Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [pron] may [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now my parents realise they may have to go to help with identification . |
| 2 | Crushed to death : boy 's parents say they may sue for damages . |
| 3 | The first survey ever of such tests has found that another 59 companies say they may start testing . |
| 4 | Bus company directors say they may withdraw services from an estate if plans to introduce sleeping policemen are given the go-ahead . |
| 5 | His parents believe he may have wanted the money to buy a house . |
| 6 | The fighting has so disrupted the country that some observers believe it may divide between north and south along ethnic lines , or into a patchwork of Islamic fiefdoms controlled by the Mujahideen tribal warlords . |
| 7 | One video is not going to stop car crime on its own , but producers believe it may persuade some young people to think twice before they find themselves on the wrong side of the law . |
| 8 | 1 in cases where problems arise which may affect the child ; |
| 9 | It stood north of the village , and some experts believe it may have been the fulling mill called Beckmill in 1474 . |
| 10 | Doctors say she may survive : ‘ We were very surprised at the strength of her body , after all the … well you know what I mean , ’ said one . |
| 11 | Friends believe he may take the post rather than wait for a by-election to resume his career . |
| 12 | As arms tire you may like to fiddle a tape around the obvious thread , though it 's probably better to continue . |
| 13 | Police fear she may have committed suicide . |
| 14 | Police say it may have been unoccupied , and no-one else is thought to have been injured . |
| 15 | Police hope someone may have seen her driving her distinctive renault car . |
| 16 | This is all of a piece with the way some men assume they may stare at women , stand close to them and invade their physical space by touching . |
| 17 | It is understood police believe it may have been an isolated incident . |
| 18 | It is understood police believe it may have been an isolated incident . |
| 19 | Detectives believe they may hold a vital clue to the killer . |
| 20 | Detectives think someone may have seen the bombers as they were planting the devices . |
| 21 | Three gypsies were arrested but the police admit they may have to be released without charge , because no one who was injured is prepared to make a complaint . |
| 22 | As you may be aware , elements of the corporate financial services work we may do for you are regulated under the Financial Services Act ( ‘ FSA ’ ) by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ( ‘ ICAEW ’ ) as investment business ( ‘ regulated work ’ ) . |
| 23 | Colleagues fear someone may have used his coded authorisation to operate the machine . |