Example sentences of "[conj] he may [be] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to myth , Cronus was placed in the heavens , where he may be seen as the planet SATURN . |
| 2 | Or he may be looking for a particular foodplant , or flower for nectar , searching for a special smell or a particular electromagnetic emission . |
| 3 | If the overseas trustees validly accumulate the income , the income will not , under general principles , be taxable upon the beneficiary ( although he may be taxed under anti-avoidance provisions mentioned hereafter ) . |
| 4 | ‘ Any person who feels that he may be affected by the suspension should contact their local office . ’ |
| 5 | When a detained person is charged with or informed that he may be prosecuted for an offence he shall be cautioned in the terms of paragraph 10.4 above . |
| 6 | Questions relating to an offence may not be put to a person after he has been charged with that offence , or informed that he may be prosecuted for it , unless they are necessary for the purpose of preventing or minimising harm or loss to some other person or to the public or for clearing up an ambiguity in a previous answer or statement , or where it is in the interests of justice that the person should have put to him and have an opportunity to comment on information concerning the offence which has come to light since he was charged or informed that he might be prosecuted . |
| 7 | Worryingly for Eileen Delaney Pickle has vanished again today … raising fears that he may be caught in a trap once more . |
| 8 | He was , he informed us in his speech to the senate , fully aware that he may be accused of being naive . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've got an open mind on my future but I would love to stay on , ’ confessed Butcher , who has conquered fears that he may be forced into premature retirement through knee trouble . |
| 10 | Detectives are hoping that he may be trapped through a gold bracelet found at the scene of his latest crime . |
| 11 | … The proceedings in the present case are for the direct purpose of handing the appellant over so that he may be dealt with on these charges . |
| 12 | And he may be marching into a trap with a right hand that needed surgery on it three fights ago to enable him to continue in boxing . |
| 13 | A sad blow , and he may be followed by coach Ian McIntosh who , as a paid official , is no longer allowed to be in charge . |
| 14 | He may be disgusted , offended , annoyed , angered and no doubt a number of other things as well ; and he may be provoked by what he sees and hears into breaking the peace . |
| 15 | The user probably has limited expertise and he may be working under various stress conditions . |
| 16 | ‘ Matthew Burke , who toured Britain with the 1990 Australian Schoolboy team , is a brilliant young player and he may be used at fullback . |
| 17 | Narain Dutt Tewari of Uttar Pradesh could be a contender if he wins the state election being held alongside the parliamentary one ; but he may be beaten by the BJP . |
| 18 | Without any application to the court , the mortgagee , if his mortgage is a conveyance of the legal estate or ownership , may take possession ; but this course is hazardous , since he may be called upon in a redemption action to account strictly not only for profits actually received by him , but also for those which he might but for his default have received , and all such profits , so far as they exceed the interest due for the time being , must be set off against the principal . |