Example sentences of "may [adv] find " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whilst sailing in surf you should always keep an eye out for these sets since if you do n't you may suddenly find yourself amongst the larger waves whose ‘ rinse cycles ’ are considerably more vigorous than that of a washing machine . |
| 2 | Space and depth are easily confused ; an animal 20 yards down may appear to be only a few feet away , and in following it down to get a closer look , a diver may suddenly find himself well past prescribed diving depths . |
| 3 | But neither of these is fully regulated which means that teachers may perhaps find themselves working for less than fully professional organisations . |
| 4 | If the French are rebuffed , UNI may soon find itself back in trouble again . |
| 5 | Similarly , an expert selling obsolete knowledge may soon find power is withdrawn . |
| 6 | Existing partners may soon find the new strains too great to cope with and may choose to leave to avoid ‘ burn out . ’ |
| 7 | Wrangham comments : ‘ We may thus find the first evidence that so-called abnormal sexual behaviour may have a biological function ’ ; but he points out that a number of issues need to be resolved . |
| 8 | They may thus find ways to get round the controls . |
| 9 | He may easily find himself drawn into uncharted regions of medieval law and administration , agriculture and technology , ecclesiology and theology … |
| 10 | Unless you do this you may easily find yourself persistently oversleeping , undereating or spending more than you can afford on meals out , or otherwise not achieving all you want . |
| 11 | A business which sells only to trade customers may nevertheless find that some of its customers are " consumers " . |
| 12 | ‘ That will remind us of what he 's had to say , and I think he may just find it acts as a spur to show him what we can do . |
| 13 | Diane , I believe that if I place this disc onto the rotating turntable of a hi-fi system — not forgetting to place the stylus onto the groove , of course — then we may just find the break we 're looking for … |
| 14 | Diane , I believe that if I place this disc onto the rotating turntable of a hi-fi system — not forgetting to place the stylus onto the groove , of course — then we may just find the break we 're looking for … |
| 15 | Readers may still find , as I do , that some of the economic debate is unintelligible . |
| 16 | Even if you are not a great fan of exercise-to-music and think stepping up and down on a bench is n't exactly going to be a barrel laughs , you may still find this fun . |
| 17 | If you can keep your ‘ surplus ’ projects simple and labour-saving — grass-letting or flying flocks of grazing animals for example — you May still find time to concentrate on feeding your family as your first objective on quite a large holding . |
| 18 | Although all EC countries are afflicted by unemployment , you may still find vacancies for nurses in Germany , TV engineers in Portugal or clerks in the European Parliament in Brussels . |
| 19 | Those knitters who do not have the Passap/Pfaff knitting system may still find the book useful for pattern ideas and many of the designs are suitable for use on other electronic machines . |
| 20 | We may still find our attention distracted by thoughts of home , family or whatever . |
| 21 | If the young aspirant survives all the obstacles and makes a start in practice he may still find himself with serious financial problems . |
| 22 | Of course , much music has been composed using only scale and chord patterns , and if they have rhythmic distinction we may still find them useful . |
| 23 | Evil men can be fully qualified and have resources at their command , so we may still find that we have evil to contend with . |
| 24 | But even where the employer has patented the new product or process in the UK or elsewhere , the employee may still find himself barred from seeking compensation if the court orders revocation of the patent following proceedings brought by his employer against an alleged infringer . |
| 25 | Although you may still find them on sale in the spring , they 're unlikely to be at their best by then so now is the time to buy them and get them planted before the bad frosts . |
| 26 | Thus if a business manages to establish that its terms are incorporated into its contracts by signature , it may still find that it can not rely on any of the terms which are subject to the reasonableness test under the Act if , for instance , the business knows the signer did not read the terms before signing . |
| 27 | To put the matter simply , it is not clear whether a firm that acts in compliance with the rules of its SRO may nonetheless find itself liable for breach of fiduciary obligation . |
| 28 | A news , release sent to The Times , New Printing House Square , Gray 's Inn Road , London WC1 may possibly find its way to one person who will be interested in it , but it is not very likely . |
| 29 | Once manufactured and distributed , the material may always find its way to the hands of others who are less equable , so that its effect may be to stir up racial hatred indirectly . |
| 30 | Wives , becoming less absorbed as babies become more clearly their own persons , but often remaining tied , tired or bored by the demands of toddlers , perhaps feeling lonely and lacking enough external stimulus , may similarly find themselves resenting and envying what they see as their husbands ' ‘ freedom ’ of action . |