Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun prp] may [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John and Jean Ladbroke may find through their marriage that their feelings towards each other are connected with behaviour which resurrects childhood ‘ rejections ’ and ‘ damage ’ . |
| 2 | Writing this in 1757 , at the beginning of the Seven Years War , Malachi Postlethwayt may have failed to prophesy the exact sequence of war and peace , but he perceived clearly enough the interactions between war , debt and taxation which largely determined the public policy of Hanoverian England . |
| 3 | A report from US National Park Service scientists has argued that the proposed use of underground water systems by the city of Las Vegas may dry up water supplies in a large area of the National Park system . |
| 4 | ‘ My dear , she said , ‘ limited grey matter Miss Lilian may have , yet still she rejoices to be alive . |
| 5 | Chief Fyvie may have passed the retirement age but he was still in fine shape physically . |
| 6 | REBECCA Stephens may have just conquered the world 's tallest mountain — but she insisted last night she had no plans to end her climbing career on a high note . |
| 7 | ‘ Miss Havisham may want us to spend more time together in future . |
| 8 | By releasing five senior officers imprisoned for crimes committed while they ran the country , from 1976 to 1983 , President Carlos Menem may have hoped to eliminate much of the discontent that lay behind three rebellions against his predecessor , Raul Alfonsin , and one against himself on December 3rd . |
| 9 | IN the midst of a defeat from the world champions , Andy Roxburgh may have found the vindication he was looking for in an exercise that was thought to be without relevance for Scotland . |
| 10 | ANDY ROXBURGH may have tried manfully to build a protective shield against hype around Duncan Ferguson yesterday but Dundee United 's forward will play for Scotland against Portugal in next month 's World Cup qualifying tie for one simple reason — there is no-one better . |
| 11 | Richard Morris may look wide awake , but any minute now he could fall asleep . |
| 12 | Richard Assheton may have employed the best church architects of his day because he was himself an amateur architect ( he designed a church at Flecknoe , near Daventry , south of Rugby ) and hence may have appreciated the difficulties of architectural design and the ability of talented practitioners to resolve them happily . |
| 13 | MAGIC ITEMS : Gorfang Rotgut may carry up to two magic items chosen from the appropriate Warhammer Battle Magic cards . |
| 14 | MAY RIDE : Gorfang Rotgut may ride a war boar ( +8 points ) , or a monster ( see separate Monster List ) , or he can ride a chariot pulled by either war boars or giant wolves as described in the War Machines section . |
| 15 | Neil Kinnock may say he wants London to have some glitzy Parisian-style grands projets . |
| 16 | If the state bar decides against a complete ban , Miss Roybal-Allard may introduce a new bill requiring it to have one . |
| 17 | However , even though Richard Baxter may have been poor as a theologian and controversialist , he was undoubtedly one of the most outstanding pastors of all time . |
| 18 | Police are worried that Miss Baxter may try to harm herself . |
| 19 | Neil Tennant may wonder how they can expect to be taken seriously but , to millions of record buyers the world over , they are the ultimate realisation of the rock dream ; tribal passion , myth , commitment and the belief that guitars really can bring down governments . |
| 20 | DUE at Durham University tomorrow night if forecasts are correct broadcaster and former prophet David Icke may find other demands upon his time . |
| 21 | SUPER SAVER DAVID JAMES may have made a few mistakes but he is learning all the time , says Liverpool boss Graeme Souness ( inset ) . |
| 22 | Rob Andrew , Craig Chalmers and Ralph Keyes may not be everyone 's cups of tea and it 's quite possible that someone like Colin Stephens may turn out to be a far greater player , but for England , Scotland and Ireland each one has shown that he is virtually indispensable . |
| 23 | William Wordsworth may have been influenced in his ideas of development by William Green . |
| 24 | THE quality control laboratories at ICI Billingham may seem an unlikely place for artistic yearnings . |
| 25 | ( In Italian Fascism it showed up only quite late , as Giorgio Bassani may remind us . ) |
| 26 | Nigel Lawson may have won his prime minister the 1987 election , but it has become ever more clear that he let his boom run on too long and too strong thereafter . |
| 27 | Dr Jenkins may like to know that DMB&B 's other clients include Lyons , W H Smith 's and United Distillers . |
| 28 | Everything is made to change just in the nick of time , and even the return letter office suspends its laws that Jane Eyre may carry on a tale with effect . |
| 29 | The quality of the ball reaching Simon Geoghegan may have compromised his chances to make the Lions party unless the selectors are aware that the young London Irish winger could set the world alight if provided with a bit of time and space . |
| 30 | There may be a tendency for courts to err on the side of caution , and for orders to be made for the full length of time , but the recent judgement by the High Court in relation to an appeal in North Yorkshire may encourage the courts to exercise discretion with greater confidence , and take advice from the GAL . |