Example sentences of "may [verb] [prep] [be] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The analysis may appear to be unlike those which , to speak quickly and only of one central matter , describe something like a causal circumstance and an effect as two items which fall under a law , and then proceed to attempt to give an account of what a law is a true proposition of a certain character . |
| 2 | Other conundra m–y appear rather less cosmically' relevant ; they may seem to be of little importance yet , like Mercury 's orbit , may prove in the long term to be extremely important . |
| 3 | Although this may seem to be of more interest to a mountaineer it does give a most convincing sense of reality to his hills and this without a sterile exactitude . |
| 4 | A booking contract between a guest and a hotel may come into being in any one of a number of ways . |
| 5 | So here , for the fraught and confused among you , is a short guide to male restaurant etiquette that may prove to be of some assistance . |