Example sentences of "to [pers pn] may [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A phone call or a letter to them may set your investigations off on a completely new heading and give you further experts whose evidence would be helpful to you . |
| 2 | Some people who comply well with all that is suggested to them may have done little more than comply ( incidentally , much of the " normal " first year of recovery is reckoned to be little more than compliance ) and think erroneously after a few weeks of treatment that they have learnt all they need to know and have done all they need to do to remain free from addictive disease . |
| 3 | Making love to me may help you to forget for a while , but it wo n't change the feelings you obviously still have for her , whether you care to admit it or not . ’ |
| 4 | Be careful during team matches if you are heavier than your opponent , because what seems like a light tap to you may prove a sledgehammer to him , and may result in a penalty . |
| 5 | I have what to you may seem a small problem but one for which I can find no reason . |
| 6 | You may need to You may need to put dots in you may need to put semiquavers or even demisemiquavers in . |
| 7 | The locomotive was ‘ Perseverance ’ , and the damage to her may have included boiler damage , as old tubes were sold and new ones bought as a consequence of the accident . |
| 8 | There are 5–8 pointed arm spines ; the second ventralmost spine and some of those dorsal to it may have a small distally directed terminal hook . |
| 9 | So , an animal with eyes of a similar design to ours may perceive a much less detailed image than we do . |
| 10 | At least your writing to us may prevent the same thing happening to another reader . |
| 11 | A few short descriptions of the kinds of activities reported to us may serve to illustrate some of their range and variety . |