Example sentences of "may [verb] [conj] the [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | The situation may arise where the taxpayer is on the face of it chargeable to tax under Case V of Schedule D and also caught by Part XV of the Taxes Act 1988 . |
| 2 | Problems may arise where the foreman is bribed or negligent and excessive hours are claimed by the sub-contractor . |
| 3 | The reader may think that the result is already known , but all too often different populations behave in different ways so that although there may be an expected result to an investigation it will not be a foregone conclusion . |
| 4 | From this lengthy account the balanced reciprocity which I mentioned at the beginning becomes very clear but some of you may think that the detail is excessive . |
| 5 | The advantage of this is that , given that you have got to exchange witness statements anyway , there is always a chance that your opponents may consider that the evidence is not crucial or controversial and allow the statement to go in without the witness being called . |
| 6 | On touching the seventh band , the individual may feel that the stone is rocking or moving and feel a tingling sensation like a mild electric shock . |
| 7 | Mr Steward may feel that the project is ‘ low key ’ , but when a nine acre sand and gravel pit is proposed to be worked for four years only a matter of 45 metres from the nearest residence and 280 metres from the centre of Cross Green ( Atlas Aggregate 's figures ) , the residents of Cockfield are entitled to feel differently . |
| 8 | As there has recently been a revision of codes , I am bound to say that my right hon. Friend may feel that the time is not right for a review . |
| 9 | You may feel that the collection is very incomplete and second-rate . |
| 10 | The scholar may assume that the consensus is the same as his or her own idea of crime . |
| 11 | Alternatively , an unwilling respondent may claim that the dispute is wider than that presented to the forum , in that third parties are involved , and that the claim should not be considered in their absence . |
| 12 | Anoxia may occur because the mother is over-anaesthetised , or because the umbilical cord is wrapped round the windpipe . |
| 13 | In both cases , usually after several development versions have been entered into LIFESPAN , the developers may decide that the software is in an appropriate state to constitute a baseline . |
| 14 | In a few cases , the manager may decide that the recruit is unsuitable but more normally they will be given a chance at a formal interview where the manager 's opinion will be taken into consideration . |
| 15 | Before 1994 , the suggested date for introducing reforms , it may decide that the change is not worth the political and administrative pain . |
| 16 | Someone who suggests a new idea only to have it squashed may deduce that the context is not one for putting forward ideas . |
| 17 | In this way , suggest Sperber and Wilson , the speaker 's use of repetition may communicate that the speaker is experiencing a torrent of memories which hearers are being trusted to imagine for themselves . |
| 18 | It may happen that the child is so naughty that it ends up never being rewarded for the desirable behaviour . |
| 19 | The indirect customer rules may apply whether the firm is acting as the customer 's broker or as a counterparty . |
| 20 | Other rates may apply where the development is acquired second hand , or is merely a refurbishment of an existing industrial building . |
| 21 | Name of the security or stock ; this is the name of the issuing company and may indicate whether the security is something other than an equity . |
| 22 | Suppose , for example , a text ( such as the Bestiary : thirteenth century , East Anglia ) exhibits 3rd singular verb-form variation in -es , -ep ( such as standes , standep ) and syncopated forms ( such as stant ) : this may indicate that the text is composite and has been copied by scribes from different dialect areas ( for discussions of these scribal questions , see especially McIntosh , Samuels and Benskin , 1986 ; Laing , 1989 ; McIntosh and Wakelin , 1989 ) . |
| 23 | It may indicate that the design is based on one traditionally associated with that name , but the dealer may simply be trying to make the rug seem more interesting by calling it something other than just " Chinese " . |
| 24 | If money is short while the patient is ill , there is great pressure on the carer and the family , and often it may mean that the patient is unable to receive the specialist rehabilitation treatment which is increasingly difficult to obtain under the National Health Service . |
| 25 | One slip may mean that the wingtip is dropped , causing some very expensive damage to the wing or the fuselage structure and fittings . |
| 26 | This time one may suppose that the sequence is : 3 , 6 , 12 , 24 , … , ∞ . |
| 27 | If the client informs its trading partners before entering into a contract that it will not insist on the strict letter of the terms , it may be estopped from relying on their letter ; similarly , if the client describes the effect of a term , a court may hold that the client is bound by that description and can only enforce the term to the extent of that description ( Curtis v Chemical Cleaning and Dyeing Co Ltd [ 1951 ] 1 KB 805 ) . |
| 28 | You may recall that the solo is split between Andrew Gold and Waddy Wachtel , with Waddy featuring last time . |
| 29 | He or she may argue that the task is impossible , because you are not skilled enough or because you have never tried to sell the subject to other than students before . |
| 30 | For instance , a clause providing for auditors to value shares may state that the auditor is to certify their " fair value " or similar words ( see 3.5 ) ; a minority holding of shares is to be valued without regard to the fact that it is a minority holding ( see 3.6 ) ; surveyors have to assume certain facts and disregard others in establishing a rental ( see 2.3.3 ) . |