Example sentences of "may [be] [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although a second group of trucks was allowed over the river by the Serbs yesterday , UN officials fear it may be halted short of its destination . |
| 2 | I appreciate that this is a recurring argument , and that , ultimately , grants on the Council 's own expenditure may be treated this way . |
| 3 | You may be granted Legal Aid subject to the payment of a financial contribution , usually payable by instalments . |
| 4 | A lease may be granted subject to the " usual covenants " . |
| 5 | Corporations may be granted these devices , but they are normally permitted only to counties , cities and councils of standing ; and companies and institutions of an important national nature . |
| 6 | It may be noted that |
| 7 | It is true that during bouts of acute psychotic illness — or as an accumulating effect of several episodes — there may be impaired social and intellectual functioning , but this has more the appearance of a secondary consequence and , in any case , is by no means seen in all individuals . |
| 8 | ( If all the salad is not used immediately , it may be kept refrigerated — without the shredded lettuce — for up to 2 days . ) |
| 9 | In the days of the Raj , British passengers on the Rajputana State Railway received enviable attention : this handbook is a personalized itinerary for Miss Baring and warns her that she may be kept awake by one train driver 's ‘ unpleasant whistle ’ . |
| 10 | In order to protect the privacy of those whose lives are recorded , the material may be kept confidential for some years , or may be available only in a form where individuals can not be identified . |
| 11 | Sometimes the names of the authors of the report appear on the title page but , if the report is going out in the name of an organisation , it may be kept impersonal except for the signatures at the end . |
| 12 | I think of all those using this channel : – people who gave generously , of their good money ; people who gave their physical strength ; people who gave limitless time ( even their annual leave from work ) ; people who managed a little time after work ; people who baked ; people who prayed ; the member who supplied the entire plant stall ; people who counted ; the little girl who devised an amusing quiz as her ‘ channel ’ ; people who served , and often withstood the cold winds of George Street ; people who used their artistic talents for communication ; people who lovingly restored the Church afterwards ; our engineer , who invented a ‘ chair-lift ’ for us , and then , literally , put his shoulder to the wheel – and the bright spark who had fired him with the notion ; and finally and uniquely , the couple in Trinity , part of whose house is always given over to storing books so that this channel may be kept open . |
| 13 | The designer may be kept aware of other objects intruding into his space by excursion or wireframe descriptions , whilst working on a solid or surface model . |
| 14 | The hands may be kept busy so that the mind can reflect , and see the pattern inherent in the tangled mass of threads . |
| 15 | Fields which may be frequently accessed may be designated key fields by the database administrator and held on the index , to facilitate this easy access . |
| 16 | No shot is fired and no further shots may be fired that game — the gun is now useless . |
| 17 | The bow may be fired three times in the shooting phase , but it must be fired at the same target ( be this a unit of troops , a monster , or whatever ) . |
| 18 | For erosion to continue at the rates noted above it is necessary that the material supplied by the cliff should be transported away by the sea : otherwise there may be formed extensive beaches , spits , bars and comparable forms , which dissipate the energy of the waves and prevent , at least temporarily , the base of the cliff being attacked . |
| 19 | Against these traditional and widespread justifications for adverse possession may be compared some modern views against squatters . |
| 20 | ( So that tests may be sent direct to them ) . |
| 21 | Other forms ( FLRA and FLRB ) may be sent direct to Ipsley Court . |
| 22 | In a world of uncertainty it may be assumed that equation ( 3.37 ) becomes : |
| 23 | COOK 'S NOTE : The petits choux may be served warm or cold . |
| 24 | Similarly , although it may be felt necessary for children to have some understanding of violence ( trench warfare ; personal violence ; the physical , visual , and verbal violence of city life ) , one would wish children to be spared the direct experience of it . |
| 25 | Techniques of zero-based and flexible budgeting need organisational sophistication in setting objectives and interpreting results , which may be felt inappropriate to relatively small surveying practices . |
| 26 | It may be felt desirable to inform guests that one party was previously a devoted husband or wife , a widow or widower , who after years of loneliness should be congratulated on at last having found happiness again . |
| 27 | This may be particularly important in service industries where there may be limited net asset backing . |
| 28 | In non-contentious civil matters the client may be charged such sum as is fair and reasonable having regard to the circumstances of the case and , inter alia , its complexity , the skill and responsibility involved , the time spent , the number and importance of the documents , the amount or value of money or property involved , and the importance of the matter to the client . |
| 29 | Each turn may be regarded equivalent to a ring in which a current I flows . |
| 30 | This is of course not valid near the ends but if the solenoid is long enough , eqn ( 3.71 ) may be regarded valid for most of its length . |