Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] may [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Derby start 2-1 down to Cambridge and Villa defend the same score at Wolves , where Taylor may have to trust in another piece of sports sagacity . |
| 2 | If the exclusion is for a fixed period which would bring the aggregate exclusion in any term to more than five days or would involve the pupil missing a public examination , the governors or LEA may order the reinstatement of the pupil and the head teacher would be bound to comply with the direction . |
| 3 | It comes at a time of growing fear that Saatchi & Saatchi may become the subject of a takeover bid as a result of recent business problems . |
| 4 | Since the session normally ends in July , a Bill which is not on its way by May or June may stand little chance of passing into law . |
| 5 | At the end of the day , debates over whether we are taking Ecstasy or Ketamine may prove to be missing the point . |
| 6 | Any one of two or more partners carrying on business in England or Wales may sue and be sued in the name of the firm in which he was a partner when the cause of action arose ( Ord 5 , r 9(1) ) . |
| 7 | The government 's motive in attacking enclosures was not simply disinterested concern for justice for the poor , although Wolsey may have been anxious about their welfare . |
| 8 | Its practical object is to gain access to certain documents disclosed by the Police Complaints Authority ( ‘ P.C.A. ’ ) by order of this court for use in a criminal appeal , so that C.N.L. may use them in the libel action . |
| 9 | The architectural parallels between Canterbury and Chichester suggest that William may have been the master architect at Chichester during the rebuilding of 1187–99 . |
| 10 | Here , with my seal-profile friend Fairfax , in the sight of the Mountain of God , I see that Victoria may have had a point . |
| 11 | There are already several institutions of which we can be proud , and I understand that Cardiff may have a centre for the performing arts in the form of a new opera house . |
| 12 | Our sportsdesk can detect from the far end of a crease someone who has gone through life under the impression that Bodyline may refer to a one-piece undergarment . |
| 13 | And it is believed that Hirst may decide to seek advice over his future in the coming week . |
| 14 | The worry is that Improv may cannibalise sales of Lotus 's existing program . |
| 15 | Across the range , it is likely that NCM may cost more on both export and domestic credit insurance , but the quality of cover , particularly in certain key trades , could be the deciding factor whilst Trade Indemnity labour under ‘ aggregation ’ problems . |
| 16 | Patrick Barlow paces about his flat , where parchment coloured silk curtains shut out the view of the congregational chapel , waiting in on the chance that Frankie may turn up . |
| 17 | From this evidence , he calculates that Rauschenberg may have produced as many as 300 works of art during this five-year period , of which one-half may have survived . |
| 18 | As you will see I included your name and address so Wyre may reply directly to you . |
| 19 | However , there is some reason for thinking that Freud may have had something else in mind , namely , the symbols which occur in dream life , some of which are widespread among different cultures and epochs . |
| 20 | He suggested that Hungary may act as a support centre for Data General 's entire Eastern European operations , while a local manufacturing site could help the company secure more of the large projects currently being financed under the European Community 's PHARE scheme — European-based suppliers are favoured under PHARE criteria . |
| 21 | The important point for the purposes of the argument being developed here is that although Freud may have been mistaken in his biology , the notion of the death instincts retains a usefulness which is missed by critics who reject the notion on the basis of ethological and biological evidence . |
| 22 | Strong conservation of the glycoprotein-binding region suggests that DRP may bind to the sarcolemma in dystrophic muscle through the glycoprotein complex in a similar manner to dystrophin . |
| 23 | Individuals can not enter into treaties , although States may enter into them on their behalf . |
| 24 | Inside sources claim that Cobain is devastated by the revelations , and the possibility that Nirvana may cancel their appearance at Reading Festival is very real , given that the band were prepared to scrap their jubilant homecoming show at just a few days ' notice . |
| 25 | ‘ I also gather , ’ continued the Dean , glancing this time at Wheeler , ‘ that Gray may have known that rather odd set-up on the wherry where your man Caretaker lives . ’ |
| 26 | When it is recognised that England may have lost about one-third of her population in these critical years , the lull in military activity becomes understandable . |
| 27 | He knows that , although Maastricht may mark a watershed in the process of integration , it does not mark the end of the process . |
| 28 | It represents a way of life , it seems , that has only really become possible in the nineteenth century , although Kepler may have approximated it . |
| 29 | Although the role of magnetic field structures both as channels for energy supply and for containing hot plasma has long been recognised , it seems that Yohkoh may allow a detailed understanding of some processes involved . |
| 30 | It is also expected that IBM may want to shed up to a further 30,000 people from its 300,000-strong pay roll , with undisguised lay-offs clearly on the agenda . |