Example sentences of "[pers pn] may be [verb] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who subscribe to them and are honoured by reference to them may be thought of with contempt by those for whom the underlife is the serious basis of social living . |
| 2 | In retirement some of you may be thinking of erm having some improvement work done to your house . |
| 3 | You may be thinking of moving house altogether and going to live in a different part of the country . |
| 4 | You may be thinking of treating yourself to a holiday erm or something of that kind . |
| 5 | ‘ I s'pose you may be thinking of selling the Britches now , Edward ? ’ asked a neighbour . |
| 6 | When you ask about the dangers of using peppermint oil , you may be thinking of the concentrated essential oils used in aromatherapy ( the massaging of the skin with oils or creams containing plant extracts to relieve tension ) which are very potent and should not be used undiluted . |
| 7 | All the trouble and strife is behind you today is a golden glow beh today , a golden glow begins to settle over all of your relationships and during the next month many of you may be thinking of making serious commitments . |
| 8 | It looks as if there is a walk down there but we 've never been on it but tell you where you may be thinking of , you may be thinking of that walk that goes towards the erm adventure park at the other side of Buckfastleigh . |
| 9 | It looks as if there is a walk down there but we 've never been on it but tell you where you may be thinking of , you may be thinking of that walk that goes towards the erm adventure park at the other side of Buckfastleigh . |
| 10 | Do too little and no one takes any notice ; do a vast number of papers and you may be accused of superficiality or lack of care . |
| 11 | We may be reminded of the ‘ hummadruz ’ , or mysterious humming with no apparent cause , which occurs from time to time , particularly at ancient sites . |
| 12 | They may be deprived of skills and they may receive less stimulation than , say , middle-class English children , but inside the Asian family they get plenty of security and love . |
| 13 | They may be composed of impact ejecta , some of which may have been molten . |
| 14 | This involves two different types of the tiny , transportive liposome ; for the initial stage , an ‘ anti-fat ’ liposome containing caffeine works to break-up cellulitic lipidic clusters so that they may be disposed of more readily , while the trace element algo silicium assists in restructuring the fragile tissues . |
| 15 | Thus women are caught in a double bind : if they take a ‘ compliment ’ at face value they confirm men 's right to treat them as ‘ open persons ’ , while if they ignore the remark or reply negatively they may be accused of rudeness and/or showered with abuse . |
| 16 | It may be said of many palaeontologists , as Professor Hugh Trevor-Roper said recently of 18th century historians : " Their most serious error was to measure the past by the present " . |
| 17 | It may be thought of as a giant aquatic Guinea Pig weighing up to 60 kilograms . |
| 18 | For an object to exist in an ontological sense is to exist in its own right and not merely as an object of thought , but it is not to exist independently of the conditions under which it may be thought of and identifyingly referred to as that particular object and no other . |
| 19 | It may be thought of as a reaction against the ‘ classical ’ form of bureaucracy ( and unity of command — ie. one man , one boss ) by establishing a structure of dual command . |
| 20 | But do n't forget he may be thinking of messing around with you . ’ |
| 21 | But if his practical measures are anything to go by , he may be thinking of the Libyan nation , for he discourages international marriage not only with English or American persons , but with Algerians , Egyptians and Palestinians . |
| 22 | I imagine he may be thinking of keeping on the mill as a holiday home and feels it 's time to acknowledge that he does have neighbours . |
| 23 | He was , he informed us in his speech to the senate , fully aware that he may be accused of being naive . |