Example sentences of "but you may " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you may not actually learn much , simply because the main object of the group will not be to help you but to get on and do the play , relying on the skills available and hoping that the audience will give adequate support . |
| 2 | These services are not just for women , but you may find them useful . |
| 3 | You are unlikely to offend the teenage punter , but you may disturb their parents . |
| 4 | By the age of 25 or so the oiliness should be settling down but you may find yourself with a new problem : laughter and frown lines must finally be acknowledged as the first signs of an ageing skin . |
| 5 | Traditional sixth form education may still exist in some comprehensive schools — the 11–18 range — but you may have to find a place for your child in a FE ( Further Education ) establishment . |
| 6 | There are 15 items up for sale , but you may buy only two of them . |
| 7 | You wo n't tear any major muscle groups laughing during Crimes and Misdemeanours or Hannah and her Sisters , for example ; but you may marvel at a film-maker at the height of his powers . |
| 8 | Liquor can not be sold on the reservation , but you may take your own . |
| 9 | Infuriating it may be , but you may as well shrug your shoulders as the locals do and accept that these things are part and parcel of travel overseas . |
| 10 | If you want to go sailing , play volleyball or have a round of mini golf it wo n't cost you a penny and the kids can be left in the Pirates Club while you spend the afternoon doing things you want to do … but you may have a job persuading them to leave a few hours later . |
| 11 | I have my doubts about this one but you may in due course get a proposal from him . |
| 12 | But you may think me merely biased if I say that my own father could in many ways be considered to rank with such men , and that his career is the one I have always scrutinized for a definition of ‘ dignity ’ . |
| 13 | These , then , are some general principles , but you may feel that they still leave considerable scope for discretion and interpretation . |
| 14 | You are unlikely to want to copy slavishly what you see in the magazines but you may choose to adapt those ideas which appeal to you in order to feel happier with the way you look . |
| 15 | But you may be able to complain to a tribunal that you have been discriminated against on the grounds of sex or race , even if the company concerned never offered you a job . |
| 16 | Deposits can be made by regular savings or by lump sum deposits subject to a maximum of £9,000 over the five year period but you may not deposit more than £3,000 in the first year or £1,800 in any succeeding year . |
| 17 | If you go abroad to live , or remain outside the UK for three months or more , you can continue to receive the pension , but you may not get any increase when the pension goes up . |
| 18 | But you may find that some of these skills could be taught to others , so that you are not always responsible for cooking meals , or washing and ironing clothes . |
| 19 | These services are not just for women , but you may find them useful . |
| 20 | Your solicitor will do a local search if you buy a property , but you may be renting in which case no one will do a search for you . |
| 21 | But you may find the road blocked . |
| 22 | Where one-off items have been selected some stores will reserve them for you , but you may have to buy them yourself if they are n't chosen . |
| 23 | This will not commit you in any way but you may find that your interest is aroused . |
| 24 | If so , he will advise you what to do , but you may also find it helpful to obtain a copy of a booklet entitled Caring for the widow and her family , published by CRUSE ( The National Organisation for Widows and their Children , Cruse House , 126 Sheen Road , Richmond , Surrey TW9 1UR ) , which gives a great deal of useful information on all these subjects and many others connected with widowhood . |
| 25 | Under these circumstances , all you can do is try to re-align the board on the artwork and expose it for a further period , but you may well have to scrap that attempt and start again with a freshly-coated board . |
| 26 | The prototype unit used a length of 5m but you may find that a greater range can be achieved . |
| 27 | Give your fish a close visual inspection : flukes should not be problem at this time of year , but you may have introduced anchor worm ( Lernaea ) or fish lice ( Argulus ) with new stock … no dealer worth his salt would sell infested fish without first having dealt with these parasites , but it happens . |
| 28 | You may want this , and choose coral gravel or crushed shell — but you may be keeping Neon Tetras or Discus and need hardness-free gravel . |
| 29 | A cooling system can be installed but you may have condensation problems on the external glass . |
| 30 | When hearing loss is severe , the written word is your main ally , but you may also need the facility of one person who can make sure that you do not miss what is said . |