Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [be] [that] [pos pn] " in BNC.

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1 INRA and ITCF ) has proved the agricultural efficacy of fertiliser applications on upland pasture in the Auvergne and it may be that their use would be more commonplace if state subsidies were higher .
2 While the newness of many audit committees may help to explain this , it may be that their effectiveness will not increase simply through the passage of time .
3 It may be that their experience of GIST has given them a better idea of the amount of work and energy involved in trying to change things ( Kelly et al . ,
4 For six months Pakistan 's governments have been preoccupied with intrigue , and it may be that their carefree attitude to running the country is beginning to show up in the figures .
5 It may be that their number was small and their holdings large , but excavations are needed on a selective basis before it is possible to isolate the houses of the owners from those of their tenants or agents .
6 Elizabeth , as a queen regnant , had fewer gentlemen of the Privy Chamber , and it may be that their influence was less than in the days of her father .
7 More female science students ( sixteen of the twenty-four ) had attended single-sex schools than any other group in the sample ; it may be that their single-sex schooling had been a major influence in their decision to study science at degree level .
8 It may be that their main requisite at this stage is to find protection whilst they continue to live off their food reserves remaining from the food capsule .
9 It may be that their meeting with the new people hastens change , but it is perceptible almost from the beginning .
10 If the wife can so easily dispose of this property , it may be that her husband will coax or bully her into parting with it to him or to his creditors , and so it allows her a privilege which no other grown-up person of sound mind in the country can enjoy .
11 It may be that her devoted young readers need respite from emotional pain .
12 680 by a suppliant , Ecgburh , expresses her grief at the loss some time before of her brother , Oshere , whom a bitter and cruel death had taken from her , and it may be that her brother was Oshere , king of the Hwicce .
13 There were many highlights in her career as a campaigner for women 's rights , but it may be that her greatest contribution was the way she inspired others .
14 It may be that its functioning is impaired in various ways ; perhaps the extent to which it can suffer is impaired by the sensory deprivation .
15 Melting of the Greenland ice sheet would produce a similar rise in world sea level and it may be that its melting would precede that of west Antarctica .
16 It may be that his gifts lay in the thrill and risk of live performance , losing their savour in aspic ; or , more likely , that his genius was always over-rated .
17 It may be that his gifts lay in the thrill and risk of live performance , losing their savour in aspic ; or , more likely , that his genius was always overrated .
18 It may be that his partner also loves the outdoors but feels a need to limit it to small doses .
19 He may be completely landless , or it may be that his plot is n't big enough and he has to spend part of his time , or part of his family has to spend part of their time , working for somebody else to get in some extra money or possibly renting land from somebody else .
20 But alternatively it may be that his understanding is less certain than his comment suggests , and that further discussion would reveal doubts !
21 It may be that my help will be called for .
22 It may be that your enthusiasm gives that extra bit of life to your record .
23 It may be that your number is changing .
24 If , after a previously unblemished career , you are taken to task , it may be that your superiors ' requirements are unrealistic or that you have not yet been given sufficient time to adjust to the style of the new regime .
25 It may be that your child has chemical sensitivities — reading Chapter Nine should help you to assess this possibility .
26 So it may be that your standard drawings , you say , oh , goodness me .
27 It may be that your man is loving and living with you in what seems like a peaceful landscape when a volcano on the horizon suddenly erupts .
28 Alternatively it may be that your kitchen actually functions with great efficiency and is relatively modern but simply lacks character .
29 Some governing bodies provided additional finance to secure the services of a particular coach for the Regional Schools and it may be that your governing body would want to consider this .
30 If your bills are always sailing through taxation as drawn , it may be that your draftsman is getting it spot on , but equally it may be because the bills are being constantly understated and therefore are found to be unobjectionable .
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