Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] may [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The real worries about Germany may come after the 1990s , when Germany is not only whole , free and rich , but has also begun to sense its real power . |
| 2 | The right hon. Member for Sparkbrook may laugh . |
| 3 | On Thursday , the unemployment figures for December may show that the number of people out of work and claiming benefit in Britain has risen above three million . |
| 4 | The hon. Member for Exeter may say that an agreement is about to be reached , but agreement has been reached this week . |
| 5 | Prominent folds on the shell margin of Triplicatella may mark sites of exhalant and inhalant water currents , perhaps connected with gills similar to molluscan ctenidia . |
| 6 | The well-publicised success of JSTARS may help the company to survive , but its future is still far from rosy . |
| 7 | OPTIONS : The Sword Masters of Hoeth may carry a magic standard . |
| 8 | And then the Ricos-omes who wished ill to the Cid , had the way open to do him evil with the King , and they said to the King , Sir Ruydiez hath broken your faith , and the oath and promise which you made to the King of Toledo : and he hath done this for no other reason but that the Moors of Toledo may fall upon us here , and slay , both you and us . |
| 9 | True , Jesus of Nazareth may have been deeply aware of God ; so have others been . |
| 10 | ‘ If this process of sharp interest rate falls continues , the Bank of Portugal may lift the restrictions on foreign buying of floating rate notes and mutual funds specialising in bonds , ’ believes Miguel Namorado Rosa , an economist at Banco Comercial Portgues . |
| 11 | Some concern has been expressed that in its transposition the idiom of Taizé may seem musically and liturgically slight , because it has been separated from the particular spirituality of which it is part . |
| 12 | There must be sent to the Central Authority of the state of destination two copies of the Request and of the document to be served ( either the original or a copy ) 75 ; so far as the Request is concerned this requirement for duplicates is always applicable , but pairs or groups of States may agree to dispense , as between themselves , with the need for duplicate copies of the document to be served . |
| 13 | A Mob of Netters may have a Boss armed with a club , they may not have a Boss armed with a net . |
| 14 | Several , indeed most , of the programs have consistently out-performed PageMaker 's typography but the launch of the latest version , 4.0 , at the beginning of February may change that . |
| 15 | If our jobless levels keep rising at the rate they have since the general election , then the north-east of Scotland may start to feel like the north-east of England . |
| 16 | In other cases , the Bank of England may influence very short-term rates through its operations in the discount markets . |
| 17 | Suggestions that the Bank of England may have been behind the operation were rejected by market professionals . |
| 18 | The Church of England may have found it easier to accommodate the cult of hygienics and efficiency . |
| 19 | Ireland 's defeat of England may have come too late to influence the marginal selections but it certainly highlighted the shortcomings of some of the English players who were subsequently selected . |
| 20 | There is every reason to believe that this degree of movement was typical of the corn-growing regions , but we have to constantly bear in mind that one part of England may have very different experiences from another and that even neighbouring communities might have contrasting stories to tell . |
| 21 | The attack on the Bank of England may have been " blind and desperate " but it was unmistakably a gesture against the very symbol of plutocracy . |
| 22 | In order to influence the upward movement of interest rates generally , the Bank of England may force an increase in the interest rate in the bill market . |
| 23 | Indeed , any one molecule of CFC may remain aloft for decades . |
| 24 | However , when these bacteria persist in the presence of NSAID , it has been suggested that the damaging effects of NSAID may become intensified . |
| 25 | For example , the production of Concorde may generate advances in technical knowledge that would be of wider benefit to society . |
| 26 | Mr Lawson 's summoning of Tina may have been his subtle way of saying that her policy for combating inflation was no alternative to his . |
| 27 | Apart from the fact that Asiatic birth rates flourish and will continue to flourish , that the population of Russia may double itself to over 320000000 before decline begins , there is evidence of resistance [ to a declining birth rate ] in Germany and Raly . ’ |
| 28 | Events of January may have caused the Scottish Office to reconsider its stance . |
| 29 | Swanage ( Dorset ) , Salcombe ( Devon ) , Fowey ( Cornwall ) and the whole of the Isles of Scilly may teem with tourists in the summer , but have managed to keep their general character intact while not being ruined by development . |
| 30 | One day the residents of Skegness may arrive with their buckets and spades and wheelbarrows to demand back their sand , but meanwhile the owners of Gibraltar Point are sitting pretty . |