Example sentences of "they [modal v] be [vb pp] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may be moved by a sense of party loyalty . |
| 2 | They may be recognised by the courts as part of the constitutional background against which a particular decision is taken ( Carltona v. Commissioner of Works ( C.A. , 1943 ) ) , but will not be enforced directly . |
| 3 | The lack of such a maximum at Cape Grim leaves open the possibility that they may be caused by phenomena other than , or in addition to , increased transport from the stratosphere in springtime , such as enhanced photochemical production of ozone at that time . |
| 4 | They may be coerced by others |
| 5 | Where the cliffs are high they may be undercut by the sea with the result that most of the material may be removed by the subsequent collapse of the upper undermined section . |
| 6 | The statement of the relevant facts and evidence are commonly set out at the beginning of the judgment , but in appellate courts they may be incorporated by reference to the judgments of lower courts and may be in the middle of the report of the case if that is where the principal judgment appears . |
| 7 | Like the other secondary rules these are on a different level from the primary rules : though they may be reinforced by further rules imposing duties on judges to adjudicate , they do not impose duties but confer judicial powers and a special status on judicial declarations about the breach of obligations . |
| 8 | They may be heated by steam coil , electric immersion heater or gas and provide a hot rinse and disinfection capability . |
| 9 | Where the terms are applied to a large scale transaction , or at the commencement of a trading relationship , they may be scrutinised by the business 's trading partner , and there may even be some degree of negotiation . |
| 10 | They may be completed by individuals or small groups . |
| 11 | 1.7 Example ( 26 ) shows us the second and less common relation contributing to the unfolding of syntactic structures , which we shall call equation , adopting the obvious symbol to represent it : ( 26 ) Fitzpatrick , our neighbour , used to plant potatoes the subject exemplifies the basic pattern [ E = E ] , ( as does the underlined portion of ( 22 ) ) ; in more exact terms , what we have in this subject phrase is : As we have just remarked , equational phrases are rarer than phrases involving qualification ; and , among them , there is a very large disproportion in favour of equation between E and E , rather than between P and P. Nevertheless , the latter can be found ; two examples would be : ( 28 ) what I need is a cup of strong , dark coffee for a fast , convenient trip to the city , take the Skytram This is clearly not to say that strong and dark , or fast and convenient , are equivalent at the type level ; only that on some particular occasion of use , as here , they may be regarded by speaker , or copywriter , as equivalent . |
| 12 | Exceptionally the statutes creating these bodies may omit to provide for an appeal in which case the decisions of the tribunals in question may be the subject of review by the High Court , and if the decisions reveal an error of law they may be quashed by what is known as an order of certiorari . |
| 13 | Bach Flower Remedies are available from many health food shops or they may be obtained by mail order from the Bach Centre in Oxfordshire , England ( see page 133 ) . |
| 14 | The effects may be visual or verbal , in sound or music ; they may be obtained by trick photography , by the use of Quantel computer trickery , or by clever selection of elements of sound or picture : Ariston 's use of a Nintendo-style soundtrack to achieve an ( allegedly ) hypnotic effect , a rash of commercials using operatic arias , the use of music by Hamlet cigars , Rutger Hauer in the Guinness campaign , the talking animals in the Electricity commercials . |
| 15 | They may be played by two people , or by more than two people ; they may also be played by one person who performs both task and maintenance behaviours . |
| 16 | Often the distinction between the two will be blurred , but they may be tested by the following criteria : Do not assume , however , that all judgements are automatically good and opinions bad . |
| 17 | They may be joined by the gorgeous lime-green flowers of Smyrnium perfoliatum , a plant which is either a satisfactory spreader or an invasive pest , depending on your point of view . |
| 18 | they may be tackled by individuals or by a group ; |
| 19 | They take for granted that they themselves have a name they may be called by , as well as nicknames and endearments , alongside such designations as the kid , the boy , and so on . |
| 20 | If they do not fully understand them , they may be destroyed by the voices of the old unreconstructed socialist Left who will briefly find their voice again . |
| 21 | The second interpretation can be arrived at by reading the provision in two parts : ( 1 ) judges ' commissions are to be made for as long as they behave themselves , implying that if they misbehave they may be dismissed by the Crown ; ( 2 ) they may be removed by the Crown on an Address of both Houses , even though they have not misbehaved themselves . |
| 22 | These defects , which are bubbles , cracks and delaminations , are not necessarily visible even under the highest magnifications of optical or electron microscopes as they may be hidden by other elements of the circuit in layers above the flaw . |
| 23 | They may be calculated by various empirical , semi-empirical or non-empirical methods [ 10 ] — [ 12 ] . |
| 24 | They may be illustrated by the surge of 1 February 1953 that caused such serious damage round the coasts of the North Sea . |
| 25 | Surface materials should be identified in terms of how they may be affected by chemical attack and the situation should identify any special problems , locations , and preferred methods of cleaning . |
| 26 | Just to , for people who ca n't quite remember the wording of it , the paragraph reads , ‘ If there 's any person who feels that they may be affected by this dispension should contact their local office . ’ |
| 27 | Hierarchical relationships may also take the form of coordinate relationships , in which case they may be represented by ‘ RT ’ or related term in a similar manner to affinitive relationships below . |
| 28 | These events are not normally associated with any coherent dream sequence , although they may be preceded by a feeling of floating ( reminiscent of the " aura " often experienced by people suffering from epilepsy , giving warning of an imminent convulsive fit ) . |
| 29 | Against these drawbacks , however , must be weighed the greater professionalism of teachers on the French model , and thus the greater respect they may be accorded by pupils and parents . |
| 30 | Nowadays they may be esteemed by their peers who know something of their work , but this esteem has little currency value in the committee-rooms where performance is appraised . |