Example sentences of "you may be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Have you considered the harm you may be causing to people , tearing up the past in this way ? |
| 2 | You may be presented with a service agreement which covers many pages and which , you are told , offers the attractive guarantee of a long working period . |
| 3 | You may be versed in necromancy , and steeped in alchemy , and schooled in the ancient cruel arts of your realm . |
| 4 | One of the problems you may be facing in your church is inertia the feeling that we 're doing fine everything 's ticking over . |
| 5 | You may be recalled for a second interview or apply to the same place some time in the future . |
| 6 | Briefly , you may be dismissed for redundancy when one of the following events occurs or is expected to occur : |
| 7 | Try and put yourself in the employer 's place , or perhaps in the place of one of the people you may be dealing with as the employer 's representative . |
| 8 | If by any chance the cassette has already been used for recording on another machine ( for example , on a VHS mains VCR ) , remember to check that the cassette 's safety-tab is still in place , otherwise , you may be baffled by your camcorder 's refusal to do any recording ! |
| 9 | Or you may be referred to a dietitian . |
| 10 | You may be referred to a hospital specialist . |
| 11 | And if you , you go and see a G P at the end of the financial year or at the wrong part of the financial year , then you may be referred to somewhere strictly because that 's all the G P can , can afford to send you . |
| 12 | Although you may be tempted towards a lender by the promise of an initial discount , a far better way of telling how competitive they are is by looking at the history of what borrowers have been charged over the last few years . |
| 13 | You may be tempted by Brazilian , French , Spanish or Scandinavian restaurants . |
| 14 | His self-deprecating prose — ‘ You may be forgiven for thinking I only like the architecture of the past ’ — is reinforced by videos broadcasting extracts from the television film . |
| 15 | The Penal Notice contained in the N 117 for undertakings states : you may be sent to prison for contempt of court if you break the promises that you have given to the court . |
| 16 | Less , indeed , than my late brother 's good name , which I consider to be more important than any financial inconvenience you may be caused by the expiry of copyright . |
| 17 | If you have health insurance , you may be covered for private treatment abroad anyway . |
| 18 | If your diet is based on a cultural background originating from a hotter country , you may be lacking in vitamin D , which is absorbed through sunlight , as well as being present in food . |
| 19 | At first you may be flattered by all the fuss and attention you receive . |
| 20 | It is worth remembering that interest rates will vary , and you may be charged for cashing cheques and other transactions , which can increase the costs . |
| 21 | You may be limited by the hours the crêche is open as not all remain open in the evening , or begin early enough in the morning . |
| 22 | you may be employed by a UK company to work abroad ; |
| 23 | If your taste demands something more cultured than a shopping and scoffing experience , you may be fascinated by Dusseldorf 's wealth of museums and galleries . |
| 24 | If there is a marked resistance on the part of a lonely , but fit and mobile elderly person to consider any ideas for the possible improvement of her social life , and if gentle persuasion is of no avail , you may be justified in suspecting a condition of hidden depression . |
| 25 | In the parable of the unjust steward , our Lord applauds the cleverness , astuteness and prudence of the unjust steward and in conclusion addresses his listeners , ‘ Use your worldly wealth to win friends for yourselves so that when money is a thing of the past you may be received into an eternal home ’ ( Luke 16:9 ) . |
| 26 | Alternatively , you may be commenting on my handling of the revolution , ’ Mait said , grinning in exhilaration , ‘ playing both sides off against the middle to divert attention from the construction of all this . ’ |
| 27 | Sometimes a clean break just wo n't work , where , for instance , there is n't any capital sum available for you to pay your wife and she has n't any job prospects ; then you may be saddled with having to fork out ‘ periodic payments ’ — the English term for alimony . |
| 28 | You may be fumbling in the dark — both literally and metaphorically -but you might as well know what it is you might find ! |
| 29 | If this is the case , you may be taxed on the income in your new residence — and not in the UK . |
| 30 | In retirement some of you may be thinking of erm having some improvement work done to your house . |