Example sentences of "may be [verb] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stylometric studies may be undertaken for many different reasons . |
| 2 | Research leading to the degrees of Master of Philosophy ( MPhil ) or Doctor of Philosophy ( DPhil ) may be undertaken in all Faculties . |
| 3 | Going a step further , the idea that conflict may be hidden in this way suggests that those who are relatively powerless may be unwilling or unable to translate their interests into claims on public policy . |
| 4 | This finality makes it proper to regard death as the most serious harm that may be inflicted on another , and to regard a person who chooses to inflict that harm as the most culpable of offenders , in the absence of some excuse or justification . |
| 5 | In practical terms , business across national frontiers may be conducted in several ways . |
| 6 | We may note , however , that while a complex matrix A = B + iC ( B , C real ) may be treated as such , using complex arithmetic , it is more usual to treat its real equivalent unc which ( see Theorem XI , 1.22 ) yields the eigenvalues and vectors of A and its conjugate . |
| 7 | This may be caused to some extent by the general abstractness of the language ; but it is also a matter of the kinds of syntactic presentation and complexity that James favours : ( i ) Just as he seems to avoid calling a spade a spade , so James seems to avoid putting first things first . |
| 8 | The injustice that may be caused by this was clearly illustrated by the case of Pearson v. North Western Gas Board . |
| 9 | There will be some disruption to traffic while the work is in progress and British Gas South Western apologises for any inconvenience which may be caused by this essential work . |
| 10 | Legal Aid in England , due to the difference in rules of evidence , may be granted on little more than an ex parte statement by the applicant . |
| 11 | Now that sheep-stealing , forming trade unions and various other minor offences do not merit transportation to the colonies , a similar pardon may be granted to those who had been deemed worthy of such punishment in a different age . |
| 12 | No more than four special permissions may be granted to any one organisation or branch of any organisation in the same year ( subs . |
| 13 | Exemption may be granted for any works of art , pictures , prints , books , manuscripts and scientific collections of national , scientific or artistic interest . |
| 14 | Two points may be noted about this analysis . |
| 15 | Two points may be noted at this stage . |
| 16 | Robert Campbell , solicitor or the National Care Homes Association , says 25 specimen contracts from local authorities may be challenged in this way . |
| 17 | It must therefore be recognised that the greatest protagonist of deregulation are largely acting out of self-interest , and that they themselves demonstrate remarkable inconsistency and reversals in their arguments — depending on which area of that self interest they may be pursuing at any particular moment . |
| 18 | Provided death has not occurred , the policy may be reinstated at any time during the following twelve months on payment of all unpaid premiums together with an addition for late payment . |
| 19 | Provided death has not occurred , the policy may be reinstated at any time during the following twelve months on payment of all unpaid premiums together with an addition for late payment . |
| 20 | Concentrate until the very end , since key ideas and themes may be summarised at this point . |
| 21 | Many can be reached only by walking , for several days along precarious footpaths and they may be cut off half the year by snow . |
| 22 | A winding-up petition may be presented by any creditor , amongst others ( Section 124(1) ) . |
| 23 | While the Z-parameters relevant to low-frequency operation may be obtained from static characteristics , they may be determined at any frequency by measuring certain small signals of the network under suitable open-circuit conditions . |
| 24 | The " membership " of any one social class may be determined by such factors as : traditions family beliefs , values , and attitudes occupation education wealth or income personal aspirations |
| 25 | In selecting a new class of options the clearing house attempts to ensure that at all times contracts may be exercised without any undue influence on the share market itself . |
| 26 | Nowadays , there is a right of appeal to the Court of Appeal by virtue of the Criminal Justices Act 1988 , s. 159 , and it may be exercised by any ‘ person aggrieved . ’ |
| 27 | The form of this function may be discovered in some , but not all , cases by experiment . |
| 28 | The Blue Parrot may be operated in any of these forms . |
| 29 | But even that may not help as the worker may be waylaid by those who have ‘ just come in for a form ’ or an address or have to collect their children from school in five minutes . |
| 30 | Ideal-typically , positivism may be characterized by such notions as ‘ fact ’ , ‘ will ’ , ‘ power ’ , ‘ instrumentalism ’ , ‘ discretion ’ , ‘ mala prohibita ’ , etc . |