Example sentences of "[pron] may [verb] a [noun sg] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , someone may ask a question that implies readiness to present some new information . |
| 2 | Among the species threatened include Taxus baccata , a Himalayan yew which may yield a chemical that arrests ovarian cancer . |
| 3 | ( c ) Position conflicts : the position you take in one piece of litigation may be at odds with the position you want to take in a subsequent action ( for example , in advancing the cause of a plaintiff you may adopt a position that puts you in difficulty with some defence clients who are less than impressed with the vigour with which you espouse the plaintiff 's cause ) . |
| 4 | As small talk is so indirect , you may have a sense that it 's pretentious and dishonest . |
| 5 | Now you may have a customer that comes into the shop at A and they need something desperately , they walk in the sho , may walk in and say look I need that compact disc player , my life depends on having compact disc player and shopkeeper no see now we have n't got it . |
| 6 | You may have a rule that if the balloon falls on the floor the person must start again . |
| 7 | Where you have settled the case prior to trial , it is possible that you may have a report that you would have disclosed and which would have formed part of the proceedings at trial had the case gone ahead . |
| 8 | In the street , or on the train , you may glimpse a face that seems to be that of a Greek goddess , an African queen , or a Renaissance angel . |
| 9 | Perhaps not in the political lifetime of most hon. Members but at some future stage , we may see a Community that stretches from one end of Europe to the other , for which I for one will wish to work . |
| 10 | There may develop a fear that they are uniquely abnormal or that their sexual practices are uniquely unnatural . |
| 11 | The Food and Drug Administration has also hinted that it may revise a policy that does not at present require special safety testing or labelling for most biotechnology foods . |