Example sentences of "[noun pl] may [adv] [be] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These tactics may only be threats , but in the Philippines ’ disappearances ’ are becoming all too common . |
| 2 | Clearly , the category of social services is obviously too wide on which to base investigation since some of its elements may well be things which only rich societies can afford . |
| 3 | The Loch Lang pollen record and its clear indications of mixed birch-hazel-oak-alder woodlands in the early and mid-post-glacial suggest that these southern-atlantic cryptogams may indeed be relicts from the period of more extensive woodland cover in the mid-post-glacial and these shade-demanding species have survived locally in ravines , gullies , and sheltered block litters on the Uists . |
| 4 | True , we have seen the evil of fur coats ( those in Lynne Truss 's story bite back rather than coset the wearer ) , but we have yet to heed Helen Simpson 's caution that even New Men may well be beasts in gourmet cook 's clothing . |
| 5 | Fear of the idea 's theft , lack of time , or lack of incentives may also be deterrents to the idea originator . |
| 6 | Electronic records may only be proto-records because they require numerous mechanisms to make them accessible . |