Example sentences of "[pers pn] may [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of them may involve social policies ; others may involve environmental policies on which we shall have to give ground during the next 10 , 15 or 20 years . |
| 2 | Despite the fact that neither the Model Code nor the Take-over Code have the force of law , they do represent important statements of commercial morality and at times breach of them may have legal consequences . |
| 3 | I wonder if I may offer some thoughts on this theme as I reflect on the situation facing Catholic Christians in our Church today . |
| 4 | In Scotland I may find some answers . |
| 5 | I may have other problems one of these days , but overweight is never again going to be one of them ’ … |
| 6 | ‘ Well , thank you , Mr Glynn , that 's all for the moment but I may have more questions for you later . ’ |
| 7 | In summary : ‘ We 'll discuss work problems and possible remedies , both of which you suggest ; I may have some thoughts on these too . ’ |
| 8 | But having read them , it is first of all possible that I may have some queries on them . |
| 9 | The hon. Gentleman and I may have some disagreements , but I have respect for his command of basic arithmetic . |
| 10 | You may miss all kinds of things you could exploit . |
| 11 | Because cars take up room , they have the overall effect of spreading people out and making them more insular — driving to a distant supermarket in your car is a different experience to walking to the local shops , where you may meet other members of the community on the way . |
| 12 | However , the latter are time-consuming to peel , so you may prefer ready-peeled chestnuts , available in cans or vacuum packs . |
| 13 | In a sense , then , this use of language is low-status play , though you may acquire some disciples who are sufficiently intimidated by your ‘ divine intervention ’ . |
| 14 | In the best case you may inherit excellent facilities needing only minor alterations ; in the worst there may be no buildings at all or it may be wisest to level the lot and start again . |
| 15 | Staying in work means a lot these days and if you lose your job you may face other problems as a result . |
| 16 | Clearly , you may face serious difficulties if your employment overseas is brought to an end before the anticipated date . |
| 17 | Your first Equity card will be a provisional one ; to become a full member you need to have worked for at least 30 weeks , not necessarily consecutively , Nevertheless , it 's only realistic to assume that you may face longish periods of unemployment and to be prepared to deal with this constructively . |
| 18 | For a programme in which you can devote six hours a day to language learning , Brewster and Brewster suggest the following amounts of time on each phrase : In your daily programme you may experience two reactions — boredom or frustration . |
| 19 | You may experience some symptoms or " side effects ' from the foods under test . |
| 20 | On warm sunny days you may see Red-eared Terrapins basking around the edge of the lake . |
| 21 | You may receive promotional offers after entering this contest . |
| 22 | You may add other toppings if you wish , but always use refried beans as the base . |
| 23 | You may encounter other ways of showing speech , ways you can use in your own writing . |
| 24 | You may write articles , you may write little bits and actually send them . |
| 25 | You may include these characters in your army if you wish . |
| 26 | You may include these characters in your army if you wish . |
| 27 | If the subject is a " classical " one — one that changes little and is of long standing — you may find old editions of early textbooks on the library shelves but , if the subject is a developing one , you have n't a hope of borrowing the right texts , because they are all out on loan : give up the idea . |
| 28 | Yeah erm so er you know you may find some traces of a more , you know , kind of er I do n't know , politicized understanding on the part of blind people as to , you know , what it means to you know kind of have their life investigated |
| 29 | You may find some words too clinical ( like vagina or penis ) or vague ( like intercourse ) , or possibly offensive ( like cunt or fuck ) . |
| 30 | Although you may find these items expensive I would recommend purchasing hose taps for external power filters . |