Example sentences of "may [vb infin] [conj] [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may think as I often do : has the client never before seen his consumers ? |
| 2 | These may show that he occasionally worked as a wall-painter , or at least supplied designs for wall-paintings . |
| 3 | These , then , are some general principles , but you may feel that they still leave considerable scope for discretion and interpretation . |
| 4 | A girl born with the umbilical cord twisted round her neck may feel that she always gets herself tied up in things . |
| 5 | Although we may claim that we simply publish an objective report , the inference that exceptional evil existed during the occupation of Kuwait will naturally be made by those trying to justify the devastating Allied bombardment of Iraq , now retrospectively . |
| 6 | In addition , there are the drawbacks you may face if you only receive the basic pension as your husband 's dependant . |
| 7 | One client may quite sincerely come in just for a form but another client who comes in ‘ just for a form ’ may indicate that they really need help filling it in . |
| 8 | Euphronios egrapsen certainly means ‘ Euphronios drew ’ ; Kachrylion epoiesen , ‘ Kachrylion made ’ , may mean that he actually potted the cup , or that he was owner of the workshop . |
| 9 | We may suppose that it originally stood in a niche . |
| 10 | The number of books may vary as you slowly release the tension in the neck , so it is useful to recheck the number each month . |
| 11 | Now you may argue that he always had equal right provided he did not indulge in anal intercourse and I would agree with you . |
| 12 | A defendant may state that he honestly thought at the time that the girl was above 16 and that he never thought to enquire , or that the girl was dressed up and wearing make-up . |
| 13 | If you leave your gear on stage , you may find that someone else has moved it for you , and they wo n't be as careful as you . |
| 14 | You may find that you often have to do this , as even a modest wedding bouquet can be too large to fit into a reasonably-sized picture frame , and if it were reproduced in its original size it could become such a large picture that it would completely dominate any room in which it was hung . |