Example sentences of "may [be] [vb pp] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 In order to reflect a relative difference between the ear or half fields a laterality coefficient may be computed according to the formula
2 The module duration of 20 , 40 or 80 hours is a notional design length and may be adjusted according to the capabilities and progress of the student .
3 One or all four limbs of the body may be affected depending on the nature of the brain damage .
4 Various types occur , and they may be categorized according to the changes in vibrational quantum numbers ν i , of the set of molecular vibrations ( see Table 5.6 and Fig. 5.32 ) .
5 In particular , I want to consider how Spenser 's The Faerie Queene may be seen negotiating within the context of Elizabeth 's England .
6 Here seals may be seen bobbing in the calm waters .
7 That is a proposition without logic , because the power contained in the Bill is a power to vary income tax : it may be raised or it may be lowered depending on the political judgment of those who form the majority in a Scottish Parliament .
8 Other modules may be included depending on the needs and achievement profile of the student .
9 Other modules may be included depending on the needs and achievement profile of the student .
10 Some of the movements may be modified according to the patient 's abilities and limitations .
11 The unit of time may be chosen according to the circumstances of each particular problem : it may be a day , a month , a year , or even a generation : but in every case it must be short relative to the period of the market under discussion .
12 It is not necessary that Traditions and Ceremonies be in all places one , and utterly like ; for at all times they have been divers , and may be changed according to the diversities of countries , times , and men 's manners , so that nothing be ordained against God 's Word .
13 Where , in such warehouses the storage rack system supports the roof then little or no additional protection at ceiling level may be required according to the structure of the roof and the geometry of the rack system at roof level .
14 Social groups may be divided according to the logic of objects with which they associate , which includes the objects ' autonomous tendencies towards pattern , as well as their physical constraints .
15 Committees may be classified according to the power they exercise , distinguishing between those having the power to bind the parent body and those without such power .
16 Inhomogeneous materials , both natural and man-made , may be classified according to the following factors :
17 The marriages of Jews and of members of the Society of Friends are exempt from these provisions , and may be celebrated according to the rules of these religious bodies .
18 An obvious case is that of food , which may be graded according to the social position of the consumer .
19 At this stage the reader may be left wondering about the relevance of all this .
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