Example sentences of "may [adv] be [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This lack of interest may only be on the part of one partner . |
| 2 | Otherwise , rejection may only be on the ground of infringement of ‘ sovereignty or security ’ ; neither a claim to exclusive jurisdiction by the state of destination over the subject-matter with which the document deals , nor the fact that no cause of action would exist under the law of that state is a proper ground for rejection . |
| 3 | If you prefer that the algorithm should not invent new weights , but only select existing weights from the parent strings , then the crossover points marked ’ x ’ may only be at the ends of 8-bit sequences . |
| 4 | They last between half and two seconds and while their amplitude may only be in the region of 50 microvolts , they may be as large as 250 microvolts from peak to trough ( see Fig. 2.6 ) . |
| 5 | Far more pupils are taken on than can hope to succeed in practice , and if you have not been able to impress any barrister sufficiently with your qualities to be taken on , it may perhaps be for the best that you are forced to look to a different career at this juncture . |
| 6 | However , Parke may soon be at the heels of Del Harris , the 20-year-old England No. 1 who had to battle hard for the second day in succession . |
| 7 | ‘ If there was somewhere you might stay in the meanwhile , I may shortly be in a position to help you . ’ |
| 8 | But with Wimpol on board the Commission may shortly be in a position to announce what really happened . |
| 9 | Quite apart from the political fallout , there is the nagging worry that the economy may already be on the brink of recession . |
| 10 | It is believed intelligence services have discovered that at least two ‘ mainline bombers ’ are missing from their normal haunts and may already be on the mainland . |
| 11 | These spaces will overwrite any characters which may already be on the screen . |
| 12 | By the time we realise the danger , large amounts of pollutants may already be in an aquifer . |
| 13 | It may just be with a weekly magazine and a cream cake , but you are giving yourself a pat on the back . |
| 14 | Arsenal take an unbeaten 11-match run to Carrow Road , where Norwich may still be under a cloud after their FA Cup semi-final failure against Sunderland on Sunday . |
| 15 | Moreover , there is such a difference between one man and another that the man of 70 may still be at a higher level than the man of 20 at his peak : although the latter , starting so to speak from a lower level , will normally reach the later age at a much lower point than the former . |
| 16 | The number of people evicted for not paying their mortgages may still be below the estimate of 75,000 for last year , however . |
| 17 | I and 2.0% suggesting that some of them may still be within the gas window . |
| 18 | However , as explained at page 32 below , dealings on exchanges which are not recognised investment exchanges ( RIEs ) or designated investment exchanges ( DIEs ) may in fact be treated as " off-exchange " for the purposes of the COB Rules ; moreover , qualifying futures contracts may still be within the money market exemption ( see page 24 below ) provided that they are not bought or sold , or expressed to be as bought or sold , on an RIE . |
| 19 | However wrong the opinion expressed may be in point of truth , or however prejudiced the writer , it may still be within the prescribed limit . |
| 20 | They may still be in a considerable amount of pain and shock , they will undoubtedly have financial worries and they may well be experiencing difficulties in coming to terms with the implications of the accident for themselves and their families . |
| 21 | The Vietnamese government says it is already meeting one condition : helping in the search for any American soldiers who may still be in the country . |
| 22 | After the first ballot they do not have to guess , they know that the leading contenders are Ape and Bear , that Camel may still be in the running but has a lot of ground to make up , and that Donkey and Elephant have very little hope of being elected . |
| 23 | She was sold in Middlesex ( Southall area ) on Wed 21st August , and I believe she may still be in the Middx , Berks or Bucks area . |
| 24 | Queen Elizabeth is already the longest-serving monarch of the twentieth century , and may possibly be on the throne even longer than Victoria . |
| 25 | However , more agencies and media independents may also be on the list . |
| 26 | Octopus , chopped up live , and giant water slugs may also be on the menu . |
| 27 | It may also be for the benefit of the institution to state that of the patients discharged , cured and remaining in the House three were afflicted with that most excruciating complaint , the stone … the operation has been thrice successfully performed . |
| 28 | It may also be for the convenience of the House to know that , on Friday 8 November , there will be a debate on the environment , on a motion for the Adjournment of the House . |
| 29 | Mr John Prescott , Labour 's pugnacious transport spokesman , who stood unsuccessfully against Mr Roy Hattersley for the deputy leadership two years ago , may also be in the frame . |
| 30 | It will : identify your belongings from those of other people that may also be in the removal van ; enable you and your friends , or the removal men , to put the boxes in the right rooms ( i.e. anything labelled ‘ crockery ’ in the kitchen ) , this saves sorting it out later on ; and it will enable you to lay your hands quickly on the teapot when it is all over and you are gasping for a cuppa ! |