Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [pron] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | More dangerous , those who talk of a British constitution may mislead themselves into thinking that there are parts of the system to which a special sanctity attaches . |
| 32 | Those and many other pressures may distract them from remaining for a long period in the Territorial Army . |
| 33 | Critics may claim inconsistency , but the person involved may justify themself by claiming total consistency . |
| 34 | This will make them less decisive and may inhibit them from giving orders or taking charge of the situation . |
| 35 | Though our reason may fail us in discovering moral truths , it need not in verifying what the Bible says . |
| 36 | Erm firstly because as I say it may prompt him into doing something if we write to him saying you 're making an application to court yourself . |
| 37 | This may involve them in attempting to secure access to influencers and decision-makers . |
| 38 | In some cases trustees may relieve themselves by transferring it into the control of the court . |
| 39 | Tobacco and cocaine are harmful but , again , tobacco is almost universally allowed , whereas most readers of The Economist live in countries which may imprison you for possessing cocaine . |
| 40 | Hence , these regulations penalise those unemployed who use successful , but the least observable , job search strategies and may discourage them from using those strategies . |
| 41 | ‘ Oh well , ’ he said with a sigh , ‘ in the face of such force majeure , he may forgive me for capitulating . ’ |
| 42 | No one fully understands the workings of these interlocking systems and we may forgive ourselves for having a sensation of something slipping through our fingers when we try to grasp them — but one thing is certain : the choices we make about the order of the information in discourse reveal our own assumptions about the world and about the people we are trying to communicate with . |
| 43 | It may help YOU with finding new ideas to encourage enrolment . |
| 44 | We are always delighted to send you information about courses , prospectuses and ( later this year ) to send you a new video about the University which may help you in advising your own pupils about the possibilities and benefits of following a course at Birmingham . |
| 45 | The patient may shoot himself before finding out it is only an ingrowing toenail . ’ |