Example sentences of "[pron] may [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I need to be able to see the path ahead in order to plan my route well in advance , or else I may get myself into an awkward position . |
| 2 | The reasons for failure are more likely to be due to people problems , which may show themselves by the lack of cooperation when the information system is being developed and a resistance to the changes that occur when the application is implemented . |
| 3 | As we have seen , such organisations tend to be dominated by formal rules and by committees which may lend themselves to the more autocratic style of leadership . |
| 4 | Another who may find himself in the same situation will call upon all his inner resources in his efforts to deal with the problem . |
| 5 | Try eating a small amount of a low-fat , high-carbohydrate food before each meal , otherwise you may stuff yourself in a futile attempt to be satiated then eat a rich pudding anyway , since all you really wanted was the carbohydrate . |
| 6 | You may view yourself as a ‘ straight talker ’ — someone who uses words sparingly and appropriately to convey significant messages . |
| 7 | Because the , we ca n't put all of you into , that 're doing advocacy into one small group session , you may find yourselves with a different tutor , or at a different time , to when you would normally have your small group session . |
| 8 | By the age of 25 or so the oiliness should be settling down but you may find yourself with a new problem : laughter and frown lines must finally be acknowledged as the first signs of an ageing skin . |
| 9 | You may find yourself with a partner who does n't want to use a condom . |
| 10 | You may find yourself with no language school as such , but with textbooks of varying degrees of usefulness available . |
| 11 | Disadvantages : If there 's a last-minute emergency , you may find yourself without a sitter ; you have to watch out that neither side abuses the bargain you 've made by going out far more than the other . |
| 12 | The range is obviously very wide , and you may find yourself in a Greek tragedy , or even a modern ‘ exercise ’ play such as Games by James Saunders , where the student may add to the text by research material which can be incorporated in the project . |
| 13 | If you are selling a house and buying another one , you may find yourself in a position where you have to wait for your purchaser to complete , whereas your new home is ready . |
| 14 | Jules laughed , but then added more seriously , ‘ Nevertheless , you may find yourself in a difficult position before much longer , Alice . |
| 15 | You may find yourself in a situation where there is no language school , no textbook , and even no written form of the language . |
| 16 | ‘ Do as I say , Robyn , or you may find yourself in a whole load of trouble . ’ |
| 17 | You may find yourself in the midst of a lengthy disputation about the rights and wrongs of a particular request you made ( 'But you said another five minutes , mum ! ' ) . |
| 18 | You may find yourself in an established language school with a well-designed language course and well-qualified teachers . |
| 19 | The mother may feel that her role in the family is cook and food-giver : she may identify herself as a good mother and wife if she continually feeds her family . |
| 20 | But if we then turn to the ego — and , still more , the superego — and try to understand the sequence of development there we may find ourselves in the predicament of a person who tried to investigate the musical education of a child who had started learning the piano with grade 2 , then gone on to grade 3 , and finally ended with grade 1 ! |
| 21 | This is scarcely surprising , since we may pride ourselves on the fact that freedom of speech has existed in this country perhaps as long as , if not longer than , it has existed in any other country in the world . |
| 22 | This is scarcely surprising , since we may pride ourselves on the fact that freedom of speech has existed in this country perhaps as long as , if not longer than , it has existed in any other country in the world . |
| 23 | This is scarcely surprising , since we may pride ourselves on the fact that freedom of speech has existed in this country perhaps as long as , if not longer than , it has existed in any other country in the world . |
| 24 | And on the other side , subordinate groups have no other recourse than armed revolt if they are deprived of other means of exercising political rights ; or they may find themselves in a situation where their formal rights can only be made effective in practice by the use or threat of violence . |
| 25 | It may show itself in the formation of groups with a hierarchical power structure , or as an outwardly driving force , such as is found in a hunting group . |
| 26 | So , when it returns for yet another pre-killed dish of food , it may find itself in a listless , frustrated mood . |
| 27 | It may spend itself before the next one . ’ |
| 28 | It is only in the pursuit of important goals that he may see himself in a negative light , and only during the recurrence of situations similar to the childhood loss that brought the negative schema into existence . |