Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sales-packs containing samples of our goods are available or you may prefer to take specific items . |
| 2 | Of course , you may prefer to choose outside alliances rather than restrict yourself to the family , but in times of hardship the family may be more dependable . |
| 3 | Cutting and drilling into mirrors can be tricky , and you may want to leave these jobs to a glass merchant . |
| 4 | For instance car manufacturers may offer exceedingly cheap credit , not because they believe their borrowers are uniquely low risk , but because they may want to sell more cars . |
| 5 | For instance car manufacturers may offer exceedingly cheap credit , not because they believe their borrowers are uniquely low risk , but because they may want to sell more cars . |
| 6 | If you ca n't move straight into your new home , or you find yourself with too many belongings , you may want to put some things into storage . |
| 7 | Well , on top of the expense of maintaining the house and the car , you may want to continue any hobbies you may have or take more holidays . |
| 8 | You may want to invite former colleagues to work for or with you in your new sphere . |
| 9 | You may want to store these copies on different media types . |
| 10 | So you may want to modify such formulations along the lines , " a reader is likely to feel at this point " or " many readers may respond by … " , or — possibly better — by tackling the issue of heterogeneous reader-responses more directly . |
| 11 | If you achieve success in local unaffiliated competitions , you may want to investigate affiliated competitions . |
| 12 | We may want to make useful contacts with others . |
| 13 | ‘ You may enjoy playing those kinds of games , but count me out . ’ |
| 14 | It is intended to disseminate the results of the analysis to other police forces which may seek to develop rational systems of management in the future . |
| 15 | This may include identifying additional skills you need to acquire . |
| 16 | This may include placing new titles in prime positions by the till — in the way that sweets are put next to supermarket checkouts . |
| 17 | The same is not so true of 22mm to ¾in and 28mm to lin where the pipe size has changed slightly as well and you may need to use special types of adaptor fitting . |
| 18 | If you live in a village with only a few shops , you may need to include several streets on your plan . ) |
| 19 | They also tend to ‘ use up ’ remedies quickly which may need repeating several times an hour at first but always according to the changes in the symptom picture . |
| 20 | And they 're going to have a good look and you may need to do all sorts of interesting things , okay . |
| 21 | A typical manufacturing company will have functional activities such as ‘ manufacturing ’ , ‘ engineering ’ and ‘ sales ’ , but not every manufacturing company may need these functional divisions , and some may need to emphasise other functions as well . |
| 22 | " I have explained to Mr. Ingard that you may need to discuss various matters with departmental heads in the group , " Sir Geoffrey added . |
| 23 | As with the Personal Accident and Sickness policy , the claims handler may need to obtain Additional Certificates of Medical Attendant ( PAC 8/SC 8 ) ; make unannounced visits or seek independent medical advice where the nature of the claim requires further investigation . |
| 24 | COMMUNION ( You may need to organise eucharistic ministers ) |
| 25 | The most effective sound barrier is provided by a combination of sealed unit double glazing , combined with secondary glazing with a gap of 100 to 200mm between the two ( you may need to lengthen indoor sills ) . |
| 26 | Those with dairy goats may need to have some goats kidding in the autumn to obtain good supplies of milk in winter . |
| 27 | Likewise , we may not wish a budget-holder to take risks with taxpayer 's money and to ensure equity the official may need to follow formal rules rather than respond flexibly to each new case . |
| 28 | The buy-out team may consider negotiating variable fees with its advisers . |
| 29 | About six weeks after infection , chronic bronchitis and emphysema are established and small greyish nodules may be found in the posterior part of the diaphragmatic lobes ; these may aggregate to form larger areas and are slow to resolve . |
| 30 | During this period students may opt to undertake placement-related studies leading to the award of the additional qualification of Diploma in Industrial Studies , thus further integrating their academic and applied knowledge and enhancing their career prospects . |