Example sentences of "[pron] may [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Executive Committee shall meet not less than twice a year in every calendar year : decide its own procedure : elect its own Chairman and Vice-Chairman , each of whom may hold the office for a maximum period of four consecutive years . |
| 2 | This is obviously far more satisfactory than leaving it to a widely dispersed class of persons each of whom may lack the skill , interest and financial resources required if he is to take action on his own . |
| 3 | Handling and using them may give a sense of the past . |
| 4 | Together or separately , the two of them may hold the key to power after the election . |
| 5 | Another group went to talk to the ‘ Educated Youth ’ ( i.e. young people who after leaving school in the city go to work in the commune and learn from the peasants ) — after 2 or more years in the country , a few of them may get the chance for further training or education before they are assigned to their jobs ( there is no such thing as applying for a job here ) . |
| 6 | The time and effort demanded of them may put a strain on their relationship with a partner , who may have been looking forward to the years when they could be alone again as a couple . |
| 7 | Topsel warns that playing with them may destroy the lungs and corrupt the air : ‘ There was a certain company of Monks much given to nourish and play with Cats , whereby they were so infected , that within a short space none of them were able to say , read , pray , or sing , in all the Monastery . |
| 8 | In theory , the shareholders have legal control of the company , but in practice this is most often exercised by the directors who between them may have a small minority of the shares with the acquiescence of the institutions which are the major shareholders . |
| 9 | Just because not everyone may spot the toy gun in this ad and attach a certain symbolic significance to it , it does not mean that it is not there nor that it has no effect . |
| 10 | Thus , everyone may have the same wage rate , w , per hour and the same unearned income , M , but there may be differences in the tastes for leisure leading to differences in hours worked , L. As a result , measured income may vary — even though all individuals have the same endowments and market opportunities . |
| 11 | Er , the the the er er the fax in the first instance has been sent by a back bench member of this house who is not a minister , but I may tell the honourable gentleman that I get all sorts of things from mail shots inviting me to all er manner of functions , all of which find their way into the waste paper basket . |
| 12 | It is only that I feel I may make a new friend and be rewarded with company . |
| 13 | While all this talk of constitutional change is in the air — Kinnock proposes to abolish the House of Lords and dismember the United Kingdom , as well as to forbid the whole country from hunting — I wonder if I may make a proposal . |
| 14 | ‘ If I may make a suggestion , ’ Horowitz , also standing , addressed Evans . |
| 15 | As the start of the season is very close I wonder if I may make a few points for other readers to think about ? |
| 16 | I may make a mess of this but that does n't mean I 'm stupid . |
| 17 | As you will know I may make a reference under this section when I desire the opinion of the Court , not on the whole case but on a point arising on it . |
| 18 | If I may make a return by listening to your troubles , I am very willing to do so . ’ |
| 19 | When visiting a foreign country , for example , I may feel that I have reason to obey its laws on the ground that if I do not I may bring the reputation of my university into disrepute . |
| 20 | Finally , without taking my eyes off the flowers , I may move the vase closer , or walk around the table and look at the flowers from different angles . |
| 21 | I do hope I may remain a member ? |
| 22 | A bias , if I may coin a phrase , against the obvious . |
| 23 | I I 'm grateful Mr Deputy Speaker and I I will certainly er stay in order but the British electorate coming up to June the ninth and the European er elections will not know even if we pass these particular proposals tonight er in which constituencies they will be voting and if I may give an illustration as the honourable member for Truro did er er as far as his European constituency is concerned er the European constituency of Derbyshire Ashfield will d be divided into three different directions as the result of this particular order in council if we pass it tonight . |
| 24 | I may expect no mass media to crusade , no millions of strangers to become suddenly familiar with my name and anxious for my cause . |
| 25 | How often have those lines been my prayer : ‘ Teach me to live that I may dread The grave as little as my bed . |
| 26 | If I may remind the right hon. Gentleman , I did not invent that figure . |
| 27 | If I may remind the house of the background to this . |
| 28 | That I may soar the sky , |
| 29 | Do you say , madam , that I may rent the room ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Actually , ’ Morton said hesitantly , ‘ if I may borrow a phrase from some distinguished bon viveur whose name I have forgotten , nowadays I like my fruit a little green . ’ |