Example sentences of "[noun pl] may [adv] be a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although optical computers may now be a reality , it seems that the new technology is unlikely to replace electronics entirely . |
| 2 | The principal hunting weapon may have been the bow and arrow ; arrows , as with all tools , are rare in early Anglo-Saxon cemeteries ; they are often viewed as weapons of warfare but constitute the most obvious hunting weapon amongst the range of artefacts and their rarity in cemeteries may only be a reflection of their importance to the community . |
| 3 | Clearly , being separated from these troubling experiences may well be a benefit , but Giddens is arguing that it also leaves the routines of everyday life relatively empty . |
| 4 | In fact , the next two or three days may well be a time of harsh words and even harsher realities , particularly on the work front . |
| 5 | Second , this period represents the height of the circulation wars and the figures may therefore be a product of this period . |
| 6 | And glory in the 1,000 Guineas may well be a lot more than just a warming winter thought because Dead Certain beat as competitive a field as there has been for a juvenile filly 's race for many years . |
| 7 | The number of recorded hearths may even be a clue as to whether or not a house had been completed by a particular date . |
| 8 | If this is the case , the changes of the past 30 years may be the first signs of a return to the more traditional population distribution of pre-industrial Britain , but it must also be borne in mind that it takes a very long time to shift major population patterns , and that the present trends may only be a veneer on an underlying and more permanent structure . |