Example sentences of "[conj] may [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An application is not necessarily unreasonable because it is inconvenient for the addressee of the application or causes him considerable work or may make him vulnerable to future claims , or is addressed to a person who is not an officer or employee of or contractor with the company in administration , but all of these will be among the factors relevant to be taken into consideration ( post , pp. 862H — 863A , 864C ) . |
| 2 | An application is not necessarily unreasonable because it is inconvenient for the addressee of the application or causes him a lot of work or may make him vulnerable to future claims , or is addressed to a person who is not an officer or employee of or a contractor with the company in administration , but all these will be relevant factors , together no doubt with many others . |
| 3 | The Tribunal may reserve its judgement or may give its decision after a retirement before the close of the meeting . |
| 4 | In return , the supplier agrees to , or may assign his obligations to , buy goods or technology of equivalent value , from the purchaser or the purchaser 's country or state . |
| 5 | Where the application is made to the district judge he may , if in doubt as to the proper order to be made , refer the application to the judge forthwith or at the next convenient opportunity , and the judge may hear the application and make such order as may be just or may refer it back to the district judge with directions . |
| 6 | If so , chances are you have a serious drinking problem , or may have one in the future . |
| 7 | The supervisor may also monitor the same information or may have his own separate displays or both . |
| 8 | ( 1 ) What market position should you adopt that makes sense to those who buy or may buy your services ? ( a ) Should you adopt a niche approach to certain aspects of personal injury work ( eg paraplegia , brain injuries , disaster litigation ) ? ( b ) Will plaintiff personal injury work preclude defendant or insurance defence work ? |
| 9 | Someone may grab your collar with both hands in order to head-butt you in the face , or may seize you by the hair to punch you . |
| 10 | Short-term gains by cheating are likely to be offset by long-term losses that may affect one 's offspring and those of relatives . |
| 11 | Prisoners are brought up to date with new legislation that may affect them , such as housing and social security . |
| 12 | To maintain good credibility with the client , you need to call him before he sees an article in a newspaper that may affect his company — after all you are supposed to be his key person with the best knowledge of the media . |
| 13 | Asking for further training if necessary , a change in job definition or conditions , and for information about any future changes that may affect your objectives . |
| 14 | And if you have a very small amount of money , and a large number of erm demands on , on that budget , then the last thing you 're going to do , is to spend a lot of money reinforcing your house for an earthquake that may affect your grandchildren and not you . |
| 15 | Given that over 20% of A-level papers are failed , that is reasonable : why gamble two years of lost earnings on studies that may leave you with no certificate at all ? |
| 16 | Different groups have different access to resources that may enable them to make such a move . |
| 17 | For those not familiar with the effects of earth energy lines , Mr Heye sent further documentation with his letter that listed some of the tell tale signs that may show someone is suffering from bad earth vibes . |
| 18 | The mild cleansing formula has a neutral pH and high rinsability , so it wo n't leave behind any surface residue that may irritate your skin . |
| 19 | Most simply the insurance protects the value of your home against any action by another flat dweller in the block that may devalue your property . |
| 20 | ‘ He may have some dreadful secret in his past that he wants to confess to you — something that may shake you to the core . ’ |
| 21 | Og course that may mean we 're shutting the door after the horse has shot its bolt . |
| 22 | If you have burnt your mouth , suck ice in order to stop any swelling occurring that may constrict your airway . |
| 23 | The recent interest in the role of cytokines , such as interleukin-1 and interleukin-6 in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease has prompted a search for drugs that may inhibit their formation or , alternatively , block their receptors . |
| 24 | Very often , with the benefit of hindsight , people can look back on their lives and identify stressful times more easily than identifying the present stresses that may surround them . |
| 25 | We may be meant to think that time is simultaneous , in a way that may owe something to the simultaneity propounded , ‘ perhaps ’ , in Eliot 's Four Quartets , where ‘ History is now and England ’ ; or that it is cyclical , a turning wheel , with human depravity paling into insignificance as the wheel turns into modern times . |
| 26 | The plaintiff must agree , expressly or impliedly , to waive any claim for any injury that may befall him due to the lack of reasonable care by the defendant . " |
| 27 | The plaintiff must agree , expressly or impliedly , to waive any claim for any injury that may befall him due to the lack of reasonable care by the defendant . " |
| 28 | In examining these conflicts and changes the particular aims of the researchers are to : elucidate the changes that occurred in the UK defence science and technology system in the 1980 's and to analyse their dynamics and interactions ; ii identify and examine the assumptions about the future being made by firms and governments to guide their current decision-making in this area ; iii consider whether clear and stable structural trends are emerging , and the factors that may influence them in the 1990's , including the transition to a single European market ; iv establish a better framework for assessing contemporary developments in defence technology policy and their consequences for other areas of science and technology policy . |
| 29 | However , if many people blithely ignore the ‘ nasties ’ that may await them overseas , an even more common mistake is to misunderstand their UK tax liabilities after their departure . |
| 30 | ‘ Applying that test , and bearing in mind that there are persons on the fringes of subversion that may make it difficult to draw the line ’ , the Commissioner has been satisfied that the Home Secretaries ' warrants have always been justified . |