Example sentences of "he [modal v] [vb infin] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the dates that you 've anticipated if Mr comes back by that time we 'll be able to absorb the post , but it 's likely that he may move on from this , because it 's a fairly substantial move up . |
| 2 | If the retailer does n't make a profit , he may go out of business . |
| 3 | At present he 's in a coma , but the doctors say there 's a chance he may pull out of it . ’ |
| 4 | He may sleep around and shoot about . |
| 5 | This simple truth is rarely perceived or admitted : almost always the judge pretends to get his solution out of the words of the Act , though he may confess in so doing to be guided by its general policy . |
| 6 | For example , he should wait for the buyer to indicate that he can sit down or , at least , ask the buyer if he may sit down . |
| 7 | When the systems manger is stressed by complaints about the slowing access times on the system he may send out warning messages and then complete a tape dump of all documents last accessed before a certain date . |
| 8 | He may miss out significant features of style which he happens not to have been looking for . |
| 9 | He may hand over the means of control of the goods , e.g. the key to the premises where they are housed . |
| 10 | Each student can make up a package of tests to go for ; he may repeat those that he fails , without the social disaster of being kept down a year ; and he may make up a mix of practical and theoretical according to a plan worked out with his class teacher , and bearing in mind what he aims to do next . |
| 11 | Wanted on drug charges , he may end up at the centre of an extraordinary trial in Miami . |
| 12 | He may end up with as many as sixty youngsters from several different broods which , because they hatched at slightly different times , are of several different sizes . |
| 13 | It may be , and often is , that when the child reaches adolescence , his interest for drawing and painting may diminish , and he may take up some other form of self expression , but his early adventures in Painting will colour the whole of his later life . |
| 14 | Graham says that if the set-up is a success — and it certainly looks as if it 's going to be — he may take on more charity tanks in the future . |
| 15 | He has been on the losing side in Cup semi-finals on five occasions , and if he finally makes it to Wembley this year he may look back on this bitter struggle as the crucial victory along the way . |
| 16 | Eckstein says he may ring up Levi 's executives and tell them into which bodily part they can stick their proposal . |
| 17 | The worst mistake is to leave clothes near the patient when he is unattended : he may fall over if he tries to put them on by himself , as he may not yet have realized that he can not balance and move normally . |
| 18 | But the Disablement Services Centre in Bristol , says it wo n't make Percy the artificial legs he needs , because they 're worried he may fall over . |
| 19 | If he pleads guilty and begs for the mercy of the court , he may get off with a fine and deportation . |
| 20 | In severe injury or in head injury he may lapse in and out of unconsciousness . |
| 21 | Consequently , he will not advise on the merits of a settlement offer , although with a view to increasing the likelihood of a deal , he may point out the strengths and weaknesses of each side 's arguments . |
| 22 | And he may turn up at any moment with a simple explanation , and wonder what we 've been worrying about . ’ |
| 23 | If he is not used to the concept you may need to do some initial explaining , but , once he understands your expectation , he may turn out far better than he imagined ! |
| 24 | The widower strikes no such fear into the heart , even though , in reality , he may turn out to be just as big a responsibility . |
| 25 | He may come round , or worse still , spill some of the facts in his sleep or something like that . |
| 26 | Now assuming he knows what four times two is and assuming he knows what two plus one is and so on , he may come up with the answer ‘ Nine ’ , or he may come up with the answer ‘ Twelve ’ , and they 're both right . |
| 27 | Now assuming he knows what four times two is and assuming he knows what two plus one is and so on , he may come up with the answer ‘ Nine ’ , or he may come up with the answer ‘ Twelve ’ , and they 're both right . |
| 28 | He may come in for a steak , but he wants to take his time and enjoy a leisurely meal . |
| 29 | Tomorrow he may come in for a steak , but needs to be in and out in ten minutes . |
| 30 | He should stand up and repudiate the threat in the House . |