Example sentences of "[pron] may [vb infin] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the start of the season is very close I wonder if I may make a few points for other readers to think about ? |
| 2 | ‘ I may need a few shots before I find the mark , Khan . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Even so , you may need a few stitches . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | You may have a dozen doctors er how many has it got in there for instance , oh it 's just got four all right . |
| 6 | We may choose a professional sports person as our referent and bemoan the fact that our salaries do not compare despite the fact that we may have as much talent in our chosen fields . |
| 7 | I feel that although on the modern piano we may lose a few colours , we ultimately gain more : a wider expressive range , increased dynamics , the possibility to suggest a full orchestra , and much greater ability to permit cantabile in the higher region of the instrument . |
| 8 | Children can learn that food is available only at the table so they may manage a few minutes sitting down to eat and then get up and run around . |
| 9 | It may stir a few ghosts . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It may take a few years yet , and some unlikely cohesion in banks ' own lobbying . |
| 12 | It may find a few crabs or other invertebrates on the shore to nibble , but otherwise it eats nothing . |
| 13 | And Dicky can take over as a footman — he may need a few lines changed here and there . ’ |