Example sentences of "[noun] may [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another benefit of questioning objections is that , in trying to explain the exact nature of the objection , the buyer may himself realise it is really quite trivial . |
| 2 | The licensing board may itself order structural alterations to be executed under s.36 . |
| 3 | Recent developments in particle physics suggest that every nucleon may itself have a nucleus . |
| 4 | However , it should be borne in mind that the subtenants may themselves carry out improvements which , as against the tenant , are to be disregarded on rent review . |
| 5 | Yeah this is Lieutenant may I help you ? |
| 6 | Before you move on madam chairman may I make a suggestion general approval , presumably we will be erecting a notice board er at the ground er and I would think it would be appropriate having selected the name that we make er erm some statement on the notice board saying the facility was originally provided by Southwell Parish Council . |
| 7 | In the absence of official sanction , however , the ground already covered in the development of school-based consultative in-service programmes may itself offer the wanted training opportunities for special needs post-holders and those who could give them support in their turn . |
| 8 | Even to the extent that regional organizations do succeed in moderating the pursuit of purely national goals , as the EC has done , such organizations may themselves develop into power blocs which transpose international conflicts on to another level , in a manner which recalls the imperialist rivalries of the earlier part of this century . |
| 9 | Mummy , mummy may I have |
| 10 | The effects of hormones may themselves take a very long time to appear . |
| 11 | Incorporation may itself take several forms : public or private , limited or unlimited , and with or without a share capital . |
| 12 | Given Minerva 's comments I hope this is the last we will see of this particular advertisement , but in future may I suggest advertisements are refereed and that manufacturers should be permitted to quote only published material and not their own files as references ? |
| 13 | To our prizewinners may I extend my particular congratulations . |
| 14 | Apart from the very great difficulty of establishing how a couple manage their finances ( in effect one would have to take their word for it ) and the strong incentive they would have to arrange their affairs so as to safeguard the woman 's claim to benefit , the fact that she is receiving benefit may itself make it unnecessary for the man to give her more than is required for his own keep . |
| 15 | sorry Crowston may I have a cigarette to put , place behind my left earhole then ? , thank you |
| 16 | In such cases staff from the different areas may themselves become involved in teaching sub-groups of their own students exercises relevant to their particular area or specialism . |
| 17 | … regarding individuals and social events from the perspective of feminism as world-view may itself encourage the very tendency to objectify our ‘ subjects ’ which feminism opposes so forcefully . |
| 18 | These higher social classes may themselves act as opinion leaders for the other social classes , who , over a period of time , may adopt the change . |
| 19 | The role of platelets in the process ( which has resulted from the work of several groups : ( Chandler & Hand , 1961 ; Murphy et al , 1962 ; French , 1966 ; Ross et al , 1974 ) as put forward by Ross and Glomset ( 1976 ) is really a bringing together of the Virchow and Rokitansky hypotheses of more than a century ago in that platelets may themselves contribute to vessel injury , thrombosis and atherogenesis ( Mustard et al , 1983 ) . |
| 20 | Mr may I ask you also had been told by somebody that they been planning armed robberies together . |
| 21 | Now if anyone is tempted to join our happy band may I give you some advice which will ensure you get maximum enjoyment from your hobby — specialise . |
| 22 | Female psychologists may themselves use their token status in a restricting way . |
| 23 | The plaintiff may himself raise the arguments in the previous paragraph about the unreasonable nature of the clause , and seek to render it unenforceable for all classes of liability under the action . |
| 24 | With joy may we burn and cleanse ! ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Much joy may she have of him . |
| 26 | And since even a polygonal story should have at least two sides in all international farewell orgies , how about packing it in and having a bash at normal behaviour eh , so as to get bashed again as whipping boy despite my morseled-out attempts to break free or go shiating on , turning the other cheek to sheer cheek as sitting target for the unclear missiles of affreux dizzy acts or as wailing wall of blame beyond the demarcation line or bowstring frontier that will boomerang back and much joy may it give me. ( 102 ) |
| 27 | Not until they start to grow plants for themselves in different conditions may they come to see that plant growth needs explaining . |
| 28 | Finale may I xtend a heart felt wellcome back to owr chairman Mr. Kin Mental . |
| 29 | Occasionally it may be necessary to pass a urinary catheter to drain the bladder , but this is avoided , if possible , for the procedure may itself introduce infection . |
| 30 | This evolution may itself have the potential to alter Britain 's geography , through providing built-in advantages for some occupations and places and relative disadvantages for others . |