Example sentences of "that [pron] may [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shakespeare must have thought them common enough : in As You Like It a frustrated Rosalind says , ‘ I prithee , take thy cork out of thy mouth that I may drink thy tidings . ’ |
| 2 | When she touches me , I shall be hers for all time , and when she touches me , I shall be so hungry for her , that I may hurt her . |
| 3 | ‘ Give me a light that I may tread safely |
| 4 | I SAID to the man who stood at the gate of the year , ‘ Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown ’ . |
| 5 | I have arranged a two-day debate in the House so that I may express that clearly and listen to the views of the House . |
| 6 | Now as part of an annual goal which is to run some public courses later on in the year , erm , I 've broken that down in a way that I may go through later , to things that I have to do on , on a month by month basis , and this month I need to create the mailing list . |
| 7 | I append a list of the 15 drawings that we should like to borrow , and should be grateful if you would assign individual values to them so that I may arrange for them to be covered by government indemnity while in our care . |
| 8 | Arriving at the podium to a standing ovation , Jesse asked for the house lights to be raised — ‘ so that I may speak unto the people ’ . |
| 9 | Breathe on me breath of God , fill me with life anew , that I may love what thou dost love , and do what thou wouldst do . |
| 10 | Just as he did earlier in the chapter , he warns Moses and Aaron to ‘ Get away from the midst of this congregation , that I may consume them in a moment . ’ |
| 11 | Do you say , madam , that I may rent the room ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ No , no , ’ said Dinah hastily , ‘ I am sure that I may rely upon your word . |
| 13 | And the first thing you can do is fetch water so that I may wash off the city dust before I change my dress . " |
| 14 | Now , please have Red Sixteen sent for , so that I may inform him of my decision . ’ |
| 15 | Give me the Lady Fand , that I may bear her to a fitting place . ’ |
| 16 | How often have those lines been my prayer : ‘ Teach me to live that I may dread The grave as little as my bed . |
| 17 | I will start by saying that any conclusions that I may offer , are exploratory . |
| 18 | That I may soar the sky , |
| 19 | Pray tell me , Joan Halidon , that I may depend on your loyalty to my daughter . ’ |
| 20 | To that end keep alert with all perseverance , making supplication for all saints , and also for me … that I may declare the gospel boldly , as I ought to ’ ( Eph. 6:18f ) . |
| 21 | Bartram had insisted that this differed from the candleberry , Myrica cerifera , while Miller had found other authors ranging it with the Liquidambar , ‘ so I shall be much obliged to you , if you can send me a perfect specimen , that I may determine its proper genus . ’ |
| 22 | I feel confident because I know I came out to help : directly , by leading them as well as an officer can ; indirectly , by watching their sufferings so that I may plead for them as well as I can . |
| 23 | Abraham makes his request : ‘ Give me land enough among you so that I may bury my dead properly . ’ |
| 24 | And he sent them to Bethlehem and said , ‘ Go and search diligently for the young child ; and when ye have found him , bring me word again , that I may come and worship him also . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ You are to move me so that I may see the moon . ’ |
| 26 | My conscience tells me that I owe it to God to be grateful to my father , who has spent his time unwearyingly upon my education , so that I may lighten his burden , look after myself and later on be able to support my sister … |
| 27 | ‘ So that I may enter alone , of course . |
| 28 | This is all part of the attitude in stratigraphy that I may call " the quest for the golden horizon " . |
| 29 | If you have any other items you wish to raise at the meeting , please advise me beforehand so that I may include them on the agenda . |
| 30 | The anthem : ‘ Blessed by Thou , Lord God of Israel ’ was sung by Thomas Street Church choir and the sermon was preached by Mr Guard who chose as his text the fourth verse of the twenty-seventh Psalm : ‘ One thing have I desired of the Lord , that will I seek after , that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life , to behold the beauty of the Lord and to enquire in His temple . ’ |