Example sentences of "may be [v-ing] [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | as well as any current diseases and drugs you may be taking to treat them . |
| 2 | Thereafter , it may be looking to increase its stake to 29.99 per cent by purchases pursuant to the tender offer which , as mentioned above , are exempt from the SARs . |
| 3 | Most graduates move away from the town where they 've been studying when they start work , so may be looking to transfer their bank account to a more convenient branch . |
| 4 | Thus , for example , within local government there appears to be an increasing tendency to move towards a more decentralised service provision and organisational structure ; at the next level of government the centre may be wishing to increase its control over what local government does . |
| 5 | WHEN a teenager talks about popping in to the travel agents , parents should realise they may be intending to buy something more mind-bending than a cheap break . |
| 6 | The latent thought is the notion that Gloucester may be plotting to murder him — an idea too horrifying to contemplate . |
| 7 | Mental work such as reading is best undertaken in silence ; modestly loud extraneous noise may be distracting , even though the person may be trying to ignore it . |
| 8 | She may need money to buy food for the family , or she may be trying to stop him leaving her and the children . |
| 9 | Opposite left : When the factory pig bites the bar , it may be trying to satisfy its hay-gathering instinct . |
| 10 | The man who constantly criticises may be trying to change you into the person he wants you to be , when he should be loving you for the person you are . |
| 11 | She may be trying to get your attention . |
| 12 | Although these schemes result in instant cash to be enjoyed during your lifetime , they can cut a sizeable chunk out of the legacy you may be planning to leave your surviving dependants . |
| 13 | Now , having started in that light , I may be going to disappoint you by saying that I 'm not in fact going to spend the next erm fifty minutes or so talking about the moral , political , philosophical implications of Darwinism . |
| 14 | This is Flora , girls , this is Flora who may be coming to join us . ’ |