Example sentences of "may be [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , if Nissan gains market share at the expense of cars which would have been manufactured in the UK anyway , problems may be caused for other companies , especially Rover which relies principally on the UK market for its sales . |
| 2 | Firstly , legal aid is not available for libel , but it may be granted for malicious falsehood . |
| 3 | Exemption may be granted for any works of art , pictures , prints , books , manuscripts and scientific collections of national , scientific or artistic interest . |
| 4 | Leases may be granted for short periods of less than a year , up to 999 years . |
| 5 | But it is also true that warrants to the security services may be renewed for six months at a time . |
| 6 | But what is more troubling than the initial rigid fixed term is the fact that warrants may be renewed for longer periods still . |
| 7 | The appointment may be renewed for further sessions . |
| 8 | Samples of the soil , and in some cases all the excavated soil , may be kept for dry sieving or wet sieving in order to retrieve environmental evidence and very small finds . |
| 9 | As discussed earlier ( p. 101 ) , a patient thought to require further or more prolonged help may be referred for another kind of treatment . |
| 10 | Life expectancy is usually calculated from birth but may be computed for any age . |
| 11 | The central issues which require resolution are the criteria to be used to determine whether a capital instrument represents debt or equity and the treatment of instruments like convertible debt which will or may be exchanged for other instruments . |
| 12 | Land in Bismark Street , Leeman Road , York , may be earmarked for sheltered housing under plans by the city council . |
| 13 | POLITICIANS MAY BE squabbling over who owns the bombs and ordinary Russians and Ukrainians may be queuing for three hours for a sausage , then three more for a potato , but some good news is coming out of what was once the Soviet Union . |
| 14 | Bethpage , New York-based Grumman Corp may be looking for computer-related acquisitions , but in the meantime , it is to use up some of its cash pile by spending up to $100m buying in its own shares . |
| 15 | It is wrong that people should be able to abuse the social security contribution system , and I hope that Ministers will keep a close eye on the matter because the smart people who offer advice may be looking for further ways of getting around the regulations . |
| 16 | The legal advice scheme may be invoked for initial advice and assistance , but the litigant who requires the services of a lawyer in civil proceedings must rely on the provisions of the representation element of the legal aid scheme or meet the cost himself or herself . |
| 17 | This is usually about 18 days after infection , but it may be delayed for several months when arrested larval development occurs . |
| 18 | As part of restructuring , the company may be asked for new security , charges on rental streams , new floating charges or inter-company guarantees . |
| 19 | Brave Oates , who was born and raised in Mellor 's Putney constituency , told Scott as he left : ‘ I may be gone for some time . ’ |
| 20 | Last night the feeling at Westminster was that Mellor resembled him in only one respect — he may be gone for some time , too . |
| 21 | Indeed , hospitals may be penalised for this efficiency if they succeed in treating more patients than they had budgeted for ’ . |
| 22 | If this is not possible , a variant module may be created for inaccessible modules . |
| 23 | However , when the firm wants to move into a new area , a special project organization may be created for this purpose . |
| 24 | A charge of 10p may be made for each ticket resold . |
| 25 | Exceptions may be made for specific schedules which may be the subject of separate warranties . |
| 26 | A well-reared puppy should have a fair amount of bone and a strong , straight front , that is the forelegs should appear parallel when viewed from the front , the feet turning neither in nor out ( a certain allowance may be made for puppyish softness ) . |
| 27 | At the other end of the scale , rules would define precisely the shots that may be made for specified circumstances , confining all shots to the head and shoulders of the Member who has the floor , for example ( this solution has been adopted by the Canadian House of Commons ) . |
| 28 | Lloyd 's deputy chairman Richard Hazell 's £155 million Syndicate 190 , hit by pollution claims , is contemplating going into ‘ run off ’ , though ‘ no decision may be made for some time ’ , says underwriter John Weatherall . |
| 29 | Lloyd 's deputy chairman Richard Hazell 's £155 million Syndicate 190 , hit by pollution claims , is contemplating going into ‘ run off ’ , though ‘ no decision may be made for some time ’ , says underwriter John Weatherall . |
| 30 | If you have health insurance , you may be covered for private treatment abroad anyway . |