Example sentences of "but it [modal v] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The golfer 's name may not easily be discovered , but it may be easy to determine the landowner 's identity . |
| 2 | Such a task is clearly beyond the scope of this report , but it may be instructive to describe two schools in some depth . |
| 3 | For example , an interest group may be rich but it may be ill-organised , just as a poor group may enjoy power because it is active and well-organised . |
| 4 | Neutrality is possible in some cases , but it may be impossible in others . |
| 5 | Hardware can usually be replaced , but it may be impossible to reproduce the information stored on it . |
| 6 | This paper should have suggested many lines of worthwhile investigation , and observations of real populations on the shore will undoubtedly throw up others , but it may be helpful to list some topics here . |
| 7 | Presently , we do not know the reason for this , but it may be due to different conformations of the fusion protein or to dimerization . |
| 8 | The cause of the high pepsinogen C concentrations in patients on omeprazole treatment is unknown , but it may be due to a direct effect of omeprazole on the gastric mucosa to omeprazole induced hypergastrinaemia or bacterial overgrowth of the stomach because of acid inhibition . |
| 9 | It is perhaps audacious , given the undeniable uncertainty in which we find ourselves in thinking of consciousness , but it may be possible to regard this mutual dependency as a matter of nomic correlation of one of the kinds specified earlier ( 1.5 ) , although nomic connection of a uniquely primitive character . |
| 10 | This will again be based on competence demonstrated in the workplace , but it may be possible for centres using the appropriate units from the HNC in Office Administration and Lead Body assessment approaches to be approved to offer the SVQ . |
| 11 | But it may be well to keep it in existence . ’ |
| 12 | But it may be additional in the same way as the government argues EEC money to the North is — that is , they argue that they plan their spending in the expectation that they will get the EEC money and would plan differently if they did not expect to get it . |
| 13 | Medical help is not then the main requirement , but it may be relevant : advice , advocacy and co-operating to make new resources available may all be deeply appreciated . |
| 14 | The biological significance of this DNA bending is unclear but it may be relevant to the mechanism of autoregulation by Vmw175 . |
| 15 | ‘ In 10 years , it wo n't be Crystal Palace but it may be Southern League , Division Seven . ’ |
| 16 | These two areas are not entirely distinct , but it may be useful to examine them separately . |
| 17 | But it may be useful to give a preliminary , summary answer . |
| 18 | It is not possible here to attempt to unravel the many strands of thought and practice that have historically influenced the contemporary curriculum in this way , but it may be useful to refer briefly to some of them before going on to consider the current pattern . |
| 19 | We as a distributor never want to get into assembly very seriously , but it may be necessary for the future . |
| 20 | Health visitors and school nurses may advise on strategies for discipline or behavioural problems , but it may be necessary to refer some families to family guidance or the PAC which provides family therapy . |
| 21 | Several rents are due but it may be necessary to withdraw money from the National Savings Account to pay for the booklet , ‘ A Guide to Services , Facilities and Interest Groups in Juniper Green and Baberton Mains ’ and a new supply of posters . |
| 22 | The creation of a ‘ front ’ without sharing power may suffice to secure an agency 's legitimacy and respectability , but it may be necessary to share power and so succumb to external pressures . |
| 23 | But it may be reasonable to put on the Purchaser the onus of investigating the contracts — thereby reducing the need for Warranty 6.3 . |
| 24 | But it may be difficult to stop a determined sniffer |
| 25 | But it may be difficult for some people to pretend when they are overwhelmed with anger . |
| 26 | The seller can give his instructions to the person in actual possession of the goods , but it may be difficult for him to discover who that is , if , for example , the goods are on the railways . |
| 27 | But it may be likely to provoke the victim into the use of violence , in which case it would be caught by the section . |
| 28 | But it may be important in terms of setting an agenda for change , for challenging stereotypes , and for highlighting particular areas of injustice faced by older workers . |
| 29 | How he obtained this skill is not recorded , but it may be significant that he visited Ravenna , where he befriended the poet Arator . |
| 30 | A heuristic rule may be helpful , but it may be wrong . |