Example sentences of "[pers pn] may [verb] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh I think I may have to go to the toilet before I go home . |
| 2 | Getting older often means a reaching-back to beginnings , and you may yearn to return to the place of your origins , or to be in touch with old friends or relatives far away . |
| 3 | Until they do , you may prefer to leave after the cocktails . |
| 4 | ‘ . If that fails , you may decide to disengage from the conversation . |
| 5 | You may want to wipe around the eyes with moist cotton wool on occasions as part of the regular grooming process , and also inspect the ears . |
| 6 | ‘ Before you do , ’ said Epitot carefully , ‘ you may care to reflect upon the fact that thanks to your neglect of the most elementary precautions , you have permitted a homicidal maniac to molest the body of one of our countrymen . ’ |
| 7 | Surround crowns with straw during winter to protect them from frost — in colder areas you may need to earth up the stems first . |
| 8 | If it 's flush and you 're flush mounting the new one , unscrew it and prise it out of the wall ( you may need to cut through the plaster first with an old knife to help free it ) . |
| 9 | However , you may need to cut around the stalk and then twist , to hull some strawberries that are less ripe . |
| 10 | You may need to fiddle with the valves quite a bit to get the right balance between the different outlets . |
| 11 | The answer to the first part of the question is that communication problems can be caused both by the sender and the receiver , but if you are frequently misinterpreted you may need to think about the message and the manner in which it is being transmitted . |
| 12 | You may need to stand behind the patient at first , to encourage him to move correctly and not in a ‘ dot and carry , pattern . |
| 13 | However , we wish to discuss and agree any amendments that you may seek to make to the contract in advance of you submitting your final binding offer . |
| 14 | You may like to think of the essay as a journey ; in the introduction you give the directions and the likely route that will be taken . |
| 15 | You should read this section if you require a non-standard LIFESPAN process ( eg. you may wish to turn off the production of approval listings , grant public access to DCs ) or if you are about to set up your LSLIVE process . |
| 16 | You can picnic on the spacious lawns whilst the children play happily on the adventure play area , or you may wish to eat in the large cafeteria . |
| 17 | The expansion slots house the input/output controller , the video controller card and any additional cards you may wish to add in the future . |
| 18 | When your job ends , you may have to return to the UK . |
| 19 | If they wo n't you may have to claim against the Post Office . |
| 20 | Say no at the supermarket checkout and you may have to cope with the whole drama of screams , kicks and sit-ins from your canny three-year-old , while a shopful of people look on , summing up your performance as a parent . |
| 21 | And you may have to look after the exhibition yourself , so the ‘ invisible ’ cost of your time is another factor to consider . |
| 22 | In your mind you may have to start from the beginning of the paradigm and go down until you arrive at the form you need at the moment . |
| 23 | She will respond intuitively as she senses the class 's needs , or , rather , she may have to respond to the class 's wants . |
| 24 | Our shop at work has sold out of the Torygraph today , so we may have to wait for the latest standings . |
| 25 | We may have to wait until the third one . |
| 26 | After the birth , any desires we may have to rise above the physical mire are crushed as nappy-changing , spurting milk and sticky fingers involve us well and truly in the messy side of life . |
| 27 | ‘ If we were to look at the constitutional situation we may have to look at the position of the Princess Royal . |
| 28 | We should spend more time trying to bring whatever expertise we may have to bear on the subject in question . |
| 29 | They may choose to jump on the bandwagon and agree with the decision that will be made anyway or they may choose to cosset disagreements . |
| 30 | In S6 they may choose to study for the Certificate of Sixth Year Studies , or simply work to ‘ keep up ’ their language . |