Example sentences of "it may be [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 To what extent such metrical methods will be used only in specialized analyses remains to be seen , for as Stewart ( 1954 ) suggests , it may be rather a waste of effort to measure such specimens simply to verify what can so quickly be seen by eye .
2 It may be just a part time book-keeper or it may be a large department with frequent visits from outside chartered accountants and auditors .
3 It may be just a surface for bacteria or may play a more active part in filtration .
4 but I 'm afraid it may be quite a time before there 's room for you , although I 'd love to have you . ’
5 It may be once a week or once a fortnight perhaps , but it would n't be a lengthy period until the baby is older and more independent .
6 It may be mainly a sounding-board , like the 12-nation parliament of the European Community .
7 Like a small pale Peregrine , of which it may be only a race , but much paler and more rufous , with crown and nape very rufous. 15–18 in. ( 38–45 cm ) .
8 Instead of the MIPS R4000-killer it 's cracked up to be , he thinks it may be only a 30% performance improvement over the 80486 .
9 With luck it may be only a matter of time .
10 It may be only a matter of minutes before they break through . ’
11 It may be only a matter of time before goals trigger outbreaks of mass aerobics and the odd square dance .
12 I think it may be twice a week .
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