Example sentences of "may [adv] [be] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | They may only be alien ticks , but their shells are so hard they are almost indestructible , and they can survive for years without 8 meal of any sort … |
| 2 | They overstay their time , but may not be genuine non-returners . |
| 3 | That sport and , for that matter , entertainment may not be viable avenues from despair is less important than the fact that they were seen as such by groups who saw no alternatives . |
| 4 | Although there may not be terrible penalties for taking a cautious approach to new and untested technology , it would be imprudent to make excessive investments in the hardware and software that is now offered by IBM and its ilk . |
| 5 | ‘ Fs , Gs , and the Big U. OK , that may not be great earthquakes for you , but people like my folks press you . |
| 6 | The message which most potential victims that is , all women — would have grasped by default from this case was that threats made by a rapist may not be empty ones . |
| 7 | Secondly , for some people work and leisure may not be clear alternatives . |
| 8 | However , although technology and agriculture may not be sufficient conditions for human happiness , they are certainly a necessary prerequisite , Freud argued . |
| 9 | There may not be obvious hits — and his two stabs at the dance floor , ‘ Groovature ’ and ‘ Feels Like The Richter Groove ’ may be a little too self-conscious — but the subtlety and power of the first single ‘ Baby ’ and its follow-up ‘ Colours Will Come ’ are in turns enchanting and evocative . |
| 10 | ICE lollies of sex symbols such as Madonna may soon be possible thanks to new technology , say Strathclyde university researchers . |
| 11 | Differences in spatial visualisation ability and mathematics attainment may thus be different outcomes of the same basic cause or may themselves be cause and effect . |
| 12 | Here , as in Lofoten , the perceived benefits of education may still be marketable qualifications for jobs . |
| 13 | Disaster may not be as imminent as everyone expects and there may still be fat profits to be made by those with good nerves . |
| 14 | Secondly , even with only sporadic injections of new funds , investment trusts may still be active traders in the markets for financial assets . |
| 15 | There may also be inter-professional tensions , as well as intra-professional ones , for example in the case of primary health care teams . |
| 16 | It is worth repeating that there may also be competing goals within the organisation itself . |
| 17 | And just as JET was too large for any single European country to build , its successors may also be collaborative ventures , perhaps involving even more countries . |
| 18 | Those who have difficulty in sustaining and carrying things through out of bed may also be premature ejaculators in bed . |
| 19 | There may also be subjective assessments of activities , such as how far they were ‘ routine ’ , or ‘ pleasurable ’ , or how far the respondent would like to do them more or less often … |
| 20 | Such consultations , together with the decrease in publication delays , will lead to a reduction of the latency period , because there is now a higher probability that the thesis , or papers derived from it , will be read and subsequently cited , but there may also be other factors involved . |
| 21 | In addition to the landlord 's approvals there may also be other consents ( from superior landlords or mortgagees , for example ) or covenants to be complied with in carrying out the works . |
| 22 | There may also be other costs if , for example , the qualification message adds to rather than reduces uncertainty or if the market misinterprets the message . |
| 23 | However , there may also be other features commonly found on other medieval sites , and there may occasionally be buildings . |
| 24 | I have chosen to give details only of those of whose standards and courses I have personal knowledge , but I would emphasize that there may also be other places which are also of a very high standard . |
| 25 | There may also be educational applications , perhaps for teaching children to write . |
| 26 | There may also be national differences in literature use . |
| 27 | Not only are primary schools in the neighbourhood competing for children but prep schools may also be attracting pupils out of the area too . |
| 28 | There may also be shared sites which would have to be divided , or where one party would have to be given a licence or lease by the other . |
| 29 | They may also be independent funds managed by insurance companies . |
| 30 | There may also be gymnastic balls of various sizes : these are like beach balls , but are made of extra strong plastic . |