Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [to-vb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Sociologists may attempt to improve on this by detailing specific areas of behaviour in which they are interested : how people behave in families , why some people are involved in crime , why some children perform better at school , and so on . |
| 32 | The word of the Lord may have to do with faith in God that cuts people free from besetting depression , it may have to do with simple lifestyle or it may have to do with befriending non-Christians . |
| 33 | One reason for the conflicting results may have to do with other uncontrolled , variables in some of these studies . |
| 34 | It may have to do with initial body roll , which ( despite anti-roll bars ) is still significant . |
| 35 | If the answer is ‘ no ’ then it may be that counselling has not yet reached a sufficiently advanced stage in the process , and we may have to return to earlier stages . |
| 36 | The verdict on that one , however , may have to wait for many years yet . |
| 37 | You may have to wait for one or two things but you know like like copy sometimes but I did n't used to send them s erm er contracts in unless they had everything . |
| 38 | So you may have to wait till next year when I find a job for this year 's Christmas present — but this MUST NOT stop giving me his ideas as his birthday present is long overdue . |
| 39 | Your financial situation can improve , but you may have to wait until next year before you are entirely out of the woods . |
| 40 | ‘ We may have to decide upon additional action ’ , said Yeo . |
| 41 | They face the prospect of having to accept unskilled jobs at lower wages or of retraining , in either event , they may have to move to another part of the country . |
| 42 | The inhabitants , therefore , may have to move from one part of the nest to another to find the most comfortable conditions . |
| 43 | You may have to contend with hidden antagonisms or even resentments , but by the weekend you will find it easier to respond to the moods or demands of a partner . |
| 44 | One may have to resort to that favourite escape , recourse to a compound hypothesis involving the effects of different agents at different times in the past . |
| 45 | With no help around , you may have to resort to another tactic — a risky one : going to ground . |
| 46 | If all this fails , you may have to resort to another tactic . |
| 47 | Unfortunately the VHD project is now on ice , and the company may have to look for another video-disc format . |
| 48 | Behind the grille it is usually quieter than outside ( where you are ) , and the muffled voice may have to compete with loud background noise ; in addition the speaker 's face often can not be seen clearly . |
| 49 | Derby start 2-1 down to Cambridge and Villa defend the same score at Wolves , where Taylor may have to trust in another piece of sports sagacity . |
| 50 | I have come to the conclusion that I may have to stick to one particular make for the right size . |
| 51 | If you are updating , you may have to compromise with expensive changes such as new plumbing . |
| 52 | I should welcome any comments you may have to offer within 3 weeks of the date of this letter . |
| 53 | In the road haulage industry the trade union representative may have to travel to other regions in the country to coordinate practice and policy and should advise his employer of the importance of this type of work to avoid misunderstandings . |
| 54 | Since a high proportion of residents in Homes are frail , you may have to assist with nursing care and may come across conditions which you may not have met before in elderly people . |
| 55 | Since a high proportion of residents in Homes are frail , you may have to assist with nursing care , as outlined on pages 69 to 85 . |
| 56 | You may have to assist in this . |
| 57 | The ability to extract is rare precisely because it may have to cut across these obvious parts . |
| 58 | Still more complex behaviours , such as the spinning of an orb web by a spider , or the singing of the species-specific song by a bird , depend on an interaction between innate structures generating particular movements , on innate tendencies to be reinforced by particular sensory inputs , and on experience , which may have to occur at particular times during development . |
| 59 | Employing the wrong people will be a waste of your and ? or your company 's time and assets , and will put pressure on existing staff who may have to work with unsatisfactory newcomers . |
| 60 | Or he may try to trade in that idea for something he might think would be almost as valuable , the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Germany . |