Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [vb pp] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lenders , whose objects were left in embarrassing limbo when the show made museum history and went bankrupt a month early , may have asked themselves whether they would have been prepared to lend had it not been held at the V&A , and , in fact , it was the V&A which was left with the unbudgeted task of getting the exhibits back to the owners . |
| 2 | In this respect orthodox medicine may have placed itself at some disadvantage to its complementary counterparts . |
| 3 | I may have poured myself into my books , my home , my garden and my animals , but the loving feeling I have for them is not the same as a loving relationship , which goes beyond feeling into action and commitment . |
| 4 | And last night it was believed 55-year-old John Meade may have killed himself in depression . |
| 5 | If Mrs Jones is looking uncomfortable , she may have wet herself , or she may be in a lot of pain . |
| 6 | A newly-elected councillor may have pledged himself in his election address to fight , say , for more open spaces for his electors . |
| 7 | He may have reassured himself of the contnuing power of his charisma during recent tours of the south , where he was given a rapturous welcome . |
| 8 | Is it possible , ’ wondered the earl , appealing deferentially to Prior Robert 's more profound instruction in things holy , ‘ that for some beneficent purpose of her own she may have transferred herself miraculously from the place where she was laid ? |
| 9 | ‘ Good , because it seems , ’ said the colonel , placing his monocle up to his left eye , ‘ that Prescott ’ — he studied a buff form on the desk in front of him before continuing ‘ yes , Private Prescott , may have shot himself in the hand in order to avoid facing the enemy . |
| 10 | But however professional we may have considered ourselves as seamen , our administration never allowed us to forget that first and foremost we were customs officers . |
| 11 | They may have allied themselves with some enemy and been forced to leave . |
| 12 | Depending on the amount , you could put it towards paying off a mortgage , extending your home , taking a special holiday , even moving house — things you may have promised yourself for years , comforts you will certainly have earned by the time you retire . |
| 13 | He may well have believed that the factionalization inherent in Woodville control of the heir posed such a threat to political stability that his own rule was preferable — he may have persuaded himself , in fact , that he was acting for the good of the realm . |
| 14 | He may well have believed that the factionalization inherent in Woodville control of the heir posed such a threat to political stability that his own rule was preferable — he may have persuaded himself , in fact , that he was acting for the good of the realm . |
| 15 | Although the French may have persuaded themselves that they were moving as fast as they could towards the ‘ perfection ’ of Vietnamese independence , it was perhaps indulgent of Acheson to have allowed himself to be persuaded as well . |
| 16 | He may have confused himself with the Messiah , but he did n't expect to die . |
| 17 | Congress , there 's a very familiar phrase which is often used in the English language , a phrase which many of you may have used yourselves from time to time . |
| 18 | The same legend may have attached itself to tree clumps as well . |
| 19 | In the process the West may have sold itself a weapons portfolio which it lacks the means to produce in quantity . |
| 20 | The team may have resigned itself to a fixtureless season but there is some small consolation . |
| 21 | Women who feel they may have put themselves at risk , but are unsure of their HIV status , may also wish to take such advice . |
| 22 | By the same token Mr Kenneth Baker , as loyally supportive of Mrs Thatcher as Mr Heseltine was not , may have helped himself . |