Example sentences of "[vb -s] [conj] [noun pl] may [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Adler v. George shows that statutes may be read not only against the background of notions of justice and settled legal principle ( which tend to limit their operation ) but also against the background of notions of ordinary common sense ( which may extend their operation ) . |
| 2 | The Act recognises that shares may be transmitted by operation of law and that , when this occurs , the prohibition on registering unless a proper instrument of transfer has been delivered does not apply . |
| 3 | If approval is not granted , Stewart Gallimore , principal officer at North Yorkshire SSD , fears that magistrates may be tempted to impose a tougher sentence than the offence warrants — so young women will lost out yet again . |
| 4 | Mr Zhelev fears that elections may be called before alternative platforms and candidates are ready , giving the Communist Party a clear run . |
| 5 | It seems that girls may be given fancier names because this fits in with a traditionally feminine image while the common masculine-sounding names for boy babies , like Richard , David , James and Alexander , would ostensibly give a boy fewer problems than Tarquin or Marmaduke . |
| 6 | A Midland-based company , British Contact Sports Supplies , is currently trying to make the suit knife- and bullet-proof and , although no one from the Met Police could confirm or deny the rumours , it seems that plans may be afoot for them to adopt the suit in the future |
| 7 | It seems that bats may be using something that we could call a " strangeness filter " . |
| 8 | Moreover , s11(2) of SGA 1979 provides that conditions may be waived , or a breach of a condition may be treated by the buyer as a breach of warranty and not as a ground for treating the contract as repudiated . |
| 9 | Section 2(2) of that Act provides that regulations may be made ‘ for the purpose of implementing any Community obligation of the United Kingdom or for the purpose of dealing with matters arising out of or related to any such obligation . ’ |
| 10 | He argues that standards may be rendered more precise by ‘ criteria ’ , facts that are to be taken into accounts but that ‘ the feature of standards that distinguishes them from rules is their flexibility and susceptibility to change over time ’ . |
| 11 | Since he believes that students may be aided in drawing their own conclusions if writers make their own value biases explicit , it is particularly important to do this . |
| 12 | Smith suggests that doctors may be able to make swifter judgments than a lay jury on the weight and validity of scientific arguments . |
| 13 | The research of writers , such as Likert , who support the principle of management by participation suggests that employees may be more productive when they consider that they have some influence over planning decisions which affect their work ; and |
| 14 | Both leaves and seeds may be used to give a mild , slightly sweet flavour to foods . |