Example sentences of "but [pers pn] may [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Adult dogs do take longer to settle in a new environment than puppies in any case , but you may find a dog whose history is well known . |
| 2 | The lack of any classification and very basic retrieval tools make finding the document rather tricky , but you may find a more organised recipient to re-mail a copy which you could cannibalise to form the basis of your next report on a similar topic . |
| 3 | If you want to go sailing , play volleyball or have a round of mini golf it wo n't cost you a penny and the kids can be left in the Pirates Club while you spend the afternoon doing things you want to do … but you may have a job persuading them to leave a few hours later . |
| 4 | Once you 've stopped dieting your periods will return , but you may need a little help if you want to have a baby … ‘ |
| 5 | People will probably go anyway , Sharp adds , ‘ but we may kill a few on the way , and we may get some wet noodles back . ’ |
| 6 | The laws of Hlothhere and Eadric appear in their extant version as a single code issued jointly by Hlothhere and Eadric as kings of Kent , but they may represent a conflation of two originally separate sets of laws or even a confirmation by Eadric of the dooms of his uncle . |
| 7 | Coronation Street 's 20 million viewers would , for instance , be unlikely to be deprived — but they may need a satellite dish if Granada sold the show to BSB . |
| 8 | I think Jim Mason 's viewpoint is also urging for cooperation with the environment but he may cause a bit of controversy . |
| 9 | In that respect , the Minister 's intervention is not valid , but he may have a point in relation to electricity . |
| 10 | Improving the security of your home wo n't do much to increase it 's value — but it may prevent a break-in . |
| 11 | As yet there is little agreement on haemostatic and platelet factors in such patients but it may offer a further method of risk stratification in the future . |
| 12 | Evidence so far is that for providers , the care programme approach does not assist in clarifying the roles of different staff in different agencies , but it may offer a global package of mental health care , comprising both social and health care services . |
| 13 | Garden Jack Oil Patch Cleaner ( available from DIY stores and garden centres ) will remove the grease , but it may leave a stain . |
| 14 | Now , if , if a child sends a distress call to a certain level of intensity , it may get a certain amount back , but it may have a sibling who sends the distress call a slightly higher level of intensity and might get some more back . |
| 15 | Merchandise as a premium does not have the universal appeal of money , but it may have a more pointed appeal than cash or a price reduction . |
| 16 | And t and th then , since the paper talk , that 's right , it 's nothing to do with it , but it may have a bit to do with justice , we 'll get round to it in a bit . |