Example sentences of "[verb] [vb mod] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Speech seen but not heard may be taken literally . |
| 2 | In arid and semi-arid regions leaching may be minimal and solutions in the weathering mantle can attain high concentrations of dissolved constituents . |
| 3 | Light exposure and the stability of cosmetic products to light may be assessed by methods developed for colour fastness of textiles of which the following is an example : British Standard 1006 : 1978 . |
| 4 | Fastness to light may be a problem , but this does not mean that they can not be used to make finished pieces . |
| 5 | Pre-school children , or those who are developmentally delayed may be tested with the Sheridan vision test for young children and retardates . |
| 6 | facility for for us to take it up , and er I would like to see may be er some something incorporated , there was one suggestion of a Bramley park or something of that nature was n't there in those suggestions we had , have we still got that one , could you could you just er inform me what it really said ? |
| 7 | A 200 per cent increase looks huge but the base on which it is calculated may be small . |
| 8 | Thirdly , the base figure upon which the index is calculated may be updated . |
| 9 | What I mean may be clearer after some autobiographical reflections . |
| 10 | Well I mean may be there 's there 's there 's an argument on teaching contraception measures . |
| 11 | Intent to kill may be regarded as the most obvious and indisputable form of fault element for murder , but to some extent that depends on the meaning of ‘ intent ’ . |
| 12 | Sympathetic handling and understanding of behaviour problems that may arise may be necessary . |
| 13 | Failure of gliadin derived peptides to activate adenylate cyclase in duodenal biopsy homogenates from patients who have been successfully treated may be ascribed to the repair of mucosal damage . |
| 14 | No but I mean let's be fair about these though , be fair to them , and in the erm , to see that they carry out your suggestions or advice is with the area local authorities , |
| 15 | I mean let's be honest if we all turned out that 's five and if the rest of the Executive Committee turned out that would virtually take it up to ten we would n't be looking for many more after that |
| 16 | If you get more if you get all these I mean let's be honest that they 're going to have lorries etc . |
| 17 | Sometimes , sniffing may be a reaction to problems in the family . |
| 18 | some young people do n't realise that sniffing may be all that they need |
| 19 | In our opinion , the duty is not simply one to take reasonable care in the abstract , but to take reasonable care not to injure a person whom it should reasonably have been foreseen may be injured by the act or neglect if such care is not taken . |
| 20 | Many practices are worried that only by taking a fund can they retain some independence from what they fear may be increasingly arbitrary or incomplete control by the family health services authority or its eventual successor . |
| 21 | The idea that the ‘ good name ’ of the family is still coveted may be a little surprising in the 1980s , but these data show that there are situations where it is still very important and has direct consequences in material terms . |
| 22 | But while rightsizing may be good news for end-users , it is bad news for many of the established giants of the IT industry . |
| 23 | Also important is the fact that the attitude formed may be either one of continuing imitation or of direct rebellion against the mother 's standards . |
| 24 | The basic characteristic feature is still the lamellar-like crystallite with amorphous surfaces or interfaces , but the way these are formed may be different based on the careful investigation of melt crystallized polymers using neutron scattering techniques . |
| 25 | Taylor and Walton note that sabotage can be difficult to define : at one end it merges with informal practices which become almost part of normal procedure , ‘ neither openly demanded nor openly questioned ’ , while in extreme cases sabotage may be identified with explicitly political violence . |
| 26 | The types of work for which grants may be given are : the provision of a damp-proofing course , dealing with dry or wet rot , repairs or renewal of faulty floors , ceilings or roof , installing a hot and cold water supply , adding or installing a bathroom if one does not exist in the house , installing an inside lavatory with proper drainage , extending a very small kitchen , improving the heating system ( with in some cases a grant towards the cost of installing central heating ) , and roof insulation . |
| 27 | Consumer targeting may be based on ACORN ( " A Classification of Residential Neighbourhoods " ) . |
| 28 | Whether an employee is too ill to continue his job and should be transferred to another more suitable job or simply dismissed may be a very difficult question for the employer . |
| 29 | The employment that does exist may be only seasonal in tourist areas . |
| 30 | The failure on the part of the sufferer to appreciate that solutions might exist may be the result of a combination of factors including ignorance , apathy , complexity of the situation , generality of the problem and the extent of financial or physical resources required to rectify matters . |