Example sentences of "may [be] [vb pp] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Exemption may be granted for any works of art , pictures , prints , books , manuscripts and scientific collections of national , scientific or artistic interest . |
| 2 | As discussed earlier ( p. 101 ) , a patient thought to require further or more prolonged help may be referred for another kind of treatment . |
| 3 | Life expectancy is usually calculated from birth but may be computed for any age . |
| 4 | This is usually about 18 days after infection , but it may be delayed for several months when arrested larval development occurs . |
| 5 | Brave Oates , who was born and raised in Mellor 's Putney constituency , told Scott as he left : ‘ I may be gone for some time . ’ |
| 6 | Last night the feeling at Westminster was that Mellor resembled him in only one respect — he may be gone for some time , too . |
| 7 | Indeed , hospitals may be penalised for this efficiency if they succeed in treating more patients than they had budgeted for ’ . |
| 8 | However , when the firm wants to move into a new area , a special project organization may be created for this purpose . |
| 9 | A charge of 10p may be made for each ticket resold . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | An existing certificate may be amended for this purpose . |
| 13 | All the elements of theft must be proved before a conviction may be secured for this offence . |
| 14 | It is advisable for children to be given inactivated polio vaccine as the live vaccine contains polio virus which may be shed for several months after being taken . |
| 15 | It is advisable for children to be given inactivated polio vaccine as the live vaccine contains the polio virus which may be shed for several months after being taken . |
| 16 | Over a finite path a different frame in free fall may be required for each path element . |
| 17 | Social research is happily so varied in its subjects of study that a wide variety of techniques may be used for many research projects . |
| 18 | Cards may be used for this facility , subject to the Terms and Conditions of the account from which payment is made . |
| 19 | The following factsheet or a real timetable may be used for this investigation . |
| 20 | Continuation or ab initio courses may be designed for any student beyond the compulsory age of secondary education ( ie post 16 years ) , provided that a minimum of 50 hours tuition is timetabled . |
| 21 | Regardless of the nature of the contract , damages may be awarded for all losses caused by the breach , subject to the general requirement that damages must not be too remote ( Hadley v Baxendale ( 1854 ) 23 LJ Ex 179 ) and that plaintiffs must take reasonable steps to mitigate their losses . |
| 22 | Quasi-periodic oscillations may be produced for all f when b is sufficiently small . |
| 23 | In view of this irksome journey to Keswick , not surprisingly , regard was given to the possibility of setting up smelt houses at Coniston : " … if the Mynes hereafter should hereafter prove so rich as to countervale the charges of erecting any worke houses , there is more there about but water sufficient to make some competent buildings and good store both a wood & peets at more easy rates than at Keswick if the said wood may be preserved for those uses … " |
| 24 | A reduction in satisfaction on the effort front may be traded for more satisfaction on the pay front . |
| 25 | Freud himself expressed the view that some dreams , but not all , may be forgotten for this reason . |
| 26 | Targets may be set for any parameter that can be measured as the project proceeds , such as cost , time and performance . |