Example sentences of "may be [that] [pron] be [verb] " in BNC.

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1 It may be that we are becoming a more ‘ criminal ’ nation as the increase in crime rates would suggest , but this can not just be assumed and it is important to be aware of other possible reasons for such an increase .
2 ‘ It may be that we are going to need to use some of the homes which are to close . ’
3 Where objects are deliberately unique it may be that they are intended to signify some generic concept of uniqueness , such as in art ; the object is then both an individual form and an example of a larger category to which it must be related .
4 Yet as we noted in our tenth report : ‘ The price that some children may pay for demanding little of the teacher may be that they are given work which demands little of them ’ ( Alexander et al .
5 It may be that they were climbing up into the older parts of the mine above the Grand Level to ascertain whether all the worthwhile ore had been taken out .
6 There are two solutions — either one refuses to conduct policy-oriented research in order to preserve one 's academic purity or one undertakes the research and risks the consequences which may be that one is over-identified with those who commissioned the research or those investigated .
7 One reason for this may be that it was overtaken — and , perhaps , undermined — by political developments .
8 It may be that I 'm asking too much of Bill Forsyth .
9 It may be that you are wanting to get on and be involved in something new for God .
10 If you feel that you are lacking in energy , and are feeling tired and listless , it may be that you are suffering from anaemia , which can be remedied by iron tablets ( your doctor can give you a simple blood test to check for anaemia ) .
11 It may be that you are investigating these evil people on behalf of your government , or it may be that you are ordered to co-operate with them .
12 It may be that you are investigating these evil people on behalf of your government , or it may be that you are ordered to co-operate with them .
13 Kinnock 's weakness , he riposted thoughtfully , may be that he is becoming too autocratic .
14 It may be that he was influenced in his thinking yet again by the British , whose officer class cultivated the honourable wound , and whose subalterns had lately contributed in altogether disproportionate numbers to the casualties suffered by the British army in France .
15 Henry Calverley won the arrow at the first meeting at Scorton , but it was not held there again until 1754 , so it may be that he was keeping this promise .
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