Example sentences of "[pron] may [verb] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er and one of them may decide that he was going to another job anyway , you know , and he would leave and somebody else would be brought in and what have you . |
| 2 | But you did come out , so I may hope that you can be induced to vary your quiet days with |
| 3 | I have arranged a two-day debate in the House so that I may express that clearly and listen to the views of the House . |
| 4 | When visiting a foreign country , for example , I may feel that I have reason to obey its laws on the ground that if I do not I may bring the reputation of my university into disrepute . |
| 5 | providing , and you 've been living off capital in that way , and and and I 'm not prepared to do that , but I do think there is strong case for borrowing , er , providing it 's kept in in that in in er er under control at this time , and borrowing , I may feel that we will be able to be in a much better position to take our capital receipts and use them advantageously in the future . |
| 6 | I have consulted the most celebrated authors on comparative anatomy , but do not find any such structures of those parts described ; and as it is not known to you , I may presume that it has not been before taken notice of . |
| 7 | I may prefer that people should not be malicious about me behind my back , even if I am not to know or even be affected by it , and that certain deathbed wishes of mine be carried out without supposing I will persist to be affected by them . |
| 8 | I may keep that that 'll be helpful I 'll send that back to the school er to the er Incidentally would you like a cup of tea ? |
| 9 | If I suspect that you too have noticed the banker fidgeting , I may fear that you too may be contemplating defection . |
| 10 | Especially since I may fear that you are fearing that I … |
| 11 | The time for your vow is now ; though I may add that your family will be notified . |
| 12 | I may say that we both agreed that our relations will be governed by his decision , that I would have gone along with it had he made a mistake which harmed me . |
| 13 | I may say that I am very glad to have finished that hack-work . |
| 14 | And I may say that , if it were , my longing ( or desire ) would be affected considerably . |
| 15 | I may say that I ‘ perceive ’ the indigestibility of something I have eaten through its effects on me ; the unpleasant feelings I have in my stomach . |
| 16 | I may say that the above " idea " belongs to my system of controlling the boys by " influence " rather than by the " cane " . |
| 17 | First the drummers come on — I may say that no women are allowed to take part in this ritual and the ladies here will perhaps agree with me that they are fortunate in that omission . |
| 18 | I venture to write and enquire if you would oblige me by calling at this Officer , at some time convenient to yourself : I am not at liberty to offer any further information at this juncture , but I think I may say that our meeting will be to your advantage . |
| 19 | ( I may say that Barbara Castle declined to give evidence on our behalf . |
| 20 | I may say that despite my reputation of being trigger-happy where libel writs are concerned , I restrained him by all sorts of expedients . |
| 21 | I may say that it was not my intention to allow Harold Wilson to become involved in a full-scale lawsuit in circumstances where not so much odium but ridicule would be poured on him . |
| 22 | I may say that my recovery is wholly due to your organisation 's producing some penicillin just in time , ’ she added . |
| 23 | ‘ Though I may say that I shall be getting twenty-five guineas next Thursday for doing nothing but sit around in a television studio for half-an-hour , instead of beating my brains out all week-end to write a script for the BBC Overseas Service and getting ten guineas for it . ’ |
| 24 | I may say that I have great confidence in Doctor Maingay 's judgement in such matters . |
| 25 | Since the hon. Gentleman mentioned YT in particular , I may say that we are investing £842 million in YT in 1991-92 and the figure for the year starting in April is £851 million . |
| 26 | Chairman , if I if I may say that the erm the er minutes of that committee were approved by sub-committee at their subsequent meeting on the twenty fourth of November erm |
| 27 | Worships if I may interrupt that though , there 's some dispute about the damage which was allegedly caused . |
| 28 | Someone may say that an official lies under a special responsibility of impartiality because he has accepted his office subject to that understanding , so these responsibilities are drawn from ordinary morality after all , from the morality of keeping promises . |
| 29 | If the person has not made a will then the process usually takes a good deal longer which may mean that a whole range of practical issues are held in abeyance whilst the situation is resolved . |
| 30 | There is an inbuilt discontinuity in parent power which may mean that the most influential voices on the governing body suddenly fall silent . |