Example sentences of "[pers pn] may [vb infin] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may long for her . |
| 2 | ‘ My lord , if I may speak for Shrewsbury , both abbey and town , I must tell you how grateful we are that Saint Winifred fell into such noble hands as yours . |
| 3 | If I may speak for the Law Officers of the Crown , we are scrupulous in bearing that vital principle in mind . |
| 4 | I append a list of the 15 drawings that we should like to borrow , and should be grateful if you would assign individual values to them so that I may arrange for them to be covered by government indemnity while in our care . |
| 5 | While I am on my feet , perhaps I may apologise for referring in an earlier answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton , North when I meant my hon. Friend the Member for Littleborough and Saddleworth ( Mr. Dickens ) , who made the suggestion . |
| 6 | I may look for another opportunity to talk to Mrs Tate . ’ |
| 7 | If I may digress for a moment , I refer him in turn to the successful water system invented by the Greeks at Pergamon . |
| 8 | I feel confident because I know I came out to help : directly , by leading them as well as an officer can ; indirectly , by watching their sufferings so that I may plead for them as well as I can . |
| 9 | This permission will not unreasonably be withheld and we will not have any claim on any recompense you may negotiate for yourself . |
| 10 | What you 've got ta recognize , well you may go for both . |
| 11 | You know , you may go for a long time and not see any , then you 'll see two or three in possibly a week . |
| 12 | If you decide to start your collection , you may pay for this first print in three interest-free monthly payments . |
| 13 | The good lady has agreed that you may return for the night only if I remove , ’ he explained . |
| 14 | Wel welcome to the meeting you may s you may speak for not more than five minutes . |
| 15 | You may speak for not more than five minutes . |
| 16 | ‘ Lady , ’ said Hotspur , ‘ there is yet something you may do for me , if you will . ’ |
| 17 | If you have any belief in God and a life hereafter ( or whatever other words you may use for that concept ) , then surely that is the one place where there has to be true forgiveness . |
| 18 | My expectations have been met in full measure , as I think you may ascertain for yourself from our well-beloved Tom Ingledew who conveys to you this packet . |
| 19 | If so , you may look for work of the same status , remunerated at the same level , for a reasonable time , without having your compensation reduced as a result . |
| 20 | If you have a low income and no more than £8,000 savings , you may qualify for Income Support , which is paid weekly and tops up any Income you have to a level set by the Government . |
| 21 | If you are looking for respite care for short periods , or convalescent care , you may qualify for some help through Income Support if you have less than £8,000 in savings . |
| 22 | If a substantial loss has been suffered you may be able to sue the vendor , and if you lack financial resources you may qualify for legal aid . |
| 23 | If you have an inadequate income , you may qualify for income support which is designed to provide those without sufficient means with enough money to live on . |
| 24 | If you have been saving under the Homeloan scheme for two years or more you may qualify for an extra £600 loan and a cash bonus of £110 , provided you buy a house or flat below a certain price limit for each region . |
| 25 | If when you pay prescription charges you think that you may qualify for free prescriptions , ask the chemist for a receipt form FP 57 ( EC 57 in Scotland ) . |
| 26 | If you are not receiving Housing Benefit at the moment , but because you are on a low income you feel that you may qualify for help , please apply to the Council now . |
| 27 | You may qualify for a ‘ do-it-yourself ’ divorce if all the conditions below are met : |
| 28 | Also , if you/re older or disabled you may qualify for a free British Gas safety check . |
| 29 | Tony in charge of services and communication , Simon in charge of policy and development , Richard in charge of resource development , and although it 's not on the script and she said I must n't to the script , I ought to mention also Samantha who has joined us as head of communications on whom , you may thank for all the sort of visuals that we 're having , and the bright idea of videoing er , our Chairman . |
| 30 | You may apply for a Disabled Facilities Grant towards the installation of a lift . |