Example sentences of "but [pers pn] may [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems I have to make some travel abroad , but I may return later to complete my studies . ’ |
| 2 | Er , the the the er er the fax in the first instance has been sent by a back bench member of this house who is not a minister , but I may tell the honourable gentleman that I get all sorts of things from mail shots inviting me to all er manner of functions , all of which find their way into the waste paper basket . |
| 3 | But I may monitor the progress of this team called the ‘ Cheats ’ along with our other entries . |
| 4 | That 'll do for now , but I may want to talk to you again . ’ |
| 5 | But I may want to recognize that just as well as that . |
| 6 | To Giles I 'm a ‘ Jeremiah ’ who should be capable of ‘ an act of faith ’ — act of lunacy , more like ; to Hans Haenlein and others I 've got incredibly deep pockets ; to Peter Davey , for whom I voted and who is now so far removed from ‘ the cultural gangsters ’ as to be a cultural kamikaze pilot , I need ‘ a heroic proposal ’ ; to Mervyn Miller I should n't ‘ surrender my birthright ’ — but I may have to sell it . |
| 7 | The press release the editors sent me was acceptable , but I may have been the only person to get it . |
| 8 | ‘ All right , we 'll leave it at that for the moment , but I may have to see you again . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Well , thank you , Mr Glynn , that 's all for the moment but I may have more questions for you later . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ But I may have become blind to its charms . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll leave it at that for the moment but I may have to ask you that question again . |
| 12 | Erm it 's in Leeds erm and they know that I 'm going but I may need to call them and say that I 'm sending somebody else because I ca n't possibly go anywhere during the day on Wednesday . |
| 13 | I 'll not need anyone till about lunch-time so you have your sleep in , but I may ring you up after that . |
| 14 | PAGE is automatically initialised by BBCBASIC(Z80) to the address of the lowest available page in RAM , but you may change it . |
| 15 | You are unlikely to offend the teenage punter , but you may disturb their parents . |
| 16 | These , then , are some general principles , but you may feel that they still leave considerable scope for discretion and interpretation . |
| 17 | With some halls on campus and others off , you need to consider the pluses and minuses : the first eliminates travel time and expense but you may feel isolated from the wider community ; the second involves travel time and fares but provides more choice of shops and entertainment , with an escape from the enclosed campus . |
| 18 | I appreciate that sir , but you may feel at the end of the day that you need to hear conducts from the case and if he is still present obviously whatever the court wishes to do . |
| 19 | Well there 's only look like two that are anything discussing that film about the lambs whatever it 's called with Jodie Foster , the rest did n't look very interesting but you may feel differently . |
| 20 | Perhaps you 'd like to sit down rather than sort of hover at the back , it 's up to you entirely but you may feel that you 're slightly uncomfortable . |
| 21 | Ordinary-quality facing bricks will be ideal for most outdoor walling , but you may want to consider using special-quality bricks in particularly exposed areas . |
| 22 | Others do not , but you may want to add some staged encounters along the way . |
| 23 | But you may want to add a second ( perhaps en suite ) bathroom or to re-arrange the existing layout to squeeze in extra equipment , such as a bidet or separate shower . |
| 24 | ‘ But you may want to . ’ |
| 25 | But you may reckon that anything to do with |
| 26 | The authentic taste requires these wontons to be hot and spicy , but you may tone it down a bit by reducing the amount of chilli oil . |
| 27 | But you may think me merely biased if I say that my own father could in many ways be considered to rank with such men , and that his career is the one I have always scrutinized for a definition of ‘ dignity ’ . |
| 28 | You are unlikely to want to copy slavishly what you see in the magazines but you may choose to adapt those ideas which appeal to you in order to feel happier with the way you look . |
| 29 | Many people appoint the person who is to receive most of their money and property , but you may choose to appoint a close relative or friend whether or not they are to inherit anything . |
| 30 | You are not obliged to tell anyone at school of your child 's HIV status , but you may choose to do so if you feel it is best for your child to have a trusted adult who knows the situation . |