Example sentences of "may [verb] [is] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was this room may think is sparse but is almost over furnished by medieval standards . |
| 2 | Another measure which the Tories may consider is increased influence over their own affairs for Scottish MPs through the committee structure at Westminster . |
| 3 | A funny creation , it 's probably best to read it first before you change your life , as all it may signpost is another batch of second-rate lifestyle articles . |
| 4 | Scots Wha Hae , which some may claim is another emotional dirge , has tremendous credentials ( tune going back to the 14th century and words by our national bard ) . |
| 5 | One problem which an employer may face is that of an employee accepting the relocation package , moving to the new area and then leaving the company to go to another local firm . |
| 6 | It is easy to be alarmed by something which one imagines does not happen to other people and which one 's family and friends may suggest is pure imagination or , worse still , the first sign of madness ! |
| 7 | The main conclusion we may draw is that significant numbers of the adult population are actively involved in the care and assistance of older people . |
| 8 | What functions the AD1 and flanking repeats may have is unknown but it is not unlikely that one or another of these repeats represent functional domains . |
| 9 | A dangerous species is defined as ‘ a species ( a ) which is not commonly domesticated in the British Islands and ( b ) whose fully grown animals normally have such characteristics that they are likely , unless restrained , to cause severe damage or that any damage they may cause is likely to be severe . ’ |