Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.

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61 Firing off a writ or an unfair dismissal application may make you feel better for a little while , but you should think carefully before launching yourself into a full-scale battle .
62 Food intolerance may be the cause of many minor ailments , which may make you feel under par .
63 And I 've got something to tell you which may make you feel the same way about me . "
64 If you can stand the pace and the heat , Bangkok is a very rewarding place to visit , although it may make you feel like taking a week afterwards to lie on a beach and recover .
65 Familiarity with the case , product or service you are discussing may make you blinkered .
66 It may make you want to ask the caterer if the coronation chicken was free range .
67 Do not cover up aspects of your lifestyle , such as heavy drinking , which you think may make you look less respectable .
68 This chapter may stimulate them to contribute to the effort of welding together insights from different disciplines , rather than , as the majority of students seem to do , keeping their finance lenses firmly in place when reading finance texts and then changing to sociological lenses when reading sociology .
69 ( b ) Alternative accommodation for alleged abusers Where a child is suffering or likely to suffer ill-treatment within the home and the alleged abuser proposes to move from the premises , a local authority may assist him to obtain alternative accommodation ( Sched 2 , para 5 ) .
70 It gets embarrassing at times when there are guests in the house , even if they are family and ought to know what to expect .
71 We — that is you and 1 — as well as the Yek , ought to know what lies beyond the Great Sea .
72 Oh right said Daryl and Elsie you ought to know I suppose any way , I 'd suspect you 'd like a sister , it 's nice having one .
73 Anyway , I thought you ought to know you have your reader back , and I enclose £4 for 4 back issues .
74 The fields were spread thick with buttercups and the may blossom which had been particularly plentiful this year was beginning to turn and fall .
75 Yes , it is a good time to buy Mr , yes , we ought to encourage him to buy .
76 The fact is that you may need something to help you cope , sleep and carry on with your life .
77 After we 've discussed the appointments , I may need you to do a — few letters . ’
78 ‘ I may need you to show me where things are , ’ she turned to Jill , ‘ but the rest I can manage , even if I have to bluff my way through . ’
79 You may need it to film my pearl-divers underwater , and to show them how it works .
80 He added : ‘ So far we have n't had any response , but the players may consider they have more pressing concerns ! ’
81 Under the Children Act , if the restrictions could be achieved ‘ voluntarily ’ a court may consider it has a duty not to grant an order .
82 Though , as I say , this is very much a matter of personal taste and is not a ‘ rule ’ and there are some patterns in the electronic packs which may tempt me to change my preferences .
83 One teacher 's despair may tempt them to fall into the ‘ rescuer ’ role ; other teachers may strike them as ineffective so that the supporters become judgmentally prescriptive with those ‘ why do n't you … ’ bits of advice that can make things worse by letting the teacher feel how others can handle them better .
84 These will probably be things that they would have kept as a matter of course in their store cupboard in earlier days , but have gradually dropped off their shopping list as they grew older and only had themselves to cook for ; so there is no question of giving them new ideas — only trying to revive old ones , which may tempt them to prepare more varied and nourishing meals to achieve a balanced diet .
85 Jobs which involve entertaining may tempt you to drink more than you intend .
86 What is your name , wife , that I may know whom to thank ? ’
87 One evening at Pack Meeting Beegee , which was the name the Pack had made up for their Guider out of the initial letters B and G of Brownie Guider , told the Brownies that the County Girl Guides ' Fete was to be held in a few weeks ' time in Morley Park and that the 3rd Shortfields Pack must think what to do to help make the fete a huge success .
88 Yes we ca I think these ducks must think we 've got some bread for them , but we have n't have we ?
89 Josh for younger girls , they must think it keeps them young .
90 ‘ They must think you 've got a right lunatic on your hands , ’ she said , grimacing , then brightened .
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