Example sentences of "may be [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it is set too high then the end of tape may be physically reached and Offline will believe there is still space available . |
| 2 | The original may be physically damaged if a cup of coffee is spilt over it or the magnetic impulses on the disk representing the program may be destroyed or altered by exposure to a strong magnetic field . |
| 3 | These relationships may be clearly seen if betas are considered as proxy measures of security volatility relative to that of the market . |
| 4 | So if we adopt presuppositions which are too small to handle the range of reality we are facing , their rationality and coherence will be severely limited and any conceptions they give rise to may be equally confined and distorted . |
| 5 | For example , where the body size and reproductive success of males both increase with age , the effects of size on breeding success may be grossly exaggerated if age differences in size are ignored . |
| 6 | The present danger is perhaps not so much that an honest trustee may be unfairly penalized as that a dishonest trustee may with impunity inflict loss on the beneficiaries . |
| 7 | The bags are usually made of leather or canvas and hung from the ceiling on a rope or chain so that they may be easily raised or lowered . |
| 8 | Llyn y Fan fawr may be easily reached and from its southern end a very clear path , known as the Staircase , climbs to reach the Bwlch y Giedd pass — the ridge is now all yours . |
| 9 | Thus the use of standard terms may promote certainty : the terms of the contract may be easily located and identified ; where the same terms are used over a period , the business and its trading partners will come to know their respective rights and obligations ; terms may be applied to resolve disputes and thus acquire " precedent " value . |
| 10 | However , these assumptions may be easily dropped although the equation loses a certain amount of neatness , . |
| 11 | Because of the wide diversity of outlook on sexual matters between the generations , the necessity may be particularly marked where sexual considerations exist . |
| 12 | If you block paragraphs at the left-hand margin , then headings may be either blocked or centred . |
| 13 | If now , with changes in costs , it is possible that surplus may be either increased or decreased , then it becomes of crucial importance to have some means of measurement . |
| 14 | The number of changes is too great to catalogue here , but one , in particular , is worthy of mention — liquid assets , which in some cases may be either fixed or current . |
| 15 | Yet as far as discourse structure is concerned , a more fundamental distinction seems to be between formal , planned discourse , which may be either written or spoken , and less formal , unplanned discourse which — though it may also be either written or spoken — is usually associated with speech . |
| 16 | There are at least nine methods by which harmonization may be either effected or in some measure induced , namely : |
| 17 | If centring is to be used for main headings , then sub-headings may be either centred or blocked . |
| 18 | Firstly , the speech of others may be either quoted or reported . |
| 19 | The hundreds of millions of pounds it is poised to spend on science and technology at higher levels , including Britain 's IT industry , may be largely wasted if it does not . |
| 20 | There is a filter on the inlet side of the fuel pump which may be partially blocked and obstructing fuel flow . |
| 21 | If the management of a state asset is delegated to a private manager , a contract between the state agency and the manager must be entered into , the contents of which may be freely negotiated except that the term may not exceed ten years . |
| 22 | This may be easier said than done but if you have a clear idea of the purpose of the meeting and have prepared a thorough list of everything you want to know then you must stick to your guns and carry on relentlessly until you have worked your way through it . |
| 23 | Cross-addictions may be hotly denied because the subject matter may for some be too close for comfort . |
| 24 | Given that the origins of semantics are diffuse ( logic , philosophy , linguistics , etc. ) it may be also observed that the boundaries of the subject are equally amorphous . |
| 25 | Firstly , if they are isolated unusual events , risky situations may be well remembered because of their distinctiveness in a way which is analogous to a von Restorff effect . |
| 26 | As a result , the Commission — still with 8,000 officials , who may be well paid but are nevertheless overworked — is dealing with more and more material not only initiated by itself in its legislative function of making proposals , but increasingly at the request of the politicians in the European Council . |
| 27 | These , as The Times said , ‘ may be plausibly construed as approaching very near the confines of crimes . ’ |
| 28 | The relevant questions should not concern how local ‘ culture ’ forms local politics , but how this ‘ culture ’ itself is formed , how it is sustained or transformed , and how it affects local political activity in conjunction with a host of other structures and practices , some of which may be locally based and some of which may not . |
| 29 | This may be temporarily quashing but it does not satisfy … |
| 30 | The effect of what may be loosely described as ‘ contextual relevance ’ is likewise largely independent of grammatical control . |