Example sentences of "[coord] they may be [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the foundation of a new settlement/cemetery may be the result of shifting patterns brought about by such things as soil exhaustion and plague , or they may be new settlements caused by a growth of population . |
| 2 | The symbols X , Y , … on the right may be symbols which occur in the text ( terminal symbols ) ; or they may be other symbols which are invented for use just within the grammar ( variables ) . |
| 3 | Intermediate targets may be genuine targets which can be aimed for in their own right or they may be spurious targets if they are just subdivisions of the journey to the main target . |
| 4 | Or they may be fine metal wires intended simply to record the electrical activity occurring in the cells in their vicinity . |
| 5 | They may , for instance , be capable of rising magnificently to the occasion when a neighbour 's sick , deprived , or even delinquent child needs help , or they may be wonderful wives , husbands or parents and do much useful voluntary work in the community , and yet lack the particular type of emotional muscle required to support old people . |
| 6 | Or they may be national anthems , flags and romantic notions , like the English thatched cottage under a spreading chestnut tree . |
| 7 | Er , and they may be little things , but if you get them wrong , if you firmly recognise the power structure with people working with you , go on , who 's your |
| 8 | Note down any other changes you may have noticed about yourself , even minor ones — you may not see the connection but they may be vital clues to the doctor . |