Example sentences of "[noun sg] may [vb infin] [to-vb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyone interested in the content and level of the course may wish to refer to one or more of the texts listed below . |
| 2 | If some unexpected problems are revealed by the disclosure letter , the acquirer may want to insist on special provisions or indemnities being included in the agreement . |
| 3 | If the number of spermatozoa is relatively small , conception may fail to occur after natural intercourse . |
| 4 | The critic may choose to write about common features in the work of the artists exhibiting ; this may lead to generalisations about the group which take little account of the individual qualities of the artists . |
| 5 | To avoid commitments to currency trading risks against deals that are not concluded — when for example the buyer wants a local currency price but seeks a three month validity to the offer — the exporter may offer to fix in local currency at the Forward Rate of Exchange ruling at the date that the contract becomes effective and irrevocable . |
| 6 | Those who are interested in doubt only from a practical standpoint may want to pass from this definition of doubt as doublemindedness directly to an examination of the categories of doubt in part two . |
| 7 | Although a spouse may be protected if he or she stays in the home , if the partner goes into permanent residential care , the spouse may want to move into smaller and more appropriate accommodation . |
| 8 | At some stage the history teacher may want to tap into some of this . |
| 9 | Even a non-trading corporation may need to engage in various activities in pursuance of its objects . |
| 10 | Behind the grille it is usually quieter than outside ( where you are ) , and the muffled voice may have to compete with loud background noise ; in addition the speaker 's face often can not be seen clearly . |
| 11 | The property may not be very precisely described , or the description of the property may omit to refer to necessary rights of way and easements for the enjoyment of services . |
| 12 | My hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Employment may care to comment on that later . |
| 13 | Unfortunately the VHD project is now on ice , and the company may have to look for another video-disc format . |
| 14 | In the road haulage industry the trade union representative may have to travel to other regions in the country to coordinate practice and policy and should advise his employer of the importance of this type of work to avoid misunderstandings . |
| 15 | The tenant may wish to dispense with 7.6.3 , 7.6.4 , 7.6.5 and 7.6.6 and add the following proviso to 7.6.2 : If for any reason the premises and all other relevant parts of the centre sufficient for the Tenant [ or any undertenant ] to carry on its [ or their ] normal trade and business including the means of access to the Premises and all essential services therein and thereto shall not be reinstated in accordance with the provisions of this clause as they were at the date of the relevant destruction or damage by the second anniversary of the date of the destruction or damage the Tenant may thereafter determine the Term by giving not less than one month 's notice to the Landlord and upon expiry of such notice the Term shall cease but without prejudice to the claim of either party for any earlier breach of covenant by the other This will doubtless be resisted by the landlord who will wish to have the unilateral right to terminate . |