Example sentences of "may be what " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may be what you did . |
| 2 | The latter may be what Robertson ( 1984 ) calls northern marram grass dune pasture . |
| 3 | What we look like may be what we are gradually becoming . |
| 4 | If you are uncomfortable with the idea of attending a local NHS run course , then some form of distance learning package , which involves studying at home with some tutorial support , may be what you need to get you started . |
| 5 | One reason for their existence , for instance , may be what has been described above : the fact [ sic ] that writing establishes a different kind of relation between the word and its referent , a relationship that is more general and more abstract , and less closely connected with the particularities of person , place and time than obtains in oral communication . |
| 6 | That may be what he 'd like to say , but the single preferential vote makes it impossible . |
| 7 | Such a theory implies that decoding a speech signal by reference to its articulatory features may be what characterises , at least in part , the special capacities of the left hemisphere ( Liberman , 1974 ) . |
| 8 | A succession of situations each one more impossible than the last , may be what will best serve you . |
| 9 | This may be what lies behind Bede 's statement that Cadwallon intended to destroy the whole nation ( HE 11 , 20 ) . |
| 10 | But so far — and this may be what you 're driving at — we have n't found evidence of anything that could explain her murder . ’ |
| 11 | This may be what some of those egging the freedom fighters on want to happen . |
| 12 | Illness may be what motivates or causes this behaviour . |
| 13 | That may be what the House will accept , but let the House be fully aware of the nature of the decision . |
| 14 | Italy may be what some people have called a geographical expression , but England certainly is not , and we have 1,000 years of history to prove it . |
| 15 | Yes , that may be what you decide to actually do . |
| 16 | The social side of bridge may be what attracts to the game but here he can neither talk to nor see He bids with specially marked chips and passes his cards through a slot at the bottom of the screen . |