Example sentences of "may be [v-ing] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The era of the passive media consumer — or ‘ couch potato ’ — may be drawing to a close if they discoveries of the ingenious Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are any indication . |
| 2 | Children who perform differently at different times of day may be reacting to a changed quantity or quality of lighting level . |
| 3 | Granted you may be advertising to a sector of the market which does not have a university degree or even two GCSEs , you still have to recognize that few of them are illiterate morons . |
| 4 | The results raise fears that the thinning ozone layer , and consequent increase in ultra-violet ( uvB ) radiation , may be leading to an alarming rise in skin cancer . |
| 5 | The US Federal Trade Commission 's investigation of Microsoft Corp has had an air of unreality about it , with few people imagining that it will come to anything very much or lead to any significant change in the market , but now that the thing may be coming to a climax , what are the possible outcomes ? |
| 6 | Since the structures adduced to support Cable 's arguments seem sound , we may be coming to a position where the study of prosody has mentalistic goals . |
| 7 | Spicer points out that the sector has thrived in a bull market but the advertising boom may be coming to an end . |
| 8 | Recent changes in Westminster and Whitehall hold out hope that this ‘ stand-off ’ may be coming to an end . |
| 9 | As that support may be coming to an end , there may be a large gap . |
| 10 | The winter sales may be coming to an end … but Gloucester 's rugby men are still looking for a few late bargains when they head north to Sale this weekend . |