Example sentences of "may the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may the only thing is they may not wish to take one . |
| 2 | Censure me in you wisdom and awake your senses , that you may the better judge |
| 3 | just as the ermine changes it coat for winter ; just as the seed can lie dormant for thousands of years ; just as the bacteria and the rotifers can live in their desiccated time capsules for perhaps longer than we can ever envisage , awaiting a change of outer circumstances for the tiny living specks of dust to take on another form — just so , perhaps , may the living forms we know so well have secrets tucked away within them that only the rolling of the aeons can reveal . |
| 4 | Long may the overdue improvement continue . |
| 5 | So , too , may the political wrangling in Spain . |
| 6 | They 'll be pulling pints in the cricket club on saturday and then heading for London on Sunday … may the best team win … |
| 7 | If a defending player has a loose lace and this touches the ball , may the attacking side drop for goal ? |
| 8 | By the evening of I5 May the immediate emergency which had seemed to be threatening 5 Corps with the approach of an estimated 600,000 Germans and Croats from the south was over . |
| 9 | Although femininity in a man or masculinity in a woman may accompany homosexuality rather than heterosexuality ( and it is doubtful whether we can be sure on this point ) , the homosexual man or woman can occupy any point on the masculine-feminine scale , just as may the heterosexual individual . |
| 10 | And may the odd knife his great carcass dissect ; Lay open his vitals for all to inspect A heart full as black as the infernal gulf In that greedy , blood-sucking , bone scraping wolf . |
| 11 | For example , may the two schools of thought be most usefully seen as integral to broad political perspectives which propose contrasting views of the state , social work as a part of state intervention , social institutions , and the relations between socioeconomic groups ? |
| 12 | If a third party participates in an insider 's ( eg director , senior officer , or professional adviser 's ) breach of trust , may the relevant company bring an action against that third party for the recovery of any profit made by him ? |
| 13 | The notes by Col Jackling of AFHQ G-5 began : " As a result of a series of conferences at Eighth Army Main on 26/7 May the following arrangements were made . |
| 14 | 26 APRIL–13 MAY THE YUGOSLAV CRISIS |
| 15 | Such studies do not give a true reflection of population needs , nor may the clinical indices used to predict survival or estimates of prognosis be applicable in the wider population of patients with severe acute renal failure . |
| 16 | So may the 1990 tax act . |