Example sentences of "in [adj] [noun] and [pers pn] may " in BNC.
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| 1 | Right , right but the two's company and three 's a crowd idea is that if you 've got er two people , they , they may have er some libidinal interest in each other and they may have a couple , but a third person is , is just a complication . |
| 2 | Nine months or a year 's time we may have a different animal working in that office and it may well be some person who has who does some J L O work to supplement John and does some project work , now er Jackie has indicated she 'd love to fill that role , and we all know what project she 'd want to be doing it , but er if we do put somebody in that role they will be project officer as well and on the wall will be a year planner and it 'll have things like crucial crew gala day and all these major major things and that particular officer will work quite closely with the new Pat and they 'll be able to take some of the weight off our shoulders so when we start planning for something like crucial crew you can delegate some of the work to the project officer and perhaps the other sergeant Now I know things do n't always work out quite that straightforwardly but you know the last year has been a bastard of a year for us in terms of sickness , four S L O's have been on long-term sick we 've lost Pat for all that time Jed was off for quite a while |
| 3 | Children cope in different ways and it may be that the only support they need is from you . |
| 4 | In the case of a Japanese company wishing to invest in this country , whereas hitherto the attractions of the United Kingdom economy , along with the English language , which is important in Japanese investment , have been significant , for the future we are issuing a warning to the Japanese investor to be careful ; he may not be able to price across Europe in the future , he may experience high interest rates in this country and he may find it much harder to trade into the Community , because if we are not participating in the single currency we may not get all the benefits of the single market either . |
| 5 | I think Berkshire had a very rough ride and others too and they 're saying exactly the sorts of things that are being said in this county and it may be the last strategic plan on the county too , so it 's a very important document . |
| 6 | They also do an award-winning Steinlager from New Zealand , a type of lager already available in some off-licences and you may remember the logos from their sponsorship of the last Rugby Union World Cup . |
| 7 | They also do an award-winning Steinlager from New Zealand , a type of lager already available in some off-licences and you may remember the logos from their sponsorship of the last Rugby Union World Cup . |
| 8 | Banns are not necessary in these churches and you may get married in any church which is the place of worship for either you or your partner , whether you live in the parish or not . |
| 9 | Oh , I 'm absolutely sure it is , as , as I say there will be a few months of real suffering in , in eastern Germany and it may be a year and a half to two years before East Germany begans to , begins to show up plus figures , er on , instead of minus figures on the national statistics . |
| 10 | A horse can lose as much as three gallons ( 15 litres ) of sweat in one hour of hard work in hot conditions and he may well become dehydrated . |
| 11 | So , moving on to another requirement of this law , which states that ‘ When a penalty kick is taken the following shall apply : ( a ) The kick must be taken without undue delay ; ( b ) the kick must be taken at or behind the mark on a line through the mark ; ( c ) The kicker may kick the ball in any direction and he may play the ball again , without any restriction except if he has indicated to the referee that he intends to attempt a kick for goal ’ . |
| 12 | Atmospheric concentrations of CFCs are about one-millionth of carbon dioxide levels but their role in the greenhouse effect has increased dramatically in recent decades and they may contribute as much as 30 per cent of the greenhouse effect by the year 2015 . |