Example sentences of "may [adv] [verb] a [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If all goes well , you may eventually sign an agency deal so that you have someone booking your gigs and possibly arranging tours for the band . |
| 2 | This provides that a court may only make a care order if it is satisfied that the child concerned is suffering significant harm . |
| 3 | Harry may only have a walk-on part at Birdland , but he 's still the star of the show . |
| 4 | A hotel may apply for a full on-licence ; on the other hand small establishments may merely have a restaurant licence or a residential licence . |
| 5 | For another , the overall effect depends on the relative importance of income and other motives as determinants of management behaviour : a positive relationship between income and profitability may not counteract a growth motive inspired by a quest for prestige or security . |
| 6 | Thing was we had an awful lot of complaints last July , so it may not show an increase overall . |
| 7 | If an agent decides to invest in an act for the first year of its career , this band may not sign a record deal . |
| 8 | This may not prevent a GATT deal , though it does make one less likely . |
| 9 | I may not wear a mob cap , but I rake our coal-fired Rayburn daily and ‘ clouds of ash ’ is an understatement of the result . |
| 10 | ‘ But when they meet me , they may not see a kind creature who has helped them . |
| 11 | In some instances Community law itself may permit or require Member States to carry out inspections or take other measures , but it is now clear that the Council or Commission may not authorize a Member State to take measures which go beyond those which would be justified under Article 36 . |
| 12 | We need therefore to consider policies which integrate older workers into society , either in terms of maintaining them in the workplace or facilitating options which develop new social roles which may or may not have a work element . |
| 13 | But while the latter may not have a material impact on competition , they do nevertheless contribute to an incremental drift of decision-making power to a steadily diminishing number of companies . |
| 14 | You may not get a standing ovation , but applause you do n't need . |
| 15 | If you act quickly you may not need a specialist product . |
| 16 | Confident clients with strong management teams may not need a KPMG presence — provided it is made clear to potential purchasers that price is not to be discussed . |
| 17 | It is a rule that one may not use a trump card if one can follow suit . |
| 18 | We may soon see a nursery ABC frieze , which goes : A is for Aids , B is for Bondage , C is for Condom , D is for Deviancy , E is for Equality , F is for Feminism , G is for Gender Stereotyping , H is for Haringey , I is for Income Support , J is for Joyriding , K is for karma , L is for Liberalism , M is for Ms. , N is for New Age , O is for Outing , P is for Positive Discrimination , Q is for Questioning Authority , R is for Radical , S is for Single Parent , T is for Therapy , U is for Underprivileged , V is for Virtual Reality , W is for Wimmin , X is for Malcolm , Y is for Yoof and Z is for Zen . |
| 19 | CROOKS may soon need a lotta bottle to operate on housing estates in Middlesbrough . |
| 20 | The company may already have a mainframe computer with a data processing department and the manager might suggest that some potentially suitable software packages be evaluated and that obtaining a ready-made package should be considerably less expensive than writing one from scratch . |
| 21 | Thus situations may arise where the acquisition of companies with relatively small turnover may nevertheless have a Community dimension . |
| 22 | Of course , the court may still grant a disgorgement order merely where it is satisfied that an investor has been adversely affected . |
| 23 | A half-point increase in West German interest rates is already more than discounted ; a one-point rise may still force a base rate increase on a reluctant Chancellor . |
| 24 | This may possibly capture a portfolio adjustment effect arising from past relevations to the asset stock . |
| 25 | If an individual appears unable to pay his debts or has no reasonable prospect of paying he may also face a bankruptcy petition . |
| 26 | While the sole use of a baby cooker or gas ring has certain advantages , its use can create lingering smells in the only living space , and may also present a fire risk . |
| 27 | You can specify the number of a page in the mail message you have viewed previously ; you may also specify a page number to move forward in the mail message , but only to a page you have already viewed , or to the next page ( if one exists ) . |
| 28 | ‘ Higher bank interest may also mean a property slump , ’ Angus added . |
| 29 | Non-executives may also staff a remuneration committee responsible for top management appointments and for setting the level of their salaries and other benefits . |
| 30 | They may also smear a market scent on a flower which acts as a beacon to other bees . |