Example sentences of "[pron] may want [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 'll do for now , but I may want to talk to you again . ’ |
| 2 | Depending on what we get out of him , I may want to drop in on the husband again . " |
| 3 | I may want to recognize this pattern as well as that pattern . |
| 4 | But I may want to recognize that just as well as that . |
| 5 | The theme of craft runs around the complex , and already the architect Theo Crosby has a list of potential craftspeople who may want to participate in furnishing the centre with anything from furniture to ironwork and stained glass . |
| 6 | For example , the two competing public interests in employment cases are : ( a ) a person should be held to his promise ; and ( b ) every person should be free to exercise his skill and experience to the best advantage of himself and of those who may want to employ him ( see Lord Atkinson in Morris ( Herbert ) v Saxelby [ 1916 ] 1 AC 688 ) . |
| 7 | ‘ People who may want to leave the business , often have skills we need , ’ an IBM personnel man explains , ‘ so we have an org called Skillbase . |
| 8 | The existence of A level courses may be seen not simply as a useful tool for individual pupils who may want to go further in their education ( or have a certificate to show that they have not left school till they were l8 ) ; but as a measure of the standard of the school itself . |
| 9 | The outrageous fine of £5,000 plus £1,000 costs imposed on England batsman Allan Lamb will act as the ultimate deterrent to every English professional cricketer who may want to speak out about some scandal , corruption or evil practice in their sport . |
| 10 | When you 're dealing with people who may want to buy retirement homes , er how do you describe them ? , they 've been described by Mr as the punters you see , how 'd you , what do you call them ? |
| 11 | for those young people who refuse to stop using solvents you may want to give advice on how to avoid , or reduce damage to their health . |
| 12 | If you have a patio , you may want to lay slabs so that the path matches it . |
| 13 | You may want to serve spirits or cocktails when the guests arrive , or simply beer and wine throughout . |
| 14 | It is common practice to tip the people who have done the removal work so you may want to withdraw enough for this too . |
| 15 | You may want to stipulate a time limit for replies : to help with your catering arrangements : Please reply on or before May 8 , 1922 . |
| 16 | You may want to join a club and work out three times a week or you may simply decide to walk to work instead of going by car or 'bus . |
| 17 | You may want to move doors or windows , ( or block them off ) ; reposition drainage and plumbing points ; or move the boiler — either from the floor to the wall or out of the kitchen altogether . |
| 18 | Erm , clearly in an in any agricultural supply function , you may want to incorporate the fact that weather plays a vitally im important , important role . |
| 19 | Alternatively , however , you may want to emphasise the point that actual readers are unlikely to respond all in the same way , especially readers differing in gender , class , age , ethnicity or some other aspect of social identity . |
| 20 | You may want to invite former colleagues to work for or with you in your new sphere . |
| 21 | Your supporters will ask questions that you can answer skilfully ( you may want to plant these ) . |
| 22 | Sometimes you may want to reach everyone on the list , but more often you will only be using certain sections or even picking out a dozen or so specialist outlets . |
| 23 | You may want to light up different parts of the garden at different times of the year as different plants and shrubs come into flower . |
| 24 | You may want to stop using , or go on to substitute drugs . |
| 25 | When you have n't had time to prepare , however , you may want to leave the item just where it is . |
| 26 | Cutting and drilling into mirrors can be tricky , and you may want to leave these jobs to a glass merchant . |
| 27 | Now you may want to leave everything to your surviving spouse and then on to the children , that 's natural . |
| 28 | You may be using some particular part in the spreadsheet that you consider to be unusual , er you may want to include a page reference , so that er , you can understand it again |
| 29 | You may want to instruct him to say each pair twice all the way through , without you having to ask for a repeat each time . |
| 30 | However , if you have a mirror and need to cut it to size , drill holes in it , or smooth , bevel or polish the edges , you may want to tackle the job yourself . |