Example sentences of "may [be] [vb pp] to [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The work of Douglas and Isherwood may be related to that Durkheimian pre-structuralist tradition which sees objects as aiding in the creation of a cognitive order based upon social divisions . |
| 2 | In these nutrient-poor waters , the fishes may be reliant on such vegetable input and , in turn , the homogeneity of the inundated forest of Amazonia may be related to this fishy connection . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Opposite the fire-place was a table , which I should call a Pembroke , only that it was made of deal , and I can not tell how far such a name may be applied to such humble material . |
| 5 | Identical powers may be given to any other named individual including a social worker although it is likely that police support will be most commonly enlisted . |
| 6 | As an alternative to preservation accrued PCSPS benefits may be transferred to any approved pension scheme . |
| 7 | For example polymethyl methacrylate ( Perspex , Plexiglas ) may be moulded to any desired shape by warming it to temperatures little over 100°C and cooling it in the deformed state . |
| 8 | 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 . |