Example sentences of "[that] [pron] may [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she touches me , I shall be hers for all time , and when she touches me , I shall be so hungry for her , that I may hurt her . |
| 2 | Just as he did earlier in the chapter , he warns Moses and Aaron to ‘ Get away from the midst of this congregation , that I may consume them in a moment . ’ |
| 3 | Now , please have Red Sixteen sent for , so that I may inform him of my decision . ’ |
| 4 | Give me the Lady Fand , that I may bear her to a fitting place . ’ |
| 5 | If you have any other items you wish to raise at the meeting , please advise me beforehand so that I may include them on the agenda . |
| 6 | ‘ I will buy it , so that I may have you to myself . ’ |
| 7 | Anyway , I hope you 're still at the same address , and that someone may let us know where you are if you 're not . |
| 8 | That you may grant me grace . |
| 9 | that you may make it a condition of the carport roof , that they would put four inches of topsoil and plant grass there . |
| 10 | As the puppy gets older , he will want to go outside to the soiled piece of paper that you have positioned in a place that you may want him to use . |
| 11 | Enlighten our minds to receive your guidance so that you may lead us unto true wisdom . |
| 12 | Conversely , if you have a serious disagreement with your boss , it could so adversely affect your standing in the firm that you may decide you would be better off elsewhere . |
| 13 | Practice these techniques at times when you feel fine so that you will become expert for times that you may need them . |
| 14 | Tell him that you have decided to wage unrestricted war ; that , from this moment on , he is fair game ; that you may attack him without warning at any time ; that he will be at risk whenever he is in or near the school or club where the bullying takes place . |
| 15 | Please make copies of this so that you may use them at your convenience in the future to return information to the Council . |
| 16 | Competition for agency jobs is so severe that you may find it easier to obtain an interview with the media itself — a TV contractor or newspaper and then make the transition to agency work a little later in your career . |
| 17 | Let me say from the outset that you may find it surprising that we have an awful lot in common . |
| 18 | If one 's position is that one is a literary critic , there can be no reason to wrestle with the text that one may appropriate it . |
| 19 | Most schools that have gone grant maintained have declined to use the D S O. Now my concern is , erm that we 're not actually , when we come and compare with the outside world , we 're not actually giving the service that we may think we are . |
| 20 | The book begins , with the description of father and son at the latter 's birth ; the following paragraph is so formal in its rhetorical design , balancing each element of Mr Dombey 's description against a similar element of the description of Paul , that we may set it out in tabular form ( reading the columns from left to right ) : This is a brief glimpse of one kind of language which recurs at intervals throughout the book , especially at symbolic and ceremonial points in the fortunes of the Dombey family : births , funerals , and marriages . |
| 21 | We get quite used to our domestic dog actually bringing us sticks and balls so that we may throw them for our four-legged companion to retrieve . |
| 22 | We need to bring them into the light and recognise them so that we may dispatch them . ’ |
| 23 | Those of us who enjoy them need only a name for each condition , so that we may discuss them in expectation and in recollection . |
| 24 | ROS : Tell us where " t is , that we may take it thence and bear it to the chapel . |
| 25 | The first is that we may find it hard to suppose that facts can cause anything ; surely they are too inert to affect the way the world goes , even where that world is the merely mental world of beliefs . |
| 26 | We know also the son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true and we are |
| 27 | Come to us , God of love , that we may see you in the poor , the sick and the rejected . |
| 28 | Candidates should send to the undersigned ten copies ( one from overseas ) of their applications and of any statement that they may think it desirable to submit , and should name three referees . |
| 29 | The latest word from Malawi is that they may see him after Kamuzu Day , a possible flashpoint , this Thursday . |
| 30 | Nissel and Bonnerjea acutely observe that all this may lead to ‘ a lack of perspective on the situation ’ so that they may find it difficult to accept appropriate help or place limits on their involvement . |