Example sentences of "may [adv] [be] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or he may secretly be under guard in Dracula 's castle . |
| 2 | If you buy a ‘ Rolex ’ watch for £50 , you know it 's unlikely to be genuine , but what you would n't know is that it may only be worth £5 . |
| 3 | Some visits may only be for convenience shopping and some for comparison . |
| 4 | As Fineman acknowledges , the anecdote may not be at odds with the general sense but , as we observe with New Historicism 's use of anecdote , it is difficult to determine its relation to the general with any satisfaction . |
| 5 | ‘ You may not be at risk from what is in here . |
| 6 | Such people have been dubbed ‘ carbohydrate cravers ’ by researchers , but many now think that the primary craving may not be for carbohydrates but for fats . |
| 7 | It may not be to women 's advantage , but it is there , and it acknowledges the power , albeit negative , of women 's cycles of fertility . |
| 8 | It may or may not be of significance that the Oxford English Dictionary can find no instance of the word ‘ pornography ’ being used before 1864 ( in a decade , it may be noted , which also saw a generalised use of the term ‘ capitalism ’ ) . |
| 9 | It may not be of safety but it maybe er not the sort of thing that we want . |
| 10 | In the North and West it may not be worth while sowing a catch crop after a late harvest , particularly if the ground is wet . |
| 11 | Unregistered foals could be worth less and may not be worth breeding for sale . |
| 12 | That may not be by name , John . |
| 13 | Because one of President Nicolae Ceausescu 's many titles is that of chairman of the National Defence Council , and his brother , General Ilie Ceausescu , is head of political administration for the forces , the loyalty of the high command may not be in doubt , but morale in the ranks is low . |
| 14 | As any primary key will be a candidate key , all relations in BCNF will satisfy the rules of third normal form , but relations in TNF may not be in BCNF . |
| 15 | They are also influenced by individual employees , whose standards may or may not be in line with those of the official organization . |
| 16 | But Forest are currently bottom of the Premier League and the leader of the Labour controlled council , Cllr Betty Higgins , said : ‘ We had heard a rumour that Brian may not be in charge of Forest for much longer . |
| 17 | MARTIN COWAN , 48 , is a musical instrument technology student who is well aware that his own particular skills may not be in demand when he finishes his training . |
| 18 | Such children may not be in fact more intelligent than their schoolmates , but certainly they are able to exploit more fully the intelligence which they do have , and possibly be better-informed . |
| 19 | Erm , they may not be in fact in care , but they are at risk both educationally , behaviourally , and nuisance in the community and things of this kind . |
| 20 | Thus s739(3) may not be in point . |
| 21 | Summary dismissal may not be in breach of contract ( ie you will be unlikely to succeed if you sue for pay for your notice period ) and yet still unfair if your employer behaves unreasonably by , for example : |
| 22 | I have a busy schedule for the next few days , so I may not be in touch . |
| 23 | It may not be from West Yorkshire but it 's very likely that it will be . |
| 24 | It may thus be of value in controlling outlays for ‘ socially responsible ’ purposes , or , conceivably , on a limited range projects motivated by management self-interest , for example , the acquisition of an over-lavish corporate headquarters . |
| 25 | Contrary to what had been suggested by a previous report , the SeHCAT test may thus be of value also in cholecystectomised patients . |
| 26 | Ideas and concepts may thus be in fact misleading as to the real condition of existence ; they are not the reflection of the economic system but the product of a complex historical process of changing adaptation . |
| 27 | And Hugh Beringar may already be in Worcester , and will know what has happened . |
| 28 | Next time you come up with a hypothetical outer limit of inanity , better check with Washington before publishing ; it may already be in effect . |
| 29 | Patients fear Hartington Road Family Health Clinic may still be under threat even though councillors rejected an application to turn it into a drug detoxification centre . |
| 30 | ‘ She may still be at lunch , ’ she said . |