Example sentences of "may [vb infin] you [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although you may think you know what you want , sub-consciously you may want something else . |
| 2 | Now you may know all about personal allowances or you may think you know all about personal allowances and I thought like that . |
| 3 | ‘ You may think you 've won , but I 'll have the last laugh . |
| 4 | So you may think you 've half a tape left , which is , should be |
| 5 | You may think you stand on your own , or have your own choices , or make your own fate , but you do not do so . |
| 6 | ‘ You may think you do , but you know nothing about me ! ’ |
| 7 | If you have teenagers at home , planning a meal can be tricky ; you may think you have them pinned down , but one phone call and they are up and away to more exciting prospects . |
| 8 | You may think you have purse-netted every hole only for a bolting rabbit suddenly to push up through the snow as if from nowhere and make its bid to escape . |
| 9 | In fact , however complete a word list you may think you have , it will never give full coverage ( Sampson , 1989 ) . |
| 10 | You may think you have to cut back on the necessities of life for a few days or cancel a treat you had promised yourself and the family . |
| 11 | You may think you have problems now , but Vittorio can make them seem like fond memories . ’ |
| 12 | Anglers may prefer you to pass quietly . |
| 13 | They may want you to help to sort out the personal belongings of the dead partner , which is always a painful job . |
| 14 | OK — when you 're in a dazed state , drugs may make you think you understand it all . |
| 15 | An enjoyable social life at the beginning of June may make you think twice about getting married now , Aquarius ! |
| 16 | Firing off a writ or an unfair dismissal application may make you feel better for a little while , but you should think carefully before launching yourself into a full-scale battle . |
| 17 | Food intolerance may be the cause of many minor ailments , which may make you feel under par . |
| 18 | And I 've got something to tell you which may make you feel the same way about me . " |
| 19 | If you can stand the pace and the heat , Bangkok is a very rewarding place to visit , although it may make you feel like taking a week afterwards to lie on a beach and recover . |
| 20 | Familiarity with the case , product or service you are discussing may make you blinkered . |
| 21 | It may make you want to ask the caterer if the coronation chicken was free range . |
| 22 | Do not cover up aspects of your lifestyle , such as heavy drinking , which you think may make you look less respectable . |
| 23 | After we 've discussed the appointments , I may need you to do a — few letters . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I may need you to show me where things are , ’ she turned to Jill , ‘ but the rest I can manage , even if I have to bluff my way through . ’ |
| 25 | Jobs which involve entertaining may tempt you to drink more than you intend . |
| 26 | For some types of work your District Council may expect you to apply for a grant as a tenant . |
| 27 | Having walked the Gorges of Kakouetta and then rested up in the benign landscape of Sainte-Engrâce , you may feel you have the legs back to inspect another of the spectacular limestone phenomena of the Upper Soule . |
| 28 | If it 's something you can answer quite easily , okay , you may feel you want to make a comment there and then . |
| 29 | It will therefore affect what happens during the interview , and if it is not done well enough it may prevent you reaching the interview stage at all . |
| 30 | Indeed like having children , the experience may bring you eyeball to eyeball with some of the thoroughly unpleasant aspects of your own personality . |