Example sentences of "may [verb] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until they do , you may prefer to leave after the cocktails . |
| 2 | Firms may not wish to prosecute an employee who has been fiddling them but may prefer to deal with the matter informally , to avoid bad publicity or appearing inefficient and the Possible loss of the confidence of their clients . |
| 3 | Certainly for the bride ; optional for the groom ( trad. males may prefer to keep to the old proprietorial ways ) . |
| 4 | This means , then , that the sort of target group description the agency may want to develop for the advertising will be something like this ( for a brand of ice cream ) : |
| 5 | You may want to wipe around the eyes with moist cotton wool on occasions as part of the regular grooming process , and also inspect the ears . |
| 6 | Whatever criticisms one may want to make of the quality of the evidence and analysis of the debate , it is hard to deny its effectiveness in changing the climate with regard to the control of the curriculum . |
| 7 | Supporters of the rational model may seek to move to the desired situation in one strategic move . |
| 8 | However , we wish to discuss and agree any amendments that you may seek to make to the contract in advance of you submitting your final binding offer . |
| 9 | In drug addiction and in the eating disorders the processes may be even slower because the drugs or the distorted eating pattern may cause more confusion and damage to thought processes and also because the sufferers may be young and may need to live through the emotional pain of adolescence that is necessary for maturity and which they earlier avoided by recourse to mood-altering chemicals , substances or behaviour . |
| 10 | Now 's also the time to warn your remover about any parking restrictions at either end of the journey — he may need to liaise with the police . |
| 11 | Surround crowns with straw during winter to protect them from frost — in colder areas you may need to earth up the stems first . |
| 12 | You may need to fiddle with the valves quite a bit to get the right balance between the different outlets . |
| 13 | It was also suggested that theologians may need to look at the theology of play in order to gain a more positive understanding of the entertainment role of the media . |
| 14 | You may need to stand behind the patient at first , to encourage him to move correctly and not in a ‘ dot and carry , pattern . |
| 15 | If it 's flush and you 're flush mounting the new one , unscrew it and prise it out of the wall ( you may need to cut through the plaster first with an old knife to help free it ) . |
| 16 | However , you may need to cut around the stalk and then twist , to hull some strawberries that are less ripe . |
| 17 | The answer to the first part of the question is that communication problems can be caused both by the sender and the receiver , but if you are frequently misinterpreted you may need to think about the message and the manner in which it is being transmitted . |
| 18 | Pupils may opt to study for the SCE Standard Grade examination in computing . |
| 19 | The majority of these operate ‘ bussing routes ’ so that the expatriate families do not necessarily need to live close to the school itself but may choose to live along the school bus route , over a wider area of the capital . |
| 20 | They may choose to jump on the bandwagon and agree with the decision that will be made anyway or they may choose to cosset disagreements . |
| 21 | A sub-contractor who holds a C certificate may choose to present to the builder the ’ original ’ and ’ official copy ’ or alternatively a special certifying document ’ confirming that the company holds a tax certificate . |
| 22 | In S6 they may choose to study for the Certificate of Sixth Year Studies , or simply work to ‘ keep up ’ their language . |
| 23 | Getting older often means a reaching-back to beginnings , and you may yearn to return to the place of your origins , or to be in touch with old friends or relatives far away . |
| 24 | This may appear to conflict with the above paragraph , but either point can be valid depending on the location and the circumstances . |
| 25 | In reading Greenblatt it can too often seem that discussions of such selective parts of a play may appear to stand for the whole . |
| 26 | Emphasizing the role of competition between firms in raising real wages may appear to fly in the face of the everyday reality of pay negotiations . |
| 27 | Really sophisticated users may like to invest in the ultimate communications link between the two systems , a local area network . |
| 28 | Readers may like to think about the sort of policy interactions involved by asking themselves what would be the effects upon social life and social policy of the reintroduction of a two-year period of compulsory national service . |
| 29 | You may like to think of the essay as a journey ; in the introduction you give the directions and the likely route that will be taken . |
| 30 | Television companies may to prefer to err on the safe side rather than to put their profits at risk by incurring sanctions of this order . |