Example sentences of "[pron] [conj] may [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | so I 'll have to think of someone that may need , need help in |
| 2 | Do nothing that may give it a bad name . |
| 3 | Mark Tinkler is a pretty good ball winner/tackler himself and may get the nod when he recovers from his injury . |
| 4 | He had been unpopular in the city since an inquiry in 1321 which led to the curbing of the city 's liberties ; the citizens had probably helped Mortimer to escape from the Tower , and Froissart , who was a Hainaulter himself and may have written on good authority , said that even before Isabella landed she had received secret assurances of support from them . |
| 5 | He knows you were with me and may have set someone to watch for you . ’ |
| 6 | Service firms produce service products , but manufacturing firms also produce them and may sell them in connection with their goods . |
| 7 | But the r and K lines were cultured at different densities , so that selection on life-history traits other than late fecundity may also have differed between them and may have accounted for the decline in late fertility of the r -line females . |
| 8 | I am going to say something about you that may shock you . |
| 9 | Your Royal Highness , Ladies and Gentlemen my name 's Rod I normally masquerade as the Chief Racing Coach for the Royal Yachting Association but I 'm not here in that capacity this afternoon but the coordinator rather a grand title for the Year of Youth Sailing and I 've been asked to give you a short ten minutes or so briefing on where we 're up to with th this project this year erm I know there are many familiar faces around so I apologize to those of you that may know some of this information already . |
| 10 | They will be able to advise you and may recommend exercises to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles or other treatment . |
| 11 | They will be able to advise you and may recommend exercises to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles or other treatment . |
| 12 | The majority of these operate ‘ bussing routes ’ so that the expatriate families do not necessarily need to live close to the school itself but may choose to live along the school bus route , over a wider area of the capital . |
| 13 | Firms may not wish to prosecute an employee who has been fiddling them but may prefer to deal with the matter informally , to avoid bad publicity or appearing inefficient and the Possible loss of the confidence of their clients . |
| 14 | After that I replaced everything that may have become contaminated with metal toxins , down to the last grain of sand . |
| 15 | " On the other hand , " I went on , " I have come across something that may lead to some news of Mr. Stavanger — It might be difficult to talk to you in your office — that 's why I 'm ringing now . |
| 16 | ‘ He may have some dreadful secret in his past that he wants to confess to you — something that may shake you to the core . ’ |
| 17 | So if we can do something that may trick the would-be burglar into thinking there 's someone in , then he may well go somewhere else . |
| 18 | Something that may arise in future is not a matter for me now . |
| 19 | Now it 's finally open , nearly two years after De Niro first approached Nieporent with the idea , the Tribeca Bar and Grill will need to turn over more than £1.2 million a year just to break even , something that may prove difficult , given that the average bill for the restaurant 's simple fish and pasta dishes is around $40 a head . |
| 20 | ‘ You mean that you do know something that may help them ? ’ |
| 21 | The cockpit is well protected by a deep coaming set on the teak-laid decks , although there is nothing to stop items falling through the aft end of the cockpit , something that may become a liability when sailing in a relaxed fashion with books , Walkmans and bottles of suntan lotion lying on cockpit seats . |
| 22 | A principle of inquiry can not be something that may keep us from recognizing a clear and settled conception . |
| 23 | ‘ There is nothing I can tell you , Officer , ’ said Iris in her stilted French , ‘ but my friend has something that may interest you . ’ |
| 24 | It is already offering non-IBM peripherals for the DPX/20s , something that may allow it to undercut IBM 's pricing , and intends to add bespoke features to the hardware , such as terminal support , before the end of the year . |
| 25 | The case of the ‘ pinocheques ’ is not the only case of apparent corruption that has come to light since the general left power , though it is the one that may touch him directly . |
| 26 | Tail arched and bristled This is the signal of a defensive cat , but one that may attack if provoked further . |
| 27 | The specialized frugivore is typically a larger bird than the unspecialized one and may have a very wide gape , but also the capacity to strip the seed and regurgitate the ballast rather rapidly , while the fruit itself must be available all the year round . |
| 28 | Police say the only light is that a psychologist , appointed by social services , is due to interview him and may find out why he steals and be able to recommend a workable deterrent . |
| 29 | He said : ‘ I will keep her on the same round but I will keep an eye on her and may switch the rounds . |
| 30 | Sometimes , when a volcano erupts in the sea , massive carpets of floating pumice accumulate on the sea around it and may drift a long way from it . |