Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] you may [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have also sent you a catalogue of Greenpeace merchandise so that you may choose from it , and may I draw special attention to the Greenpeace enamel dove badge which we would particularly like you , as a new supporter , to purchase and wear . |
| 2 | Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent for a time , so that you may devote yourselves to prayer . |
| 3 | If you are living away from home you should bring your NHS card with you so that you may register with a doctor . |
| 4 | Enlighten our minds to receive your guidance so that you may lead us unto true wisdom . |
| 5 | That we may work together according to your will so that you may work for good in us . |
| 6 | Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you , so that you may guard ( against evil ) Surrah 11 , 183 |
| 7 | I would like to take you , stage by stage , through a typical case so that you may know precisely what to expect in both present-life and past-life regression . |
| 8 | so that you may find that father is n't up to it today |
| 9 | So that you may find that all the hesitations are by women , or most of them by women , or most of them are in the pub , or most of them are a after ten at night , or ar you know , you can look at the context in which certain words , certain conversational gambits that some of them use . |
| 10 | Also in commencing to draw , select a part of the picture which is least likely to move position , so that you may have stability in your drawing . |
| 11 | It will keep you here a little so that you may have time to make your plans . ’ |
| 12 | So that you may vanish away and hide yourself from me ? |
| 13 | You must therefore insist on clear and full answers so that you may understand the way in which the student 's mind is working . |
| 14 | ‘ To this he called you through our gospel , so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ ’ ( 2 Thess. 2 : 1 4 ) . |
| 15 | Please make copies of this so that you may use them at your convenience in the future to return information to the Council . |
| 16 | By the age of 25 or so the oiliness should be settling down but you may find yourself with a new problem : laughter and frown lines must finally be acknowledged as the first signs of an ageing skin . |
| 17 | Perhaps you 'd like to sit down rather than sort of hover at the back , it 's up to you entirely but you may feel that you 're slightly uncomfortable . |
| 18 | Sometime ago right so you may catch this , and you 're from slightly further north than that I think ? |
| 19 | Just as you may resent being disturbed in the college library , so fellow students do n't enjoy being interrupted in the middle of some important piece of work . |
| 20 | By following this procedure , you will enable us to deal with your complaint promptly and you may expect to receive an acknowledgement within 14 days . |
| 21 | He/she must walk a tightrope too : interpret a tentative remark too directly and you may sound rude — but reproducing it too closely to the original may sound so tentative as to be confusing in the other language . |
| 22 | You may choose to circle them very lightly with a soft pencil which can easily be erased later or you may use a highlighter pen — it rather depends on how precious the book is ( and , indeed , whether it belongs to you ) . |
| 23 | Do n't pull strips straight up or you may irritate skin and break off hair . |
| 24 | Note also that you may have none , one or many such accounts — it all depends on how you want VMS to account for your use of LIFESPAN . |
| 25 | Change the social or physical conditions in which the animal is growing up and you may find it ends up with a different set of rules for learning . |
| 26 | No , never tell me more of your goings and comings than is my due , I need only to know , as nearly as you may judge , how long I must bide here to wait for the answer . ’ |
| 27 | WHEN things go wrong you can sue more often than you may think . |
| 28 | If your item of concern has been placed at the end of the agenda , the probability is that time will run out and you may want to get it moved forward . |
| 29 | I am the only golden eagle you know now and you may think all are like me , and become trusting and believe they will help you . |
| 30 | If you 're scared of going out because you may meet someone else , I 'd say your chances look slim . |