Example sentences of "which [pron] may " in BNC.

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1 The idea of ‘ subjective meaning ’ is a loose one , covering all ways in which someone may act deliberately or expressively and excluding only reflex actions .
2 My meadow , which I may well be contemplating with pleasure even as you read this , is a delight .
3 It depends on circumstances which I may not enumerate
4 If you have a message which I may properly convey to her , I will do so .
5 I now come to a very controversial point on which I may be in a minority , but I think there is far too much written material with classical CDs .
6 In order to be as free as possible , that my will have the greatest possible range consistent with the similar will of others , it is necessary that there be a way in which I may commit myself … .
7 It will be clear that my not being a Christian has nothing to do with any feminist stance which I may espouse .
8 The plaintiffs then had a new point which I may call the waiver argument , the basic principle of which is stated in Wigmore on Evidence , 8th ed. ( 1961 ) , pp. 453–455 , para. 2275 :
9 Which I may need .
10 I look forward to hearing thoughtful and far-reaching speeches such as that made by the hon. Member for Chichester when these matters are discussed at Maastricht , and I hope that views such as his will be reflected in Maastricht — a subject to which I may return in due course .
11 Elias Hrawi , the West Beirut-based ( Christian ) President , sent a message to world leaders on Feb. 6 asking them to " support any effort or step which I may find myself compelled to take as head of the legitimate [ Lebanese ] government " .
12 Here 's a form of declaration by a spouse or any other person who may have an interest for which , acting for a buyer , you are entitled to ask : I hereby undertake that in consideration of your entering into an agreement to purchase the above property any interest which I may have or acquire therein shall be deferred to any interest of you or any mortgagee or chargee and that I will not apply for the registration of any land charge , caution , notice or restriction in respect thereof .
13 Also , if I get it written ( which I may not , as I am expecting someone to lunch and want to catch this afternoon 's post ) forward Jenny 's letter ?
14 yeah because ten to fifteen years earlier there was n't this amount of class consciousness and now you 're saying that bond 's completely broken down which I may agree with you on but , but they 're now organizing themselves purely on this hey we 're all friends now or s and we 've got ta gang together all seventy percent of us against the landlords which was n't
15 Some indication of the immense editorial difficulties that arose , many of which I may say were not solved until the , the Pléiade edition in three volumes of nineteen fifty-four , some of the difficulty I think is hinted at , at any rate , in a recent description of the state of Proust 's papers at the moment of his death , and I quote : ‘ Huge packets of type- and manuscript , the pages festooned with half-illegible addenda , and blackened with savage deletions which had swallowed up entire paragraphs , heaped the ugly little bamboo table that stood near his death-bed , and overflowed from the shelves of the table along the top of the nearby chimneypiece .
16 Some schools will stipulate a number of Shakespearean speeches from which you may select , but in the main the choice of work is left entirely to you .
17 On most gliders that will mean less than 50 knots , which you may think rather slow for a steep turn .
18 This can reduce weight but it also constitutes drug-taking , for which you may face a lifetime ban .
19 The purpose of this chapter is to help you to deal with any injuries which you may pick up , so that they affect your fitness as little as possible .
20 Its relatively light weight ( 1.9kg/4lb ) makes drilling above shoulder height a lot less tiring than with the normal electropneumatic hammer drills which you may hire .
21 The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents , the Consumers ' Association , and the Department of Trade and Industry have got together to produce a leaflet to warn you of garden hazards which you may not be aware of , and may not be aware of , and how to safeguard against them .
22 The ruins of an ancient church stand near the pebble beach , which you may have to share with cows coming down for a paddle .
23 Play him or her you can explain the results which you want from the session and the engineer can advise you on any extra equipment which you may need to hire .
24 Our staff are fully experienced in all aspects of letting and they will be more than pleased to answer any queries which you may have .
25 However , there are some simple faults with gas boilers which you may be able to diagnose yourself and so assist the service engineer in selecting the right parts to bring with him .
26 There are three plumbing tools with a unique purpose which you may find it useful to have in your tool kit .
27 At the bottom of each hotel column are optional extras ( such as a balcony etc. ) which you may reserve at the supplement quoted .
28 The appeal is for help ‘ in determining doubtful identifications ’ and for ‘ notes on any Outer Hebrides material which you may examine in the course of your work ’ .
29 I attach a proposal drafted somewhat off the top of my head , which you may like to use to open discussions with the Navarra Ministry .
30 The two young girls , I predicted , would not find such changes so difficult to accommodate , but I did all I could to see that Mrs Clements suffered the least adjustments , to the extent that I undertook for myself a number of duties which you may consider most broad-minded of a butler to do .
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