Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] may [vb infin] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed like having children , the experience may bring you eyeball to eyeball with some of the thoroughly unpleasant aspects of your own personality . |
| 2 | The result may surprise you . |
| 3 | If , however , this is not the case , the specialist may put you on a long course of low dose antibiotics . |
| 4 | If you pay in cash , the wholesaler may give you one of these . |
| 5 | One unforeseen bill and the debts start piling up , one long delay in receiving housing benefit and the landlord may throw you out . |
| 6 | He prays that ‘ according to the riches of his glory , the Father may grant you to be strengthened with might through his Spirit in the inner man ’ . |
| 7 | The physiotherapist may show you how to practise standing and balancing , with the patient supporting his arms at the correct height , perhaps on a chest of drawers . |
| 8 | The owner may tip you when you pay — with a glass of local brandy , or even ouzo . |
| 9 | Sometimes you can be exhilarated , believing that the painting is a masterpiece or , alternatively , a look in the mirror may tell you that it is just a jumble and the eye does n't focus anywhere . |
| 10 | A practical use is to give warning , if someone enters the room a few hand claps or knock at the door may alert you to their presence ; the shock of someone approaching you silently is avoided . |
| 11 | The interviewer may address you by your first name , especially if you are a young person . |
| 12 | ‘ Because the diplomacy may affect you , too . |
| 13 | For example , being born in a neighbourhood may entitle you to a higher place in the queue for housing provided by that local authority . |
| 14 | Using it inappropriately with someone who has very strong feelings on a subject may lead you to be regarded as insensitively self-opinionated . |