Example sentences of "it may be [vb pp] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes , the mortgage advance will be sent by cheque and on other occasions it may be sent by telegraphic transfer . |
| 2 | Such a sub-lithospheric thermal anomaly may be generated by a mantle plume , an upwelling of hot mantle originating deep in the Earth 's interior , possibly at the core-mantle boundary ; alternatively , it may be caused by localized heating at shallower depths in the mantle . |
| 3 | Finally , there is the danger that once an organisation disbands its own workforce it may be exploited by monopolistic outside suppliers . |
| 4 | Environmentalists have attacked the plan for lacking specifics , and have warned that it may be diminished by budgetary cutbacks as a result of scrutiny by the federal Treasury . |
| 5 | If the draught is sluggish , it may be improved by fitting vents in wooden floors near to the fireplace ; or you might have to install a vent in an outside wall . |