Example sentences of "may [adv] have [noun] " in BNC.

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1 They may be parents or they may only have letters after their name , but what they have in common is this : they know that intellectual perfection and the criteria for measuring it are chimeras .
2 So individuals may only have rights against their government in the strong sense of being immune to the countervailing claims of general utility if those rights may be derived from that overriding principle of equal concern and respect .
3 In some bedrooms , there may be enough space to fit a shower cubicle , but others may only have space for a bedroom basin .
4 For many situations which you will face as a manager it is safe to assume that your audience may only have time to grasp perhaps just three ideas .
5 In an essentially two-party system like the British one , for example , the main opposition party contending for office may not wish to fight too hard to curtail the power of an executive they may soon have control of themselves .
6 The thesis may thus have elements of several different sub-disciplines within it , and its categorisation may again be arbitrary .
7 Sometimes a more matronly dame may preside at a table whereon is a large basin of curds , jugs of cream , a number of strong dessert-plates and horn spoons , and a goodly array of oaten cakes ; so you may thus have curds and cream in the land of brown heath — and if lovely scenery lends a zest to wholesome fare , you should not fail to patronize this vendor of good things .
8 In some cultures selling and trade in general have low social approval ; a company selling overseas may thus have difficulty in recruiting appropriate sales personnel and difficulty selling the products through the channel of distribution .
9 Becoming a partner may thus have drawbacks as well as benefits .
10 Others who may already have experience take a course of the discipline and for the refreshing new ideas that it brings .
11 Patients often have concomitant hypertension and at the time of diagnosis may already have angina and claudication .
12 You may already have life insurance , but that will usually only pay out if you die .
13 Just about every retail purchase you make with the Card is immediately covered by Purchase Protection against accidental damage , loss or theft for up to 90 days and begins where any existing cover you may already have leaves off , up to £20,000 per Cardmember .
14 You may already have commitments — to a family , to a partner .
15 The addresses held therein may already have postcodes , and there are specialist agencies that will add postcodes to addresses by computer where customer records are incomplete .
16 These children may already have grandparents belonging to both their parents , so your role will be a delicate one .
17 And if you move to a new house , remember that other people may still have keys to the premises — fit new locks , and use them !
18 At first , you may still have accidents as you may not be able to get her to the potty in time , but she 'll gradually learn to hold on longer .
19 They may still have fantasies of such a reunion after one or both have remarried .
20 Despite the technical sophistication of the shoes , a range which starts at the price of £46.99 may still have trouble finding new converts .
21 A recent assessment estimated that the IRA may still have access to up to eight tons .
22 His architecture may still have lessons for us .
23 At the same time it should be noted that if the description does not sound in contract , it may still have effect as a misrepresentation. ( c ) Exclusion of description requirement In the Harlingdon Ltd case it was argued , at first instance , that there was an actual usage or custom in the London art market which excluded the application of s13 .
24 At body weights close to the required minimum women may still have anovulatory cycles even if they are menstruating because of a lack of peripherally produced oestrogen in adipose tissue .
25 If this is true , then the Welfare State may always have difficulty satisfying the expectations of the public , even though the resources devoted to it since its inception have increased rapidly .
26 The government may also have difficulties with its proposal to levy VAT on fuel , judging by the committee 's questioning .
27 The Code may also have relevance to unitisation proposals which are in competition with an offer to which the Code applies .
28 Even so they may also have difficulty in covering the full range of literature suggested , though not in understanding or enjoying it .
29 Such pupils may also have difficulty with writing .
30 Employees ' spouses may also have difficulty in finding work in the new area .
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