Example sentences of "as [pron] may [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ironically , at the start of a relationship it may not seem relevant to use anything as nothing may happen , so it may not seem worth all that trouble to get the Pill . |
| 2 | Lastly , I should not choose this manner of writing , wherein knowing myself inferior to myself , led by the genial power of nature to another task , I have the use as I may account that of my left hand . ’ |
| 3 | My phone number is not the one listed on this article as I may have moved to a new address by the time you read this . |
| 4 | Much as I may deplore it , for the moment you 're very much my responsibility . ’ |
| 5 | Therefore , much as I may myself enjoy theatre-going and much as I may cheer when I see a full theatre , I must contain my own enthusiasm if I am to be a cool observer . |
| 6 | I 'm not as naïve as I may seem . ’ |
| 7 | It is , as I may say from repeated experience , a pure and unmixed pleasure to have a goodly volume lying before you , and to know that you … need not open it unless you please … |
| 8 | After we had mounted the third hill , we found the country one continued village , tho' mountainous every way , as before ; hardly a house standing out of a speaking distance from another , and … we could see that almost at every house there was a tenter , and almost on every tenter a piece of cloth , or kersie , or shalloon , for they are three articles of that country 's labour ; from which the sun glancing , and , as I may say , shining ( the white reflecting its rays ) to us , I thought it was the most agreeable sight that I ever saw , for the hills , as I say , rising and falling so thick , and the valleys opening sometimes one way , sometimes another , so that sometimes we could see two or three miles this way , sometimes as far another ; sometimes like the streets near St Giles 's , called the Seven Dials ; we could see through the glades almost every way round us , yet look which way we would , high to the tops , and low to the bottoms , it was all the same ; innumerable houses and tenters , and a white piece upon every tenter . |
| 9 | Oddly shaped tanks may not hold as much water as you may think , which is important when you consider that the stocking level for a mixed fish/invest system is 1″ of fish per six gallons of water . |
| 10 | with considerable courage , as you may think , she refused to hand over her money , whereupon there was a fight . |
| 11 | Indeed her actions are applauded : ‘ with considerable courage , as you may think , she refused to hand over her money ’ . |
| 12 | I fear he is not in such sound health as you may think , my lord . |
| 13 | But as you may expect , unplanned pregnancies were more common in young and single women . |
| 14 | Gilly Hopkins idolises her mother who , as you may guess , does n't really care about Gilly at all . |
| 15 | Rumour , as you may guess , is rife . |
| 16 | ‘ As you may guess , his Grace 's business is to do with the fellow who rode in here yesterday morning . |
| 17 | But as you may discover at the end of your course you 'll have a questionnaire to say how found it , how it 's gone on and of course in the past people have filled in questionnaires saying what they want to know about the legal aspect is all about wills . |
| 18 | As firmly as you may resolve to leave the sweet foods alone , when the " munchies " arrive , your resistance is often overwhelmed without too much difficulty . |
| 19 | As you may infer from my name and address , I am a person of Irish origin who is currently living and working in France . |
| 20 | Before you buy your pump , make sure you take into account the height of your top pond , as you may find a 1200gph pump may not be sufficient . |
| 21 | I suppose I should congratulate them , but sadly I ca n't because , as you may recall , I have always believed that the exile clubs should have no place in the English club championships . |
| 22 | The filter , as you may recall , is an external upflow model with three gate valves , no less ( two to facilitate back-washing ) , and relies on the sintered glass medium , Siporax , for its astonishing claims to biological efficiency . |
| 23 | As you may recall , last season we failed to get our name drawn from the Vase hat and , remembering past FA Cup fiascos , I gave the lads the first round Saturday off . |
| 24 | As you may recall , Sir , the police did not treat this as a case of arson . |
| 25 | As you may recall , I may have a meeting of the Education Committee of the British Association of Industrial Editors in London on 29th — though these are always subject to last minute change . |
| 26 | However , as you may recall , the Regional Committees select the sports for the Regional Schools based on local needs and on the strengths of individual governing body applications . |
| 27 | The erm , any other areas that I 've drew particular attention as a , as a , key issue is on the matter of er legality and doing work for other bodies , which has been an issue here which er , as you may recall we mentioned that in the last two or three years . |
| 28 | ‘ As you may recall , I already had a fair grasp of Portuguese , so all it needed was a crash course and a month or two here to make me fluent , ’ Ashley said , wishing he was not so persistent . |
| 29 | Similarly , the legalities of enforcement are not always as straightforward as you may wish . |
| 30 | You must lodge here tonight at least , and as long as you may wish . |