Example sentences of "[pron] [ex0] may [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a self which there may be ‘ no way of proving ’ . |
| 2 | Prominent among these is lack of spontaneity for which there may be a number of reasons , two of which may be characterised as ( 1 ) a high degree of vested interest , and ( 2 ) a high concern for one 's reputation . |
| 3 | Those whose parents are literate in a language other than English may have observed writing in their own first language , for which there may be a different writing system . |
| 4 | At the same time , it builds a prison-house of rhetoric from which there may be no practical possibility of escape : as later with the writings of Baudrillard , their critique , in its totalizing embrace , always seems to have a neutralizing answer to suggestions of difference . |
| 5 | It is in three parts and the main physical bulk takes up at least three metres of shelf space , in addition to which there may be one metre of reference books and some local information on file or cards . |
| 6 | Each layer or sheet , of which there may be 50 or 100 altogether , contains fibres of the protein collagen all pointing in the same direction within the plane of the layer , so that each sheet has a readily ( if you have an electron microscope ) discernible direction or polarity associated with it . |
| 7 | The end result is a cloud of expanding gas , in the midst of which there may be a very small , super-dense object known as a pulsar , made up of neutrons — that is to say , atomic particles with no electrical charge . |
| 8 | However , it is not very useful for a bibliographic file in which there may be thousands of potential attributes for each record , only a very few of which are non-zero . |
| 9 | The argument from numbers continues to have some appeal in the criminal law but there are now few situations in which there may be an indictment for conspiracy in respect of acts which would not be criminal if done by one person . |
| 10 | The matrix does not pretend to show organizational units within which there may be a mixture of growing , mature and declining sub-elements . |
| 11 | It was also assumed that if people had more of their gross income to spend as they chose then they would purchase goods and services that they wanted rather than the state spending money on goods and services for which there may be little or no demand . |
| 12 | Thus , for instance , Jeremy Lever QC in a recent article referred to ‘ the lack of recitals to United Kingdom legislation and the rule that reports of parliamentary debates are inadmissible as aids to construction , in consequence of which there may be no way in which the objects of United Kingdom legislation can be readily ascertained by our courts . ’ |
| 13 | This is an important element in what Lewin calls " life space " , within which there may be " locomotion towards a situation which satisfies a need . |
| 14 | One way of doing this is to point out the less organized character of a movement , in which there may be no regular or easily identifiable membership ( no ‘ party card ’ or dues ) , and little in the way of a central office or staff . |
| 15 | Notice shall also be given in writing to the Corporation immediately the Policyholder or his legal personal representatives shall have knowledge of any impending prosecution inquest or fatal accident inquiry in connection with any accident for which there may be liability under this Policy . |
| 16 | Notice shall also be given in writing to the Corporation immediately the Policyholder or his legal personal representatives shall have knowledge of any impending prosecution inquest or fatal accident inquiry in connection with any accident for which there may be liability under this Policy . |
| 17 | If everyone is screened for genetic disorders , for which there may be no cures , what are those people then to do , and who is to have access to the information — prospective employers , insurers ? |
| 18 | I cite as an example the urban areas of the city which I partially represent — I speak for all of Birmingham when I speak on this issue , and I am trying to raise an important matter in which there may be some common cause . |
| 19 | As the right hon. Gentleman is talking about matters in which there may be joint agreement , and as he has visited Langbaurgh and Hemsworth in recent days , will he comment on the fact that both the Labour party candidates for those constituencies have invested in newly privatised industries ? |
| 20 | Although no specific provision is made by the rules it can be anticipated that a practice of serving supplementary or additional witness statements will arise in cases in which the evidence can not be finally settled at an early stage , a paradigm example being personal injury cases in which there may be a permanent or continuing disability or a slow recovery . |
| 21 | Litigation may also have a valuable contribution to make in activating and mobilising a constituency of common interests , thereby helping to establish and strengthen a collective political identity on the part of otherwise somewhat amorphous interests groups such as environmentalists , or peace campaigners , among whom there may be less cohesion and common identity than is the case with other campaigning groups . |
| 22 | Yes er , P C if you could just wait there there may be some more questions . |
| 23 | Mr Taylor added : ‘ We did warn him there may be problems at frontier controls . ’ |
| 24 | For example , many religions , er , give people reassurance in the sense that , for example , not only do they say there is a , a god , or gods or whatever there may be , but these er , deities play a providential role . |