Example sentences of "he may [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may fail as a result of natural disasters but no one can blame him for that . |
| 2 | The voter may of course reject the outcome ; e.g. , with local public goods he may migrate to another community ( in this sense , the minority may have an element of veto power — see Lecture 17 ) . |
| 3 | He may think in terms of bits of equipment , flows of material , flows of energy or flows of information . |
| 4 | Where , as will normally be the case , the breach is such as must in the ordinary course of business inflict damage on the plaintiff , he may succeed without proof of any particular damage . |
| 5 | In this way he may succeed in attracting the attention of the predator away from the vulnerable fry . |
| 6 | By accepting whatever property he may inherit from his father . |
| 7 | In America , obscenity law protects the reader or viewer against harms he may inflict on himself , by whatever process those harms may be inflicted . |
| 8 | Where a firm enters into speculative trades for a customer it would be well advised to document any evidence that the customer has the financial ability to absorb any losses which he may incur without undue detriment to his standard of living . |
| 9 | If permission to develop land is refused or granted subject to conditions , whether by the local planning authority or by the Secretary of State for the Environment , and the owner of the land claims that the land has become incapable of reasonably beneficial use in its existing state and can not be rendered capable of reasonably beneficial use by the carrying out of any development which has been or would be permitted he may serve on the Council , a purchase notice requiring the Council to purchase his interest in the land in accordance with the provisions of Part IX of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 . |
| 10 | Would the Chancellor reconsider that decision because , when he next goes to the Duchy of Lancaster he may go to confession and admit to the untruths that are being told by his party in party-political broadcasts ? |
| 11 | A child may appear before a hearing for reasons other than offences ; and he will have a disposal tailored to his needs for care rather than to the seriousness of the offence ; and a child may not only be put under a supervision requirement for reasons other than an offence , but he may remain under such a requirement for a period of years for reasons completely unconnected with breaches of the criminal law . |
| 12 | shady lawyer practising in the Insolvent Court , who ‘ arranges ’ Sam Weller 's imprisonment in the Fleet so that he may remain with Pickwick . |
| 13 | In addition the chargee is not obliged to refrain from exercising his rights merely because by doing so he could avoid loss to the company nor does failure to exercise them when the security is declining in value constitute a breach of any duty that he may owe to the company . |
| 14 | He may bang on the table with a mallet and then shout , ‘ Pray silence for THE BRIDEGROOM ! ’ |
| 15 | Tait intends to remain at his Berkshire base until the 1994 World Championships , after which he may return to his native New Zealand . |
| 16 | He says he feels sorry for his brother , he fears he may return to a life of crime if he gets desperate for cash . |
| 17 | Lawyers said she did not have a good relationship with the father and the prospect that he may return to the family home prompted her action under the 1989 Children Act . |
| 18 | to advise the Secretary of State on such matters concerned with the curriculum for maintained schools as he may refer to it or as it may see fit |
| 19 | to advise the Secretary of State on such matters concerned with examinations and assessment as he may refer to it or as it may see fit |
| 20 | In contrast , the local circumstances are such that for Parkinson the Merseyside experience is one that he may disapprove of in principle but lives with far more readily in practice . |
| 21 | He may choose to be dealt cards from any of the colour decks or the High Magic deck . |
| 22 | When the glider is desperately low the pilot 's handling often goes to pieces , and he may over-rudder in an effort to get round a final turn without touching a wing-tip or turning any steeper . |
| 23 | If he was grossly careless then he may deserve to be punished but not for rape . ’ |
| 24 | He may arrange for you to have a pregnancy test . |
| 25 | The Master of Moots or other organiser should also be informed of the authorities to be cited , in order that he may arrange for such reports or case books as are available to be brought to the courtroom . |
| 26 | NOW that Tony Bland has died , we pray that he may rest in peace , and that his parents and family may be able to grieve in private for him . |
| 27 | For Tony , that he may rest in peace , and for his family for their strengthening and peace . |
| 28 | Antony 's only request is that he may speak at his funeral . |
| 29 | To his friends he may speak in Gaelic rather than in English . |
| 30 | If he continues exploring , he may bump into something really nasty and die . |