Example sentences of "may have [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ash-strapped local authorities may have to set limits , either formal or informal , on the amount they can spend to keep groups like elderly people and people with learning difficulties in their own homes . |
| 2 | A young couple may have to shelve plans to have a baby , at least for the moment . |
| 3 | And if we are not satisfied with his answers we may have to take things further , possibly with a disciplinary hearing . ’ |
| 4 | Here , performance and practicality may have to take precedence , Several conventions have been created to aid readability and structure , ranging from the use of particular variable names , through the fixing of line numbers for types of routines , to the use of prepared ‘ standard ’ routines from a ‘ library ’ . |
| 5 | Although debates may have to take place after 10 pm , the Leader of the House might care to bear in mind that debates at earlier times on major matters would be more appropriate . |
| 6 | Training may have to take place at the principal 's manufacturing plant and such training should form a compulsory part of any agreement . |
| 7 | But field staff fear that this might not be appreciated in head-quarters where senior officials might be unfamiliar with their routine strategies : ‘ One can say that because you have n't taken any stats in the last two years it 's because you 're a good lad , and people who you may have to take stats upon know that you 're around a lot , and they know that if they 're naughty it 's a two-edged thing , you can look at it two ways . ’ |
| 8 | Payments under this scheme do not affect any legal rights you may have to take action for any loss or damage sustained and do not constitute an admission of liability on our part . |
| 9 | At the end of it there 's the chance that we may have to take action ; we 'd take that very much as a last resort , and we hope our customers will respond without the necessity for fines or prosecutions . |
| 10 | According to this morning 's Irish Times , Dave O'Leary did n't get to play in the reserves and may have to undergo surgery on this achilles after breaking down in training yesterday . |
| 11 | A LOYALIST prisoner may have to undergo neuro-surgery after sustaining a fractured skull during trouble at the Maze prison last weekend . |
| 12 | ‘ But I hope not for two weeks — and then with any luck not on a Friday , or I may have to ask Doctor Masters to deputise for me . ’ |
| 13 | So you may have to ask Norman if it 'll now work . |
| 14 | Erm we 've made a provision for interest payable on the loan on the assumption that we may have to borrow money on an overdraft basis . |
| 15 | But the government may have to let Kowloon 's shadowy firms go on polluting . |
| 16 | However , if you are trying to create a period shot or a specifically national look you may have to hire props . |
| 17 | The poor thing cant walk properly anymore and may have to wear nappies for the rest of its life . ’ |
| 18 | If you are looking after a sick person , you may have to give bedpans or urinals at regular intervals and also remove and empty them . |
| 19 | It may mean that a neonatal intensive care unit , after careful reflection , rather than emotional appeals and ‘ shroud-waving ’ , may have to give way to a number of other services , relating , for example , to the mentally ill , all of which can be financed for the cost of one such unit , which , in combination , will facilitate a measure of improvement in the patients ' conditions and their integration into society . |
| 20 | When the principle of free speech collides with the principle of fair trial , the former may have to give way . |
| 21 | If necessary you may have to give examples of redefinitions . |
| 22 | In those circumstances it does not seem to me right to leave open , whether the court has power to do so I 'm doubtful , but in any event it does not seem to me right to leave open a question of whether there should be some damages to provide for the possibility that er Paul may have to leave school , nor do I think that it is a situation in which any contingency award should be made in respect of that . |
| 23 | First , the Freedom of Information Acts give an individual a right to information possessed by the government about him or her and the government may have to justify non-disclosure in court . |
| 24 | There is no record of who owns what in the area of mining rights ; thus a mining company may have to spend years discovering to whom it has to pay royalties even after it has ascertained that a piece of Britain contains valuable metals . |
| 25 | Look critically at your environment , at your home and place of work and at the halls or rooms where you may have to attend meetings . |
| 26 | In the first chapter we discussed the problems of the application backlog , where user departments may have to wait years for the implementation of systems . |
| 27 | ‘ We have new evidence and we may have to call Steffi , ’ defence lawyer Hans-Ulrich Endres said in Germany yesterday . |
| 28 | Now Bruce , one of the game 's greatest characters , may have to quit Anfield in search of first team football . |
| 29 | Chances of advancement are good although you may have to move agencies to get it . |
| 30 | If your pockets are small you may have to use index cards . |