Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] may [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Outside is a lovely garden where you may eat in fine weather , and occasionally the hotel offers zither music during the evening . |
| 2 | Where we may feel at a disadvantage compared with moral absolutists with fixed standards is not in the claim to objectivity but in the sense of certainty . |
| 3 | There is , for example , no Annie 's Bar where we may gossip with the mighty over a vodka — although we do have access to a well-stocked cafeteria , where the waitresses are uncommonly polite . |
| 4 | Where we may boast of our striving for perfection , Jesus had only humility . |
| 5 | The Tachykinins are a family of biologically active neuropeptides that are widely but selectively distributed in both the central and the peripheral nervous systems , where they may function as neurotransmitters ( 1 ) . |
| 6 | Where they may differ from their informal counterparts is in the amount of time spent on such studies or on the message given to the children and their parents that such activities are incidental to ‘ real ’ learning ( the mastery of arithmetical or grammatical skills ) . |
| 7 | Some pathogenic organisms may not manifest their disease-provoking properties in certain sites , where they may behave as commensals . |
| 8 | Self-cutting is sometimes a problem in inpatient psychiatric units , especially those catering for adolescents , where it may occur in an epidemic fashion ( Simpson 1975 ; Walsh and Rosen 1985 ) . |
| 9 | It is able to recycle material which is now being expensively destroyed in incinerators or dumped into the sea , where it may act as a source of marine pollution . |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't think Laura is aware of racial prejudice yet , ’ says John , ‘ although she may come across it in the future . |
| 11 | While I would not seek to question the decision of the judges of a number of the awards ( although you may note for the record , however , that there were a lot of eyebrows raised in the trade by the comments on and judging of Helpware magazine , which won both contract title of the year and runner-up to best consumer launch of the year in the 1992 Publishing Awards ) , I would like to question the appropriateness of the chairman of the judges presiding over a ceremony where his own company won the most number of awards . |
| 12 | Right , erm So compounding this effect of asset fixity may be erm , the case where a number of similar products , or competing products er , their , their prices fall simultaneously , so if you 're , you know , if you 're wheat , if you 're a cereals farmer in the south east of England , alright , and the prices of wheat , barley , and virtually all , sort of , oil seed rape , anything else that you can use the land for , if they all fall , you know , there 's no point in switching production , alright , so you may continue to , to produce , even though the price of the product has fallen , alright , because the prices of all other competing products has fallen . |
| 13 | Wood floors of all types need to be laid on a perfectly level floor , so you may need to completely cover it with hardboard , or in more extreme cases , chipboard , before laying the floor . |
| 14 | It is considerably harder to characterise the form of exchange at a local level , although we may hypothesise about its nature on the basis of the organisation viewed through alternative forms of evidence . |
| 15 | Thus , although we may say of individuals that they know this or that proposition , we can only explain this fact if we take into account the network of practices in which they live . |
| 16 | Although we may disagree about detail , semantic relationships between subjects are reasonably stable and reflect the consensus of opinion concerning their connections . |
| 17 | Although one may talk of the ‘ total or partial destruction ’ of an object such as a building or a railway yard which may be a military objective , it is quite different , and unacceptable , to speak of the destruction of an area of land . |
| 18 | In exactly the same sense as we may speak of cuckoo genes having ( phenotypic ) effects on the colour and shape of cuckoo gapes , so we may speak of cuckoo genes having ( extended phenotypic ) effects on host behaviour . |
| 19 | We are attempting to survive our time so we may live into yours . |
| 20 | Although there may appear to be numerous difficulties , do n't be discouraged . |
| 21 | In answer to one of the questions posed by employees in meetings throughout the Group , Chief Executive Kneale Ashwell explained : ‘ If , as expected , 1993 remains on a par with 1992 , we will have some over-capacity , so there may need to be some small pockets of short time working . |
| 22 | Most of the other simulations of accidental stalling involve almost unrealistic handling of the aircraft , and are therefore not very convincing , although they may result in a rather more violent wing-drop . |
| 23 | Core skills are not intended to be the subject of academic studies , although they may relate to academic subjects such as English , mathematics , computing , science and social studies . |
| 24 | There is a degree of autonomy within each of the four countries , and although they may unite in the same objectives ( such as improvements in educational and professional standards ) , each has to be responsive to the nature and demands of its country of origin . |
| 25 | Most children like to know where they stand and , although they may argue about bedtime , homework , and so on , they prefer a fairly ordered home life , particularly when they are very young . |
| 26 | Words flung out in temper , for instance , do not carry lasting conviction although they may wound at the time , whereas a calm statement , arising from inner knowledge , is likely to come from the centre of one 's being and to hold fast . |
| 27 | They are , therefore , formulaic in character and although they may call for some adaptation for contextual fit they are not composed on each occasion from constituent parts . |
| 28 | This ability is independent of idiosyncratic beliefs , feelings and usages ( although it may refer to those shared by participants ) , and is based for the most part on quite regular and relatively abstract principles Pragmatics can be taken to be the description of this ability , as it operates both for particular languages and language in general . |
| 29 | Although it may appear like a demutualisation , it is not . |
| 30 | Record 4 has no shared descriptors with the other three records , although it may have with later records . |