Example sentences of "then [indef pn] may " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the Halifax said last year that they would n't take on any wounded soldiers , so that if er a society went to the wall and its debts were bad , then nobody may step in to s to actually erm erm solve the problem if you like . |
| 2 | If it turns out that this is not the case , if it is discovered that the prohibition denies the would-be rapists more of a chance to pursue the good life than it gives their possible victims , then one may have to adjust other features of the political framework to make sure that this does not result in inequality of ability to pursue one 's conception of the good . |
| 3 | If an honest attempt is made in one 's own little world to make this strive a living force without being crushed under foot by one 's contemporaries , then one may consider oneself and the community to which one belongs lucky . |
| 4 | If , however , one introduces more robust representation schemes , then one may also increase the cognitive load on the author . |
| 5 | But , if the idea is that , in understanding the rules governing action , we understand everything about the actors , then one may wish to demur . |
| 6 | Once the system is fully operational , then one may consider moving to an in-house installation if the economies are worthwhile . |
| 7 | The implication relies on some very general expectation of interactional co-operation , which allows one to assume that if one utterance calls for a response ( and the request in ( i ) does so ) , then one may assume ( other things being equal ) that a following utterance is a relevant response ( see Chapters 3 and 6 ) . |
| 8 | well my Lord certain believers well certainly that may give rise to problems , erm , and then one may have to resolve those on the basis of the ostensible authority or even claims against the member of state under article ten of the directive , but , however , erm , on , on satisfactory or confusing to the market that might be |