Example sentences of "may be [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I I 've a feeling that er she may be seeing individual students this Friday er and that 's all so er I do n't think there will be a tutorial . |
| 2 | Indeed , a single success if it is too costly in terms of time , commitment , motivation or any other resource , may be at the expense of future changes — and we may be seeing some evidence of this at the moment in terms of the reactive stance of large parts of the service . |
| 3 | ‘ For the first time since the start of the recession , ’ said Mr Hayward we may be seeing some glimmer of light , particularly as the figures tie in with the slight decrease in receiverships this quarter and with recent reports of an increase in business optimism . |
| 4 | They also have not yet learned to use their eyes together ( called binocular vision ) , so they may be seeing double or seeing only through one eye . |
| 5 | Erm although we may be collecting more than that , and we may be collecting less than that . |
| 6 | Erm although we may be collecting more than that , and we may be collecting less than that . |
| 7 | The government may be wasting millions of dollars as a result . |
| 8 | Not everyone can or needs to excel at everything , and unless people are allowed to concentrate on what they are good at we may be wasting valuable resources . |
| 9 | You may be reading this newsletter as someone the Regional Council has consulted in its efforts to identify the options for reform in Lothian . |
| 10 | Those affected may be vomiting many times a day and may also be abusing laxatives . |
| 11 | Western economic pressure may be creating mental ill-health in the Third World ; and Western ‘ hi-tech ’ psychiatric methods are so inappropriate in this context that they may be doing little to mend the damage . |
| 12 | I think they may be rethinking that , and maybe bringing proposals back to you , but that 's the crunch . |
| 13 | And if I may Mr chairman , something that 's happened in the last few days , that 's er evident that er the been the first satellite survey in this country ever which is now beginning to show to the nation , just in fact the damage that roads have been doing and that there 's in fact now some suggestion from government that they may be rethinking some elements of these roads , because the environmental impact has not really been taken into account as effectively before . |
| 14 | Everything may be getting bigger , brighter and better in the network world , but the most important single trend is probably standardisation . |
| 15 | For some children they are more socially deprived , and yet they may be getting considerable ‘ education ’ in inverted commas within their home environment . |
| 16 | For some children they are more socially deprived , and yet they may be getting considerable ‘ education ’ in inverted commas within their home environment . |
| 17 | And talking of news , Alice , you might be interested to hear that Madeleine may be getting engaged to an army officer called Lionel Dunbar . |
| 18 | Miles , Bell and Gregory may be getting older , but there is not a First Division club who would not move in if they became available . ’ |
| 19 | Why do n't England give him another chance he may be getting old , but oh boy , he can still play . |
| 20 | The Bank of England ( 1990 ) argues that the venture capital industry has done little to reduce the funding gap and indeed that it may be getting larger . |
| 21 | The interviewer may be expecting certain answers and qualifications from the person she/he is interviewing but the overall impression of yourself which you create in the interview is equally important . |
| 22 | You may be expecting some kind of platform game with bouncing mushrooms but instead you need a fair bit of brain power too ! |
| 23 | At any time certain industries or sectors of an economy may be experiencing some degree of growth while others experience some degree of decline . |
| 24 | Keep a good look out for them , give them plenty of clearance ( they may be moving faster than you think ) and let them make their moves in safety . |
| 25 | The suggestion is that MI5 officers may be leaking some of the information . |
| 26 | Yet , as the Legal Action Group ( LAG ) noted yesterday , the Bill may be promising more than it can deliver . |
| 27 | And if you have recently tested EFC-negative then you may be facing 10 years of bitter medicine , without any guarantee that a full cure will be found for your distressing condition . |
| 28 | Michael Smyth from the University of Ulster at Jordanstown said that although there were strong indications of an upturn in recent months , Northern Ireland may be facing tough times ahead . |
| 29 | Do companies realise that incidents , which are usually preventable , may be costing 10 per cent or more of their operating margin ’ ? |
| 30 | The restrictions on job-placement tests may be costing billions of dollars annually in lost productivity . |