Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [vb pp] [det] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The long , rough guard hairs may have saved many a mountain goat from the consequences of an accidental slip . |
| 2 | She has told that tale all round Glasgow ; you may have noticed that no company calls . |
| 3 | Using the word ‘ postpone ’ instead of abandon may have made all the difference to that client 's reaction . |
| 4 | The result is that a student may have answered half the paper in a manner worthy of a Law Lord , and yet obtain a third class because he has not answered the other half . |
| 5 | If she lives on her own and poor health has robbed her of a normal social life , it is to be expected that her loneliness may have created such a build-up of unexpressed thoughts , feelings and opinions that she may need to talk herself to a standstill before she is ready to converse with you , and interest herself in anything you have to say . |
| 6 | We feel we may have arrested all the gang , financiers and organisers as well as the landing party . |