Example sentences of "may [vb infin] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a case of dramatic irony when we as readers recognize and share with the fabliau author a knowledge of the " realities " of the fictitious situation denied to the merchant of Orléans and may laugh at the merchant 's misguided belief as a result . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The story — accompanied by more than 150 colour paintings — of how they find a land where humans and dinosaurs live in harmony is an imaginative and interesting read , although adults may baulk at the price . |
| 4 | Some may baulk at the name though : Converse Rear Entry . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But there is a way through and in spite of how the sufferer may feel at the time , there will be a return to normality . |
| 7 | They may feel at the time very sincere about their forgiveness but if that is all that happens the old feelings of misunderstanding and bitterness can swiftly recur . |
| 8 | In spite of what the candidates may feel at the time , there is no stigma or criticism in being allocated a job flying something other than a fast jet : rescuing downed pilots in foul conditions or carrying out low level paratroop insertions in a Hercules are just as dangerous and demanding . |
| 9 | Talk about your feelings with them and that will help you decide if you 're going to need some professional help to come through this experience which is very common and in which you can be helped , no matter what you may feel at the time . |
| 10 | I appreciate that sir , but you may feel at the end of the day that you need to hear conducts from the case and if he is still present obviously whatever the court wishes to do . |
| 11 | You may feel at the end of the day that you need to hear from the officer of the case and he is still present obviously in case the court wishes |
| 12 | People who have children may blanch at the idea of those cream sofas , but Rachel has two young children of her own and the slipcovers can go straight into the washing machine . |
| 13 | We may scoff at the sort of community action that was represented by ducking-stools and pillories , by ‘ sending to Coventry ’ and by , in its extremest form , lynch law . |
| 14 | For example , it may appear at the beginning of a statement ( You know , it 's time we talked ) , but it is distinctly unusual at the beginning of a question ( You know , is it 6 o clock ? ) or a command ( * You know , shut the door ) , or an exclamatory or minor sentence ( one does not say , after banging one 's thumb with a hammer , * You know , damn ! ) . |
| 15 | While Britain may appear at the top of the European Community lone parent league table , other countries , both in and outside Europe , have as high or higher rates . |
| 16 | You wo n't tear any major muscle groups laughing during Crimes and Misdemeanours or Hannah and her Sisters , for example ; but you may marvel at a film-maker at the height of his powers . |
| 17 | Congress may balk at the spending list . |
| 18 | ‘ A cat may look at a King ’ |
| 19 | Your employer may look at a variety of alternative sanctions . |
| 20 | But a cat may look at a queen . |
| 21 | A cat may look at a queen . |
| 22 | Turning , throwing his voice ( Miss Dainty : ‘ Why do you stare so ? ’ ) and the line with extra meaning : ‘ A duke may look at an actress , may he not ? ’ |
| 23 | A committee may look at the rationale underlying a major aspect of policy , e.g. the investigation of the Treasury Committee into Monetary Policy . |
| 24 | In this climate , it is likely that people may look at the Office of Innovation model through analytical eyes . |
| 25 | Spelling changes may occur at the morpheme boundaries resulting in slight changes to the surface string produced by the morpheme combinations . |
| 26 | The polypary may occur at the end of a stalk , giving the coral the appearance of a toadstool , or alternatively , in encrusting forms , the polypary may rest directly on the substrate , attaching itself by rootlike processes as the coral grows . |
| 27 | Cutting may occur at the time of binge-eating . |
| 28 | But as you may discover at the end of your course you 'll have a questionnaire to say how found it , how it 's gone on and of course in the past people have filled in questionnaires saying what they want to know about the legal aspect is all about wills . |
| 29 | One may guess at the Spaniard 's dismay when Moctezuma passed him some lumps of greenstone enjoining him to hand them to none other than his prince . |
| 30 | Your view may materialise at the end as an opinion based on those stated facts and be fitted into the recommendation section . |