Example sentences of "[vb base] we may [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We did n't do too badly then and I suggest we may turn out the winner again . |
| 2 | But , for the time to come , I hope we may double our diligence , if the war with France do not obstruct our endeavours … for time is so far spent , past our meridian , that the affair calls for diligence . |
| 3 | I am writing direct to say I hope we may meet when you are in the UK next month , and sorry I am you were too busy to manage even a few words on the ‘ phone earlier this week . |
| 4 | Quickly taking stock of the atmosphere , Pétain remarked icily to Serrigny : ‘ In these circumstances we shall install ourselves at Souilly , where I hope we may find a little more calm . ’ |
| 5 | During a panic attack we may feel our heart beating very fast and very hard , our bodies begin to sweat very heavily , we may feel unreal , faint , dizzy , and nauseous as blood is pumped away from the head and the stomach . |
| 6 | But when we come to look at the cluster and the and the audience contact then then you know we may see something a little bit different , Okay but er those are the important aspects things like things like whoops the use of the hands you know several people put their hands in their pockets or put them behind their back or something like that . |
| 7 | Using this approach we believe we may have discovered the signal . |
| 8 | Yes , I believe we may find ourselves forced to approach the whole question of happiness , which philosophers have gone round and about for so long . |
| 9 | We are now 7 degrees within the tropics and if the trade winds in which we got off Madeira continue we may expect to cross the equator in a week or ten days , about which time our Captn. informs us that we may expect to fall in with some homeward bound vessels which will enable me as well as the rest of our passengers to forward letters to our friends … bad weather had the effect of making us all good sailors and now we are enjoying fine weather and a fair wind . |
| 10 | We feel we may have arrested all the gang , financiers and organisers as well as the landing party . |
| 11 | I think the actions of the security firm at the time were very quick , and but for their actions I feel we may have had far more serious consequences than we actually did . ’ |
| 12 | Well I guess we may get a we may get ourselves a waste disposable unit . |
| 13 | I think we may take it as certain he had business here . |
| 14 | I think we may attribute the child 's recovery to the gas , not forgetting the excellent nursing . ’ |
| 15 | I think we may have some news soon about Bill and Ricky . |
| 16 | After the pictures were developed , Dick Wixsom invited Dick Hansen to lunch with the words , ‘ I think we may have found your P-40 . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I think we may have a breakthrough . |
| 18 | ‘ I think we may have been too good over the years , ’ observed their wicketkeeping Vicar . |
| 19 | He frowned and said , ‘ You know , dear boy , I think we may have to do what they want . ’ |
| 20 | And in a vain attempt to make Williams jump he said , ‘ I rather think we may have to tighten up on one or two things round here . ’ |
| 21 | So I think we may have to take this as part of the council meeting when we get a report back , cos obviously , there 's a degree of urgency in whatever we do about this , but I can suggest that we can do no more than report back to the next council meeting that we 've discussed this , and that it is in solicitor 's hands . |
| 22 | ‘ I think we may have a bit of a problem on our hands … ’ |
| 23 | I think we may have to wait until Swindon … and we know when that is do n't we ; - ( |
| 24 | I think we may have to move fast . |
| 25 | As you may be aware , elements of the corporate financial services work we may do for you are regulated under the Financial Services Act ( ‘ FSA ’ ) by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ( ‘ ICAEW ’ ) as investment business ( ‘ regulated work ’ ) . |
| 26 | By examining the relation between these factors and workfare we may gain some insight into the likely effects on health of joining a workfare scheme . |