Example sentences of "may [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand a diary entry such as ‘ ring X ’ is effective and if the entry is some way in the future it may be necessary to amplify with a trigger of the form ‘ ring X re Y ’ and to have easily accessible some factual data such as the X telephone number and some data re Y. In a different context a car driver will develop a strategy to ensure that he does not run out of petrol , he may rely on a light which appears when the tank is nearly empty or he may calculate from his expected travelling that he need not concern himself about the issue until at least the next weekend , or he may programme himself to react to the fact that he is approaching a particular garage . |
| 2 | Half-heard rows may distress them more ; the fantasy of what is going on downstairs may well be worse than the reality . |
| 3 | It may distress you deeply , especially if you have never been in debt before , but do not succumb to anxiety . |
| 4 | Much as CND may distance itself from these groups , its rhetoric and practice of opposition is an open invitation for their malign political presence . |
| 5 | If the plaintiff appears but fails to prove his case to the satisfaction of the court , the court may nonsuit him or give judgment for the defendant ( N 289 ) ( Ord 21 , r 2(1) ) . |
| 6 | And while the messenger is on his errand , you may array yourself suitably . |
| 7 | Occasional reports suggest that a single ailing individual can precipitate a mass stranding : whales are often reluctant to leave their comrades particularly if the sick animal is the leader of the group , and they may strand themselves rather than depart . |
| 8 | Some other , highly anxious , people may over.estimate their potential problems . |
| 9 | There were may factors which contributed to the delay in completion of the RHA 's review of its policies on mental hospitals . |
| 10 | An addition may nut he able to take up its home address , because it is already occupied by a synonym from some other address . |
| 11 | It may interest them that within the last few months the European parliament has agreed to press for a bill of rights for the citizens of Europe and for a written constitution for Europe . |
| 12 | They may stage something to coincide with the trial of last October 's terrorists . |