Example sentences of "[pers pn] may [verb] some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may forget about this entirely , or you may spend some time exploring possibilities in a rather inconsequential way . |
| 2 | The producers of all these programmes are inundated with cassette tapes from bands , so they may take some time before listening to them all . |
| 3 | The trade gap looks appalling and it may take some time before we see a significant drop in consumer spending . |
| 4 | It may take some time ! |
| 5 | It may take some time before a beginner experiences it , but performance will not become efficient until she does . |
| 6 | Because he does n't drive a car , it may take some time . |
| 7 | The potential mobility of non-motorized persons is also enhanced , though it may take some time ( and , probably , more measures ) for the modal split to change significantly . |
| 8 | Jockey Club senior steward Lord Hartington said last night : ‘ We will certainly continue the campaign until we win but , sadly , it may take some time . |
| 9 | ‘ It may take some time . ’ |
| 10 | It may take some time to program this technique as it has to take into account all foreseeable circumstances . |
| 11 | ‘ The yacht is a rather slow model of course , so it may take some time for you to die . ’ |
| 12 | It may take some time before matters settle down again and action proceeds quasi-automatically according to revised schemas . |
| 13 | Bear in mind that it may take some time for the police to arrive . |
| 14 | So I think it may take some time . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ It may take some time to discover anything — if I can discover anything , that is . ’ |
| 16 | It may take some time to get the team of volunteers together again . |