Example sentences of "[conj] it may be [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Whiting 's or Whitting 's as it is sometimes spelt has a name that seems to have come down through generations , and one authority tempts to suggest that it may be of Saxon period .
2 This has not proved easy and the following trilogy of United States cases give an indication of the development of tests which may be applicable in the United Kingdom ( United States law has no binding effect on the United Kingdom courts but it may be of persuasive authority , particularly in the field of computer technology ) .
3 The reason is that while it may be in limited supply , it is n't unique .
4 Although clearly unusual , it would be important to document the presence of this inflammation as it may be of considerable significance to the surgeon considering pouch reconstruction on removal .
5 Anathema as it may be to Welsh Rugby Union ears , this was something they realised at Twickenham at least five years ago and we have all seen the felicitous results .
6 The tactile consciousness too , powerful as it may be in intimate contact , can not represent our wide apprehension of the world to so marked a degree .
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