Example sentences of "[pers pn] may be [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may be only a lassie but I can assure you I 'm quite capable . ’ |
| 2 | To what extent such metrical methods will be used only in specialized analyses remains to be seen , for as Stewart ( 1954 ) suggests , it may be rather a waste of effort to measure such specimens simply to verify what can so quickly be seen by eye . |
| 3 | It may be just a part time book-keeper or it may be a large department with frequent visits from outside chartered accountants and auditors . |
| 4 | It may be just a surface for bacteria or may play a more active part in filtration . |
| 5 | but I 'm afraid it may be quite a time before there 's room for you , although I 'd love to have you . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ It may be once a week or once a fortnight perhaps , but it would n't be a lengthy period until the baby is older and more independent . |
| 7 | It may be mainly a sounding-board , like the 12-nation parliament of the European Community . |
| 8 | Like a small pale Peregrine , of which it may be only a race , but much paler and more rufous , with crown and nape very rufous. 15–18 in. ( 38–45 cm ) . |
| 9 | With luck it may be only a matter of time . |
| 10 | ‘ It may be only a matter of minutes before they break through . ’ |
| 11 | It may be only a matter of time before goals trigger outbreaks of mass aerobics and the odd square dance . |
| 12 | I think it may be twice a week . |
| 13 | He may be just a boy , but he 's also something of a genius . |