Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [to-vb] [prep] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | For example , if the tenant has the right to break if the local planning authority refuses to renew a temporary planning permission he may wish to appeal against that refusal . |
| 4 | My hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Employment may care to comment on that later . |
| 5 | And people whose intolerance of a food has long since cleared up may continue to react to that food for purely psychological reasons . |
| 6 | However , if a police officer is suddenly told by control that the member of the public with whom he is dealing may be suffering from a mental disorder , he may start to deal with that individual differently , and in a way that may not be particularly helpful . |