Example sentences of "[pron] may [verb] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Syllabuses and those who frame them may talk of ‘ all round education ’ but schools are in no doubt about their curriculum priorities . |
| 2 | It is all so much work and nothing may come of it . |
| 3 | If I use the expression ‘ I have toothache ’ I may think of it as ‘ being used naturally ’ or otherwise , but it would be wrong to say that I had a reason for thinking either . |
| 4 | ‘ And your father — if I may speak of him too — was a man all of us admired … ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I think I may dream of leprechauns , with blue eyes and raven-black hair . |
| 6 | I may talk of experiencing a sly , unpleasant look as a leer , but this is not a matter of some sensation accompanying my seeing the look . |
| 7 | As she is mine , I may dispose of her … |
| 8 | A memo may carry a reference which may consist of the sender 's and typist 's initials and/or a reference number |
| 9 | Instead the music is usually led by a music group or band which may consist of almost any combination of instruments , together with a piano or other kind of keyboard and one or more singers . |
| 10 | The volcanic-arc zone itself may consist of two elements : the active volcanic arc and an inactive frontal arc located on its forearc side and composed of older volcanic rocks . |
| 11 | So dry that you may powder of her make ; |
| 12 | You may think of Simply Red as being more hollow at the centre than wild and crazy guys , but this shows neat exuberance and Hucknall 's increasingly inspired songs . |
| 13 | Similarly , if your office has a suspended ceiling , you may think of running the cable up there , rather than under the carpet . |
| 14 | A good recent example is the TV launch campaign for First Direct ( whatever you may think of an execution that can best be described as controversial ) . |
| 15 | ‘ I suppose , ’ Joyce said , with studied carelessness , ‘ you may think of going full-time now you have n't got your mother . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ You may think of me as ‘ Theda ’ . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ You may think of me what you will , ’ he said coldly . |
| 18 | Whatever you may think of us , Caroline , we are not children . ’ |
| 19 | I will directly make you a present of five hundred guineas for your own use , which you may dispose of to any purpose you please . |
| 20 | If you have any need of me you may enquire of my nephew the vicar . ’ |
| 21 | You may know of someone who has already tried it and succeeded . |
| 22 | I would be most grateful for any information you may have pertaining to the RLS centenary be it an update of your present events or any contacts you may know of . |
| 23 | ( An interesting way of countering this effect is to keep by the bedside a ‘ dream diary ’ in which , as soon as you wake , you can jot down any memories you may have of your dreams . |
| 24 | She may know of a suitable baby . ’ |
| 25 | It will give her something of her own to love and care for which will return her love , and help to reduce any feelings she may have of being ‘ odd man out ’ in the home . |
| 26 | Whatever we may make of this , it is interesting to observe that Professor Hartman of New York has established a link between those who suffer from this nocturnal disposition and a high level of creativity . |
| 27 | Whatever we may make of its influences , Leonard is clear that he ‘ never recovered ’ from its dénouements ; its ‘ illumination of human behaviour ’ ; its horror ( which he termed ‘ metaphorical ’ ) . |
| 28 | Whatever we may make of Leonard 's Judaism , he is a man seized by its traditions , its scriptures and their imagery . |
| 29 | In this sense we may speak of a ‘ conflict or variance ’ between the rules of Law and the rules of Equity , in the language of section 25 ( sub-section 11 ) of the judicature Act 1873 ( now replaced by section 49 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 ) . |
| 30 | In exactly the same sense as we may speak of cuckoo genes having ( phenotypic ) effects on the colour and shape of cuckoo gapes , so we may speak of cuckoo genes having ( extended phenotypic ) effects on host behaviour . |