Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [to-vb] [conj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may need to reorganize because of demography — that 's the number of pupils that are in a particular area , where you 've got too many schools , or it may be that they want to change the type of offer , such as some of us want to do in the City of Oxford . |
| 2 | I must , therefore , introduce some rather harsh facts of life which we may choose to ignore but from which we can not escape . |
| 3 | Having taken your bags of donated books from you at the church door last year , you may like to know that despite the awful rain this week , Christian Aid Sale funds stood at around £35K by noon today , so the total should be up on that figure . |
| 4 | It is a valuable piece of equipment , and my hon. Friend may like to know that in the next two or three years we shall proceed with some large modifications to it which we estimate will bring about £4 million worth of work to PBN on the Isle of Wight . |
| 5 | A home for reformed alcoholics may have to close because of Government cuts . |
| 6 | An animal rescue centre that cares for sick and injured wildlife may have to close because of the recession . |
| 7 | A second factor which I 'd like to raise , and please stop me , sir , if I 'm not playing your ground rules here , is to get back to the original point made by Mr Davis , as to how this figure is going to be split between the districts , I think it 's absolutely essential that this figure is split between the districts , and it may well be , if you decide , sir , to recommend in favour of the new settlement that you may have to leave that as a floating figure to go around the districts , at the moment it is not . |
| 8 | The biggest sporting crime reported today is that Olympic rower Steve Redgrave from Buckinghamshire may have to quit because of lack of sponsorship … all that glitters is n't gold |
| 9 | The House may wish to know that between 1979 and 1990 the perinatal mortality rate for England and Wales dropped by 45 per cent . |
| 10 | B may refuse to accept that as a repudiation by S. In that case B will be able to sue for damages for non-delivery if on December 1 S does not deliver . |