Example sentences of "you may [verb] [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may leave me here . ’ |
| 2 | To punish them , you may leave it even longer before you see them next time . |
| 3 | " Thank you , Mrs Prynn , you may leave us now . |
| 4 | But you may think me merely biased if I say that my own father could in many ways be considered to rank with such men , and that his career is the one I have always scrutinized for a definition of ‘ dignity ’ . |
| 5 | You may think you just nursed me . |
| 6 | Mr Wakerley told the jury : ‘ You may think he soon realised his position was hopeless . ’ |
| 7 | You may tell him so , Fulk . |
| 8 | Always be honest about your intentions or you may regret it later . |
| 9 | Think very carefully before you give up , because if you do you may regret it later on . |
| 10 | Well you may see me again you never know I shall look forward to it . |
| 11 | As well as in the Pyrenees , you may see them further north in the Landes , and in Spain and Portugal , which have lots of them ; given which , it is possible that they are another survival , or tradition , of the Celtiberians , like the Basque language . |
| 12 | ‘ You may take him away . |
| 13 | By our Lord , the king of heaven , if I can do anything you want you may find me most generous ; most happily will I perform for you without grudging . " ) |
| 14 | That 's what I call offering the reader a choice of endings ; but you may find me quite unreasonably literal-minded . |
| 15 | exactly what I 's expect and you may find they actually sort of are on a down-slope still . |
| 16 | You may find her less apparently distressed than you expect . |
| 17 | There 's a practical point here too — you may find it rather difficult to find an elegant belt suitable for evening wear . |
| 18 | It is like throwing a grain of sand upon the sea-shore to-day , and thinking you may find it to-morrow . ’ |
| 19 | As a result , you may find it extremely difficult to raise the difference between the 85%-95% mortgage that many lenders advance , and the full purchase price . |
| 20 | You may find it more pleasing and effective to range together a selection of complementary shapes , rather than just a hotchpotch of squares , circles , ovals and rectangles . |
| 21 | However , you may find it more successful to introduce more contrasting colour elements into your design . |
| 22 | Thereafter , you may find it very difficult or impossible to change — because you will by then have missed so much of the introductory lectures and classes . |
| 23 | Now you may find you actually get a slightly more out of breath over the next thirty six hours , cos you have n't taken your water tablets . |
| 24 | For what are your possessions but things you keep and guard for fear you may need them tomorrow ? … |
| 25 | You may need it again . ’ |
| 26 | A PEP should be regarded as a long-term investment though , so do not tie your money up if you think you may need it quickly . |
| 27 | None of us likes upheavals , and if you 're elderly you may like them even less than other people . |
| 28 | You may know it better as the Holding Company . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ You may have it again then . |
| 30 | you may understand it perfectly well even though , on reflection , you may not be entirely sure exactly what alloy bronze is , or what sort of dog a mastiff is , or what truffles are . ’ |