Example sentences of "may [be] [vb pp] [prep] some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Compaq Computer Corp says it expects its move into direct sales to generate up to 10% of its US revenues this year , and may be expanded to some foreign markets later this year : total US sales amounted to about $1,700m in 1992 , Compaq said . |
| 2 | If there is room for just one large tree , a platform may be built across some sturdy branches to provide a leafy den . |
| 3 | The non-existence of such dealings can not however be conclusive because their absence may be explained by some extraneous consideration , for example , lack of occasion , the attitude of the regime to human rights , its relationship to another state . |
| 4 | This may be introduced by some initial reference to earlier ideas about history teaching . |
| 5 | Erades ( 1950 : 123 ) , for example , observes that while the sentence with the bare infinitive " can only mean one thing , viz. Will you share with me the work of addressing them ? " , that with the to infinitive allows the interpretation that " the help may be afforded by some other means , such as relieving the speaker of other duties or tasks " . |
| 6 | The possibility that books may be needed at some future date tends to encourage a defensive strategy of retention . |
| 7 | These may be preceded by some positive statement such as : ‘ I am very involved in my church . |
| 8 | The maintenance of structures with intumescent coatings should be carefully considered , particularly if there is a risk that the covering may be removed at some future time in the life of the building . |
| 9 | It is clear that the ‘ underlying ’ norm : ( [ Ε ] ) , is not the RP norm , even though the movement towards [ aI ] may be modelled on some external norm . |
| 10 | Then , a few days later , after the pigeons have had time to rest , they may be taken to some other point , perhaps one hundred miles south this time , and they will repeat the trick . |
| 11 | However , they may be combined with some other method to obtain such solutions . |