Example sentences of "that [pers pn] may [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may help me more indirectly by alerting me to the fact that I may be wrong , and forcing me to reason again to double check my conclusion . |
| 2 | Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally it is possible that I may be mistaken . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , that I may be privileged to tread upon flagstones that worshippers have trod for centuries is a joy . |
| 4 | That I may be able to go down into the Saxon crypt of a cathedral , a tiny , exquisitely rude little chapel , where a thousand years ago my forefathers knelt in prayer , is a draught of pure oxygen . |
| 5 | Epictetus said , ‘ This is what I wish to be engaged in when death finds me , so that I may be able to say to God , ‘ Have I in any respect transgressed Thy commands ? |
| 6 | Mrs Telscombe has kindly said that I may be free from two o'clock until six . |
| 7 | ‘ Pray permit me to go to him , that I may be by his side at his coronation . |
| 8 | I hope that I may be so lucky . |
| 9 | PS : If anyone thinks that I may be overstating the Hart boy 's case then listen to his blindingly good solo album , ‘ Intolerance ’ . |
| 10 | He hopes that I may be able , in some way , to plug the gap in his family history . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's just possible that I may be able to help you . ’ |
| 12 | I am afraid that I may be watching my own family and friends being killed . |
| 13 | It 's intended to suggest that I may be a more complex character than they assume . |
| 14 | If you have information to sell , be so good as to state your price , that I may be left in privacy . |
| 15 | I am very honoured as Rector to be associated with this great University and hope that during my period of office should you decide to come here , that I may be of assistance to you during that time . |
| 16 | And that 's why this is very interesting for you because you now know what your preference is and what you need to think about is that I may be a very high reflector , but I can see there 's , there 's Lou in particular was a very strong activist and when I put them together training , I need to ensure that it 's not the way I like to learn , it is a balanced approach others can also gain , I need to ensure that others gain from this . |
| 17 | Well it 's just that I may be totally wrong but I just read it first when you read it first it 's like its prey in the light if you see what I mean . |
| 18 | Yesterday , in Tokyo , she indicated that she may be around for a little while longer than expected . |
| 19 | But in a first hint that she may be prepared to modify her views , the Prime Minister will tell the President that , if the deployment of new short-range missiles in Germany becomes unrealistic , Britain is certainly prepared to consider the alternative of stand-off missiles carried on Tornados . |
| 20 | But verily , for that lawless coronation that she made , she shall be most firmly enclosed in a dwelling of stone and iron , made like a crown , and at Berwick be hung up in the open air , that she may be given , in life and after death , for a gazing-stock and an everlasting scorn to those who pass by . ’ |
| 21 | In the days of the Raj , British passengers on the Rajputana State Railway received enviable attention : this handbook is a personalized itinerary for Miss Baring and warns her that she may be kept awake by one train driver 's ‘ unpleasant whistle ’ . |
| 22 | I believe that she may be the focal point through which the Ancient Adversary will try to thwart the designs of the Dark Ones . ’ |
| 23 | She 's worried that she may be in the early stages of mercury poisoning . |
| 24 | As the hon. Gentleman has said , Mrs. X has indicated that she may be taking proceedings further , so it would be most improper for me to go into too much detail on this case . |
| 25 | And in her final words to Wilekin in this exchange she manages to give an ambiguous hint that she may be prepared to entertain Wilekin — along with her husband : ( " You could go home , dear brother . |
| 26 | These advantages appear to me to outweigh the disadvantages identified by Mr of there being more outsiders in the family household , possibly homesick and unhappy carers who are not living in their own homes , but at the establishment and the trouble and worry to the of what would be not infrequent , recruitment of new carers for Mrs , I hope perhaps a trifle pessimistically thought that on average carers would not spend more than about a year of course , some longer , some shorter , because such carers necessarily had to be fairly young , fit , strong people and the stresses and strains of the er the whole business she thought would lead to reasonably rapid turnover , not the emergence of long-term carers who might stay for a number of years , er , as I say I 'd rather hoped that she may be unduly pessimistic about that , but , that , I accept what she says about it . |
| 27 | Again she considered that she may be falling in love with him but this time she was not so quick to dismiss it . |
| 28 | Even if you are drawn against an élite performer who has a great deal of experience , the fact that you may be younger , hungrier , fitter could be to your advantage . |
| 29 | The second point is that you may be asked to take a drug test at any squad session . |
| 30 | It was good to see a reference in your magazine to valve amplification ( EW + WW August 1991 ) , but I still have a certain frustration that you may be able to help me with . |