
| 12 | One and the same practice may be performed by a nurturant or a hostile mother , may occur within an easygoing or a rigidly authoritarian home , or may take place against a background of love or of hate . |
| 13 | If the primary infection is not prevented , as many as three or four further outbreaks may occur throughout the growing season and the disease may assume epidemic proportions . |
| 14 | Years can pass before the unwanted effects of a drug are spotted and , even then , they may occur in a tiny fraction of patients . |
| 15 | Metabolism may occur in the gastrointestinal tract , including the colon or in the liver , or both . |
| 16 | Two sub-communities may occur in the Outer Hebrides : |
| 17 | The following error messages may occur in the scrolled area : |
| 18 | The following error messages may occur in the scrolled area : |
| 19 | The following error messages may occur in the scrolled area : |
| 20 | The following error messages may occur in the scrolled area : |
| 21 | The following error messages may occur in the scrolled area : |
| 22 | The following error messages may occur in the scrolled area : |
| 23 | The following error messages may occur in the scrolled area : |
| 24 | The following error messages may occur in the scrolled area : |
| 25 | The following error messages may occur in the scrolled area : |
| 26 | The following error messages may occur in the scrolled area : |
| 27 | The following error messages may occur in the scrolled area : |
| 28 | The following error messages may occur in the scrolled area : |
| 29 | The following error messages may occur in the scrolled area : |
| 30 | The following error messages may occur in the scrolled area : |