Example sentences of "as you may [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oddly shaped tanks may not hold as much water as you may think , which is important when you consider that the stocking level for a mixed fish/invest system is 1″ of fish per six gallons of water . |
| 2 | with considerable courage , as you may think , she refused to hand over her money , whereupon there was a fight . |
| 3 | Indeed her actions are applauded : ‘ with considerable courage , as you may think , she refused to hand over her money ’ . |
| 4 | I fear he is not in such sound health as you may think , my lord . |
| 5 | But as you may expect , unplanned pregnancies were more common in young and single women . |
| 6 | Gilly Hopkins idolises her mother who , as you may guess , does n't really care about Gilly at all . |
| 7 | Rumour , as you may guess , is rife . |
| 8 | ‘ As you may guess , his Grace 's business is to do with the fellow who rode in here yesterday morning . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | As firmly as you may resolve to leave the sweet foods alone , when the " munchies " arrive , your resistance is often overwhelmed without too much difficulty . |
| 11 | As you may infer from my name and address , I am a person of Irish origin who is currently living and working in France . |
| 12 | Before you buy your pump , make sure you take into account the height of your top pond , as you may find a 1200gph pump may not be sufficient . |
| 13 | I suppose I should congratulate them , but sadly I ca n't because , as you may recall , I have always believed that the exile clubs should have no place in the English club championships . |
| 14 | The filter , as you may recall , is an external upflow model with three gate valves , no less ( two to facilitate back-washing ) , and relies on the sintered glass medium , Siporax , for its astonishing claims to biological efficiency . |
| 15 | As you may recall , last season we failed to get our name drawn from the Vase hat and , remembering past FA Cup fiascos , I gave the lads the first round Saturday off . |
| 16 | As you may recall , Sir , the police did not treat this as a case of arson . |
| 17 | As you may recall , I may have a meeting of the Education Committee of the British Association of Industrial Editors in London on 29th — though these are always subject to last minute change . |
| 18 | However , as you may recall , the Regional Committees select the sports for the Regional Schools based on local needs and on the strengths of individual governing body applications . |
| 19 | The erm , any other areas that I 've drew particular attention as a , as a , key issue is on the matter of er legality and doing work for other bodies , which has been an issue here which er , as you may recall we mentioned that in the last two or three years . |
| 20 | ‘ As you may recall , I already had a fair grasp of Portuguese , so all it needed was a crash course and a month or two here to make me fluent , ’ Ashley said , wishing he was not so persistent . |
| 21 | Similarly , the legalities of enforcement are not always as straightforward as you may wish . |
| 22 | You must lodge here tonight at least , and as long as you may wish . |
| 23 | ‘ At ordinary times we do not read novels at all , as you may imagine , but the right novel at the right moment can have a real spiritual value . ’ |
| 24 | As you may imagine , the Post Office network of 20,000 branches needs vast amounts of cash to pay out in pensions and benefits . |
| 25 | None of this , as you may imagine , happens by chance . |
| 26 | ‘ This dreadful incident was , as you may imagine , a shattering blow to the society . |
| 27 | She 's thirty-eight now , and pregnant , very keen to have a baby , but highly at risk for a number of reasons , as you may imagine . |
| 28 | ‘ I also started out of my sleep , as you may imagine . |
| 29 | Asked why he had taken to the streets just hours before polling , he said : ‘ I had other things to do , as you may imagine . ’ |
| 30 | Around 170 attended and , as you may imagine , a thoroughly good time was had by all ! |