Example sentences of "may have [verb] [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the hiatus is serious he may have to shut down all or part of the system or it may trip automatically and the operator 's task is to observe/control the shut-down to a quiescent state . |
| 2 | ONE of the newest clubs in Cleveland may have to close down due to a fall-off in attendance . |
| 3 | I believe that if the post office changes hands , that 's quite a crucial time because the newcomers may have to put up front quite a large sum of money . |
| 4 | ALL good news , but I fear that taxes may have to go up next year if the Chancellor misses his projected £244.5bn target on spending . |
| 5 | in some cases you may have to take out additional cover for accidental damage , so make sure you know exactly what you are getting for your money . |
| 6 | The Tories may have shaken up British Telecom because they dislike a state-run monopoly that seems to care more for itself than its customers ; but the main impact on BT has little to do with monopolies or state ownership . |
| 7 | Alternatively , the Minoans may have singled out particular trees as sacred by the alighting of birds on their branches , since they regarded birds as epiphanies of deities . |
| 8 | In your professional practice you may have to carry out important and complex work , such as the writing of a critical report , in the noise of a factory or with a bulldozer working outside the window of your office . |
| 9 | WIRRAL Council may have to sell off more land to head off the crisis over home improvement grants , Liberal Democrat leader Coun Phil Gilchrist warned last night . |
| 10 | It 's erm if you 've used that lots and lots of times it may have used up all the . |
| 11 | Fears that the fast-talking Glaswegian may have used up all his best material during last week 's opener soon proved unfounded . |
| 12 | It is quite possible that the expansion of the social services may have used up some of the labour that could have been absorbed by the manufacturing sector but there was no scarcity of labour as such in the 1960s and 1970s . |
| 13 | CERN , Europe 's centre for research into the fundamental nature of matter , may have pulled off another important discovery — the second this year . |
| 14 | I say this because a few days ago Spurs were linked with a different ( Swedish ) defender , so may have pulled out any interest . |
| 15 | It is possible that this physical activity , combined with his medical condition , may have brought about some degree of incapacitation in flight prior to impact . |
| 16 | Moreover , although a great cult may have brought in more than enough wealth to compensate for the damage caused by those fleeing from the king 's anger , that wealth could still attract the attention of would-be thieves . |
| 17 | But dogs can learn a lot by that age and may have picked up some very bad habits , so it is important that very basic training begins at eight weeks , and is increased in very gradual stages . |
| 18 | In a year 's time we may have to work out fresh deals for them but , whatever happens , they wo n't be leaving . |