Example sentences of "may be that [pers pn] [adv] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be that we secretly admire those who attempt to ‘ beat the system ’ , and that we sympathise with the underdog . |
| 2 | Similarly the status of commas in the speech of the T(eacher) is not made explicit — presumably they are to indicate pauses in the stream of speech , but it may be that they simply indicate a complex of rhythmic and intonational cues which the analyst is responding to . |
| 3 | It may be that they simply see no value in the building or that they are concerned that any use of the building might detract from their estate or business . |
| 4 | The down-side may be that you now see without any shadow of doubt that you can not exist in an emotional or sexual wilderness indefinitely . |
| 5 | Another problem may be that you only have one machine for both recording and playback so that only one of these activities can go on at one time . |