Example sentences of "he may [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may presumably take into account his previous experience of the particular applicants , if they have organised marches in the past . |
| 2 | If the shaman is exposed to the insidious effects of the fungus for too long he may eventually turn into a giant shaman mushroom . |
| 3 | He may again head to South Africa in pursuit of his cricketing career . |
| 4 | Once he has settled into his new post he may again become actively involved in the sport . |
| 5 | He may however wish to go down to a detailed level , in which a sub-component of the domain is specified as having a fixed or moving relationship to a component or primitive of another domain , such as one " slotted into " the other . |
| 6 | He may legitimately expect from his field officer detailed knowledge of and familiarity with any discharger or any ‘ problems ’ . |
| 7 | It was held that when time for delivery is of the essence of a contract for the sale of goods ( that is , a condition ) and after the stipulated time has elapsed the buyer waives his right to cancel by pressing for delivery , converting the term into a warranty , he may later give notice setting a reasonable deadline , once again making the time for delivery a condition of the contract . |
| 8 | He recommended Richard Coppin [ q.v. ] as his successor and emigrated to Barbados in about 1655 , where he may later have been investigated for organizing conventicles . |
| 9 | If a boy is born ‘ breech ’ , or bottom first , for instance , he may later believe that he does things the wrong way round ; or because such births are painful for the mothers , he may decide that he hurts women . |
| 10 | He may later fight his way to the very top of the hierarchy in a series of tactically staged combats . |
| 11 | For the purpose of seeing whether his suspicions are well-founded , he may … stop any person carrying goods which he suspects to have been stolen , he may also examine the person and detain him . |
| 12 | He may also drop his ball back into play , though no nearer the hole , when given relief by the rules or under penalty of one shot if he thinks the ball is unplayable . |
| 13 | He may also welcome advice on how he might continue the therapeutic process and deal with any further crises . |
| 14 | He may also appear in the guise of a small grey water-horse or a lamb , always with an unusually long tail . |
| 15 | He may also allocate seats to new entrants , but the decision on this is now generally taken on the vote of all members of the chambers . |
| 16 | He may also do complex movements for his arm , such as holding a long pole ( like a broom handle ) and moving it around and away from his body . |
| 17 | A horse may often indulge in mutual grooming with a companion horse , and he may also do this to a human he likes and trusts . |
| 18 | He may also face the prospect of long-term hardship , if he can not return to work at all . |
| 19 | If an individual appears unable to pay his debts or has no reasonable prospect of paying he may also face a bankruptcy petition . |
| 20 | THE JOKER : He may also decide to give sexy underwear that does n't actually fit , or , if he is feeling malicious , spicy chewing gum for the loud mouthed — gum that cements the lips together . |
| 21 | He may also have to fight off a takeover bid — Fininvest , the Milan-based media company controlled by Silvio Berlusconi revealed a 1 per cent holding last week . |
| 22 | Confining ourselves to Vienna and the last few weeks alone , it seems he may also have been responsible for a couple of recent murders of prostitutes in the Altstadt . |
| 23 | He may also have had expensive tools or special equipment of some kind , or a car or boat which has to be sold . |
| 24 | An excuse for not consulting him was given much later — as part of this close island community , he may also have been involved . |
| 25 | Police fear he may also have been a victim . |
| 26 | He may also have developed some connections with the Tempests of Bracewell . |
| 27 | He may also have kept the stewardship of Tottington and Rochdale , in spite of Edward 's orders to the contrary . |
| 28 | As the Young King wavered between the three alternatives of remaining dutifully at his father 's side , going to Jerusalem , or marching into Aquitaine , he was certainly tempted by messages from the rebels offering to recognize him as their Duke , but he may also have been egged on by Geoffrey of Brittany . |
| 29 | He may also have a contact man in each functional department responsible for co-ordination and monitoring of the work within the department . |
| 30 | He may also have hoped that by supporting a revolution with which the Chinese felt no small degree of identification , he would be able to outmanoeuvre his Maoist critics . |