Example sentences of "[indef pn] that 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 | After that I replaced everything that may have become contaminated with metal toxins , down to the last grain of sand . |
| 4 | " 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ He may have some dreadful secret in his past that he wants to confess to you — something that may shake you to the core . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Something that may arise in future is not a matter for me now . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ You mean that you do know something that may help them ? ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | A principle of inquiry can not be something that may keep us from recognizing a clear and settled conception . |
| 12 | ‘ There is nothing I can tell you , Officer , ’ said Iris in her stilted French , ‘ but my friend has something that may interest you . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Tail arched and bristled This is the signal of a defensive cat , but one that may attack if provoked further . |
| 16 | Ask your partner to remove spectacles , earrings , necklaces or anything that may impede the massage . |
| 17 | This is important since the brief was always to destroy anything that may leave incriminating evidence . |
| 18 | Never display anything that may tempt a thief . |
| 19 | Fanning the eggs with her fins helps to circulate aerated water over the eggs and also waft away anything that may have settled on them . |
| 20 | My judgment rests upon the view that the plaintiffs had quite enough compulsion upon them from the terms of the Act itself , apart altogether from anything that may have been said or done by officers of government . |
| 21 | ‘ the plaintiffs had quite enough compulsion upon them from the terms of the Act itself , apart altogether from anything that may have been said or done by officers of government . |