Example sentences of "[pron] may [be] [conj] it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be that it 's time to look again , even though this new rule has been enforced for only these elections , at this particular method of positive discrimination . |
| 2 | If you get a correlation between two variables it may be because one causes the other , or directly influences it , or it may be that it 's just cha it 's just a chance fluctuation and the two have occurred together , or it may be a combination of the two . |
| 3 | However , it has also been suggested that since there is a dominance hierarchy among the females and only the subordinates do badly , it may be that it is only younger females that fare worse in big harems than they would if they were monogamous . |
| 4 | It may be that it is those least disposed to commit suicide who join the cult in the first place , but at least the systematic comparison of variables has led to the question being raised . |
| 5 | It may be that the state of affairs in which everyone ( as opposed to just some people ) is guided by such a maxim is an impossibility , or it may be that it is in some way a thing that no individual can wish for . |
| 6 | It may be that it is a price which none of us will pay . |
| 7 | In reality , it may be but it is a weapon available to both parties to an action to force production of information which is not being produced voluntarily , or with sufficient speed . |