Example sentences of "the [noun] [pron] may [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wins universal applause from his followers and admiration from the reader , despite the fact that he is going to take away the paradise which may still have been ours . |
| 2 | If this had been the case I may possibly have been offered some cosmetic surgery , but this wo n't happen because it 's a natural part of pregnancy . |
| 3 | Having stated the case you may legitimately put it into its historical setting in order to show what advance it made on the previous law ; and you may also indicate the trend of development that it started . |
| 4 | the risk is one against which , in all circumstances of the case he may reasonably be expected to offer the ( non-visitor ) some protection . |
| 5 | This is important because it suggests that the courts themselves may well be largely responsible for the dramatic increase in the number ( and proportion ) of triable either way cases coming before the Crown Court in recent years . |
| 6 | What little money has been recovered remains the subject of a legal tussle in the courts which may yet take months to resolve . |
| 7 | If the People 's Party does badly in the election it may well reject the result . |
| 8 | Of course it may , and indeed has , been argued-that the middle-class model is the model for the future [ = = ] but for the present we may simply note the variety of modes of family living that continue to exist and flourish . |
| 9 | That same ability to identify helps her appreciate the hurts she may sometimes have caused others . |
| 10 | The wind must be blowing from them to you , since this not only minimises the noise you may inadvertently make but it prevents your scent blowing towards the rabbits and giving them advance warning that all 's not well . |
| 11 | In early summer , the beetles themselves may also be found . |
| 12 | But for all that and all that there have been some interesting stirrings in the undergrowth which may well have the effect of concentrating the minds of the opposition party leaders . |
| 13 | You worry in the here and now about things in the future which may never happen . |
| 14 | Certainly , preventive strategies and modern medicine will tend to counteract negative selective forces and will maintain the frequency of the thrifty genotype in human populations , but , as Neel soberly pointed out , ‘ efforts to preserve the diabetes genotype through this transient period of plenty are in the interests of mankind , ’ for some time in the future we may again be glad to have it . |
| 15 | Even if the bidder does have sufficient authorised but unissued share capital and a directors ' authority to effect the bid it may nevertheless wish to pass the appropriate resolutions replacing the share capital and authority used in implementing the takeover . |
| 16 | In the first part of the chapter I shall look at some of the similarities which characterize both policies and then turn to some of the contradictions which may well result in significant problems for both of the initiatives . |
| 17 | However , it is generally assumed that rug-weaving was brought into China , probably from Turkestan or Mongolia , some time before the reign of Emperor K'ang Hsi ( 1661–1722 ) , a noted patron of the arts who may well have encouraged its assimilation into Chinese artistic life . |
| 18 | However , even if the bureau has the typeface it may well not appear on the output due to the vagaries of Apple 's font numbering system . |
| 19 | And I recommend to anybody who goes on the school , I 'm sure they do on the training course , that the first opportunity I would have to address erm the con er the staff meeting , you just say this is what I who I am this is why I 'm here I 've got a list of businesses which the school has provided with me already but I I will I may erm if I bump into you in the corridor I may just say do you know anybody else . |
| 20 | By not putting the matter to the test they may well have spared themselves refusal . |
| 21 | It might seem a little unreasonable at first sight but believe me this is a possible approach , and under the circumstances it may very well be the best approach . |
| 22 | But when he gets round to it , I think he 'll control them a bit more closely , now you can invest in that sort of fund quite safely , and although it wo n't give you any capital growth , because if they 're giving you ten percent income , obviously the capital growth 's going to be limited , but er if it 's the income that you 're after , not a bad thing to do , so I mean at the moment I may actually combine one income-type er P E P with one growth and income , where the , where the , perhaps the yield is about five percent . |
| 23 | If you are the Preparer of the package you may only obtain these listings provided the package has not been submitted for approval . |
| 24 | If you are the Approver of the package you may only obtain the listings after the package has been submitted for approval . |
| 25 | The developer will be obliged to use his best endeavours to resolve outstanding problems and the vendor himself may independently attempt to meet the conditions imposed by the contract , if the developer fails to proceed with due diligence . |
| 26 | At the same time a was decreed , and as a sop to the kazaskers who may well have been most jealous of the fact that the Mufti " s salary now surpassed their own — each was allowed to invest ten . |
| 27 | Erm and again I put erm things about putting details in the post although you , although you did try and overcome that one erm but you , you just could n't , you could n't get Steven to realize the benefit of you actually going round with the illustrations rather than you just sending it and you needed to get , to get the appointment out of him rather than because if he got the illustrations in the post he may never read them . |
| 28 | But the judge added : ‘ The time has come when Mr Davies has to realise that if the caravans are not removed from the site he may well go to prison , because he will be in contempt of the court order . ’ |
| 29 | Fed up with the snail-like pace , the market yesterday began to entertain the possibility that the group itself may now be on the block . |
| 30 | If you do n't satisfy the conditions you may still be entitled to either Statutory Maternity Pay or Maternity Allowance . |