Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] may [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gates would have been locked , and the porter may be a drunkard but he has his orders . ’ |
| 2 | In a rape case the typical defence argument is that the woman consented to intercourse , while in sex murder the defence may be that she provoked him . |
| 3 | The defence may be referred to as illegality or ex turpi causa non oritur actio . |
| 4 | The defence may be limited to the amount of the claim ( Ord 19 , r 2(6) ) . |
| 5 | Most importantly , the defence may be helped by court rules relating to " discovery of documents " . |
| 6 | If the rent was from non-UK land there will have been no tax charges under general principles although the income may be assessed under TA 1988 , Part XV or TA 1988 , ss739 or 734 or , if it is paid out in an income form to a UK beneficiary , it may be assessed on the beneficiary under Schedule D , Cases IV or V. The position with regard to dividends received by overseas discretionary trusts where the income is then paid out to a beneficiary is complicated because of the way in which the 10 per cent additional rate charge is levied . |
| 7 | It should be noted , however , that the income may be taxed upon the settlor under TA 1988 , s739 . |
| 8 | The opportunity may be some way away , despite yesterday 's rise in sterling . |
| 9 | There is a need for good quality equipment , and by varying the colour , shape and size of things provided , the opportunity may be extended for one-to-one correspondence , sorting and ordering . |
| 10 | For the UK , there is likely to be no significant effect , although the opportunity may be taken to clarify the law and render enforcement easier . |
| 11 | The odds are on your side : give him or her the chance to back away with pride fairly intact , and the opportunity may be taken to leave you well alone . |
| 12 | The tragedy of these kinds of development is that the opportunity may be lost of creating an integrated community , and of benefiting from the social advantages that can accrue from good design ( Masser and Stroud 1965 ) . |
| 13 | The opportunity may be available to gain publicity as a result of an approach by radio or TV seeking information and/or an interview . |
| 14 | Banging sounds emanating from the boiler may be due to a build-up of scale or to air being drawn into the system . |
| 15 | Banging sounds emanating from the boiler may be caused by a build-up of scale , especially in hard water areas ( see under Corrosion ) or to air being drawn into the system — usually a design fault which a heating expert will have to trace for you . |
| 16 | Most cases of pathological phimosis result from balanitis xerotica obliterans , while the remainder may be due to a different , distinct fibrotic disease . |
| 17 | The unity may be in data structures , power structures , or in environmental trends . |
| 18 | There may be numerous opportunities for health teaching in the course of a nurse/patient relationship ; on the other hand , the patient/client may be coping adequately , and therein lies a skilled nursing judgement knowing when to withdraw . |
| 19 | Usually only the tips of the radial shields are visible but in some specimens a large distal portion of the shield may be visible . |
| 20 | The distal part of the shield may be indented . |
| 21 | The oral shield is rhombic almost pentagonal , the centre of the shield may be slightly depressed . |
| 22 | The oral shields are large and arrow shaped but in some specimens the shield may be more rounded . |
| 23 | The whole of the top of the ramus may be broken ( Fig. 3.14 E ) or completely missing ( Fig. 3.14 G-H ) . |
| 24 | The Nuang Ase is the one day in the year when the taboo against women boarding the prahus may be broken , and they brought with them a feast , including the black goat of the earth and the white cock of the sky which had been sacrificed in our hull the night before . |
| 25 | In drawing this essential balance between flexibility and simplicity , the drive system checklist 4 in the appendix may be of value . |
| 26 | It is unknown whether low amplitude propagated contractions and high amplitude propagated contractions have the same physiological basis and serve the same function — that is , whether they are parts of a continuum of propagated contractions. ( 3 ) High amplitude propagated contractions start from the ascending colon ( old observations also suggest that the appendix may be involved in such forceful activity ) , and most are propagated in an aboral direction . |
| 27 | For some , the change may be relatively small . |
| 28 | Conclusions must be drawn carefully since the timing of the change may be coincidental , but it is tempting to conclude that the increased competitive pressures following liberalisation may have put small practices at a competitive disadvantage . |
| 29 | As in genetic evolution though , the change may be progressive . |
| 30 | The change may be due , the study says , to warmer winter conditions , or to the growing popularity of bird tables . |