Example sentences of "we may [adv] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The electronic information explosion knows no frontiers ; we may soon be enveloped in a world-encompassing atmosphere of information messages and ‘ noise ’ of a variety and density not known before , able to plug in to one or a multiplicity of channels and capture information of a wide diversity of nature and origin , much of it junk . |
| 2 | The claim is so shocking — a paradox and even a horror , which we may easily be lulled into taking too lightly — that only two views of this man are possible . |
| 3 | We need to hear from the local churches , from the district councils what 's going on wha what the issues that concern you are so let's as well the ones that you see downstairs , we may already be addressing so have a look down there have a look at the , the information but if there are any issues you feel we ought to be addressing then please let us know so that we can put them on our agenda . |
| 4 | Father ’ , it is the Spirit himself bearing witness with our Spirit that we are children of God , and if children then heirs , heirs of God and fellow-heirs with Christ , provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him' ( Rom. 8:15ff ) . |
| 5 | We may also be inspired by some of the great classics of Christian writing . |
| 6 | However , with more than 25% of all district councillors returned in 1990 being women , we may just be seeing evidence of a ‘ bottom up ’ trend in female participation in electoral politics in Britain . |
| 7 | If the rest of us can not beat the gangsters , we may well be tempted to join them . |
| 8 | If the cycles matter most , then we may well be wasting our time with long-range forecasting . |
| 9 | We are already two-thirds of the way through our stay in Peking , and by the time this letter reaches you we may well be getting ready to leave for Sian . |
| 10 | In the 1990's , we may well be heading towards the classless society so sought after and well documented of politicians , yet the Royal Berkshire Club , built within the existing framework of a society which demands ever higher standards in its leisure facilities , remains a class act in its own right . |
| 11 | We may well be extending the number of er shut downs that we over the weekend so that we can carry out more extensive maintenance on the electrical systems around the organization . |
| 12 | It would ‘ be to subvert the principles , and foundations of all knowledge … if … that we certainly know , give way to what we may possibly be mistaken in . ’ |
| 13 | Also within the /a/ system , however , there is a high incidence of back varieties of /a/ : in BV , this vowel is realized in certain following consonantal environments as a long , back vowel , which is in many contexts virtually identical to RP ( as in RP dance , bath ) ; on a superficial view we may therefore be tempted to believe that speakers are adopting this external norm . |
| 14 | For MAS , whilst the disclaimer will state what we have and have not done , we may still be associated with the data if we are asked to present it to potential buyers or if our name is mentioned in the document . |
| 15 | We may now be seeing something of a revival of the reformative approach . |
| 16 | It occurs to us that by concentrating all special educational resources on individual children we may actually be missing the point . |
| 17 | When we come to move we may actually be working against ourselves . |