Example sentences of "a [noun] may [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some push their way in , some squeeze themselves out , some wait hoping that a tide may carry them through . |
| 2 | For example , being born in a neighbourhood may entitle you to a higher place in the queue for housing provided by that local authority . |
| 3 | On the other hand , employers who value the services of key individual employees and are dependent on them accepting a transfer may give them more generous relocation packages . |
| 4 | A vet who wishes to examine a cat may approach it in this way before , for instance , holding it down to give it an injection . |
| 5 | Loss of the loved one can raise the same intensity of emotion : a sense of betrayal , hatred of the betrayer , extreme jealousy of a rival-feelings over which a person may believe they have little or no control . |
| 6 | They are invisible to humans , although a child born on a Sunday may glimpse them if he puts one foot inside a fairy ring . |
| 7 | The criminal law of England ( it might well be argued ) is shot through with inconsistencies and irrationalities , and , however a subjectivist may present it , exhibits a considerable amount of objective liability . |
| 8 | Under the Children Act , if the restrictions could be achieved ‘ voluntarily ’ a court may consider it has a duty not to grant an order . |
| 9 | The larger donors will use their leverage to influence policy ; an NGO official in a district may lord it over his Mozambican counterparts . |
| 10 | With the usual kindly swat , and again directing his intellectual energy towards moral concerns , Johnson replies , ‘ No sir , he can not have pleasure in music , at least no power of producing music ; for he who can produce music may let it alone ; he who can play upon a fiddle may break it : such a man is not a machine . ’ |
| 11 | Using it inappropriately with someone who has very strong feelings on a subject may lead you to be regarded as insensitively self-opinionated . |
| 12 | We all know that breaking a mirror may cost us seven year 's bad luck , but did you know that … |
| 13 | As a source of information , the return collates much that should have been delivered for registration when the relevant transactions occurred , so that a searcher may find it unnecessary to search back beyond the latest annual return on the file . |
| 14 | A verse may find him whom a sermon flies |
| 15 | That expertise may be applied directly or indirectly ; for example , a person writing a report may draft it out on paper and then hand it to a word processor operator who enters it into the computer . |
| 16 | The National Council for Voluntary Organisations said that while much of the SORP was appropriate to the needs of larger charities , it feared those with incomes of less than £100,000 a year may ignore it because of the extra administration , cost and complexity it involved . |
| 17 | ‘ Your Grace , ’ she said quickly , ‘ even a year may deprive me of my best prospects . |
| 18 | They find a site for a new nest , such as a hollow tree ( or a bee-keeper may provide them with one ) and start immediately to build combs . |
| 19 | A distraction may cause it to wander off into the road , with fatal consequences . |
| 20 | A chap may think he 's in control of himself but if he 's really attracted to a girl , it 's not so easy to stop at … well , just kissing . ’ |
| 21 | 2.14 The Landlord shall procure that the obligations of the contractor under clause of the Building Contract are complied with within the period applicable but ( save as provided in clause 16.3 [ of this agreement and in clause [ s ] of the Lease ] the Landlord shall with effect from the Certificate Date be under no liability to the Tenant in respect of any failure to carry out the Works in accordance with clauses 2.2.1 and 2.2.3 ( save as regards matters specified in any Defects Notice which were not remedied to the Surveyor 's [ reasonable ] satisfaction ) The part of this clause commencing … but ( save as provided in clause 16.3 … to the end of the clause should be deleted , as a tenant may consider it unreasonable for a landlord to exempt itself from liability in this manner . |
| 22 | An expert may find it necessary to take steps to secure the payment of fees and expenses by , for instance , making payment of his fees a condition of publishing his decision . |
| 23 | It will take courage to do this , but delivering an ultimatum may bring him to his senses . |