Example sentences of "may [adv] [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may only be pretending . |
| 2 | I also consider ( though this may only be expressing the same conclusion in another way ) that , for the reasons given by Mr. Langley , the injunction as at present framed should be interpreted as not prohibiting compliance with the section 39 notice . |
| 3 | It is like poetry : some people do not believe in its existence at all , others argue over whether certain arrangements of words are poetry or not : these zodiacs are as it were topographical poems , a poetic geography akin to legendary history , Like legends , with which they often link up , these poems in the landscape give an identity to a place , a personality which may especially be lacking in the urban wasteland of an area like the suburbs of London , so that the place is no longer just somewhere in the middle of nowhere that could be anywhere . |
| 4 | ‘ And of course , ’ Valence continued airily , ‘ you may merely be masking your own inner poverty by such posturing . ’ |
| 5 | It should be noted , however , that several of these studies used non-tumour epithelium adjacent to colonic carcinomas and this epithelium may not be functioning normal . |
| 6 | But as family size may not be tending to zero , it is evident that income and material benefits are not the only considerations in determining family size . |
| 7 | As we have seen in Lecture 7 , equilibrium in the factor or output markets may not be achieved , and we have to examine in the context of a fully specified disequilibrium model whether the economy converges to an equilibrium path , which in turn may or may not be tending to a steady state . |
| 8 | Amnesty is concerned that those who remain detained may not be receiving adequate medical treatment for the seriousness of their conditions and some may be close to death . |
| 9 | By sharing songwriting income , the songwriter is recognizing that without the help of the other band members , his or her songs may not be generating any income at all . |
| 10 | SEVE Ballesteros may not be taking part in golf 's World Cup in Madrid this week , but there is a player who bears an amazing resemblance to him . |
| 11 | Certain ones of them , for instance the Brazilians may not be taking an awful lot of notice , or may not apparently be taking an awful lot of notice at the moment , but I think the pressure is on , and that things are changing , and more and more countries are going towards policies that will in fact support , sustained yield production and timber from the forests , and the reservation of the forests for that purpose , erm I mean in many countries have a policy where they just let tribal institutes use the raw material , and the forest is not reserved , and it 's not looked after . |
| 12 | Iron deficiency — anaemia — sometimes causes nails to turn upwards and then flake , so you may not be getting enough iron ( found in red meat , eggs , and green veg ) . |
| 13 | Living in community in 1700 may not be living in the kingdom , but there is a world of common commitments , understandings and religious belief . |
| 14 | ‘ It may not arise because I may not be staying . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ We may not be staying long . |
| 16 | Though the flush of larvae on the pasture may be an annual event , the appearance of clinical nematodiriasis is not ; thus if the flush of L3 is early the suckling lambs may not be consuming sufficient grass to acquire large numbers of L3 , and if it is late the lambs may be old enough to resist the larval challenge . |
| 17 | People like those keen gardeners who talk to their flowers and love them , may not be helping the flowers but they are doing themselves much good , for love benefits the lover more than the loved . |
| 18 | ‘ I may not be screwing Lucy , ’ said Jay coldly . |
| 19 | English teachers need to be ready to give careful introductions and support when using texts which might otherwise cause offence to some groups ; for example , if a character with racist attitudes is portrayed , even though the author may not be supporting such attitudes . |
| 20 | The life may take a different form to that experienced by most of us , and may not be rewarding in our terms , or in the terms by which society judges these things . |
| 21 | What Takashimiya may not be counting on , however , is the degree to which Americans regard art as an expression of individuality and social cachet . |
| 22 | But the decay may not be spreading , in which case the damage done by intervention will not be worth it . |
| 23 | Teachers should be aware , particularly of that aspect , I think , because phonic method is very often used in schools , by which I mean that the teacher wil hold up a flash card , and on it would be a pair of letters , say , suppose for example sh the teacher will hold up a large card with sh on it and will say to the class ‘ this is shuss ’ and the children will all say shuss whenever this card is held up — that 's fine , but the dyslexic pupil may not be seeing sh in the same way that the other children are . |
| 24 | The man may or may not be earning a wage ; he may not understand the particular needs of the children . |
| 25 | ‘ They may not be sending them abroad — ‘ That is what they promised when James enlisted . ’ |
| 26 | You could even say that you should worry if a child reaches the age of seven or eight without ever using swear words , since he or she may not be listening to people perhaps not even to you . |
| 27 | Sub-text : ‘ I have to convey my message , which is more important than yours ( and I may not be listening to you ) . ’ |
| 28 | But Mr Waigel may not be listening . |
| 29 | When someone Takes the Side of the Other they may not be developing something totally novel , in the sense that the classic experimental subject , who shows attitude-change , incorporates a totally new piece of information . |
| 30 | You said the child may not be developing in the way the parent expects the child to develop , and I think that it 's very important for parents to check out their expectations . |