Example sentences of "may [adv] have [noun pl] " 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 | The thesis may thus have elements of several different sub-disciplines within it , and its categorisation may again be arbitrary . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Becoming a partner may thus have drawbacks as well as benefits . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | You may already have commitments — to a family , to a partner . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | These children may already have grandparents belonging to both their parents , so your role will be a delicate one . |
| 10 | 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 ! |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | They may still have fantasies of such a reunion after one or both have remarried . |
| 13 | His architecture may still have lessons for us . |
| 14 | The government may also have difficulties with its proposal to levy VAT on fuel , judging by the committee 's questioning . |
| 15 | But users may also have queries where the data comes from two or more relations . |
| 16 | Ownership does not give the owner absolute rights over the property in question , since in some cases others may also have rights over the property ; e.g. Lord Bogside may be the freeholder of Wychwood Manor , including five acres of parkland , yet the owner of the neighbouring property , Wormwood Cottage , may have a right of way to cross over Lord Bogside 's land . |
| 17 | Hyperkinetic children may also have deficiencies in certain enzymes that break down toxic compounds found in food , or produced by bacteria in the gut . |
| 18 | The sub-contractor may also have claims against the builder , for example for standing time where materials or plant are not available . |
| 19 | This claim will be against Newco rather than the vendor , and the employees may also have claims for compensation for loss of office , taxable ( subject to the £30,000 exemption ) within the regime in ss148 and 188 . |
| 20 | They may also have nightmares , tummy aches or headaches . |
| 21 | Your library or Citizens Advice Bureau will know which groups are operating and may also have lists of private counsellors . |
| 22 | Many of the other hypotensive agents may also have side-effects that may be especially detrimental to the diabetic and these are shown in Table 3.2 . |
| 23 | ‘ Professional ’ as against ‘ amateur ’ may also have connotations of discipline , of the instrumental rather than the expressive . |
| 24 | Earlier today we touched on the fact that other members of your family may also have goals . |
| 25 | You may even have grandchildren by that stage and so you 'll probably want to help them . |
| 26 | Generally middle-aged , they may even have children who are working for the left-wing opposition , but their own closed environment has protected them from any understanding of the reality of their country . |
| 27 | well , well thank Mr very much , if you , if you could , I can accommodate Mr at any reasonable time tomorrow , erm , but although he may say he 's only got , he only wants to rest for a quarter of an hour d'your , as you gather from the interchange from the bench , that 's er , that will be the very minimum and I may well have questions to ask him , although I hope I 'd asked most of them to Mr , so , erm , but I 'm , I 'm I think for everybody 's convenience it , erm , unless he 's got a specific time he could deal with , we either start say at eleven thirty , when Mr can be here or at two , erm , but if he 's got some other clever idea I 'm perfectly prepared to entertain him , but er we ca n't leave this hanging around , I 've got ta write this and whichever way it goes we 've got ta look at it again , er and although I suppose I 'm not entirely unheard of and I disappear to the court of appeal next term it 's gon na make things extremely awkward to try and arrange anything else next term , cos I 've got two other judges to bear in mind as well as myself |
| 28 | Persistent bedwetters or soilers , for whatever reason , physical or psychological , may well have problems in their later adult sexual performance . |
| 29 | * If you are not a native speaker of English , learn where your weak spots are and check them ; you may well have problems with choosing the right preposition , inserting " the " correctly , or using " have " with the correct meaning ( see pp. 119 – 21 ) . |
| 30 | Progressively-minded professionals may well have values and priorities entirely different from those of their fellow ‘ bourgeois ’ industrialists . |