Example sentences of "may be [verb] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Research leading to the degrees of Master of Philosophy ( MPhil ) or Doctor of Philosophy ( DPhil ) may be undertaken in all Faculties . |
| 2 | Going a step further , the idea that conflict may be hidden in this way suggests that those who are relatively powerless may be unwilling or unable to translate their interests into claims on public policy . |
| 3 | In practical terms , business across national frontiers may be conducted in several ways . |
| 4 | This may be caused to some extent by the general abstractness of the language ; but it is also a matter of the kinds of syntactic presentation and complexity that James favours : ( i ) Just as he seems to avoid calling a spade a spade , so James seems to avoid putting first things first . |
| 5 | Exemption may be granted for any works of art , pictures , prints , books , manuscripts and scientific collections of national , scientific or artistic interest . |
| 6 | Two points may be noted about this analysis . |
| 7 | Two points may be noted at this stage . |
| 8 | Robert Campbell , solicitor or the National Care Homes Association , says 25 specimen contracts from local authorities may be challenged in this way . |
| 9 | Provided death has not occurred , the policy may be reinstated at any time during the following twelve months on payment of all unpaid premiums together with an addition for late payment . |
| 10 | Provided death has not occurred , the policy may be reinstated at any time during the following twelve months on payment of all unpaid premiums together with an addition for late payment . |
| 11 | Concentrate until the very end , since key ideas and themes may be summarised at this point . |
| 12 | A winding-up petition may be presented by any creditor , amongst others ( Section 124(1) ) . |
| 13 | While the Z-parameters relevant to low-frequency operation may be obtained from static characteristics , they may be determined at any frequency by measuring certain small signals of the network under suitable open-circuit conditions . |
| 14 | The " membership " of any one social class may be determined by such factors as : traditions family beliefs , values , and attitudes occupation education wealth or income personal aspirations |
| 15 | Ideal-typically , positivism may be characterized by such notions as ‘ fact ’ , ‘ will ’ , ‘ power ’ , ‘ instrumentalism ’ , ‘ discretion ’ , ‘ mala prohibita ’ , etc . |
| 16 | As discussed earlier ( p. 101 ) , a patient thought to require further or more prolonged help may be referred for another kind of treatment . |
| 17 | The patient may be referred to such agencies either during or at the end of treatment . |
| 18 | These cases may be referred to another agency without the NSPCC investigating . |
| 19 | A function may be defined with any number of parameters of any type , and may return ( using = ) a string or numeric result . |
| 20 | A procedure may be defined with any number of parameters of any type . |
| 21 | For example , UNCLASSIFIED and RESTRICTED may be defined by some organisations to be suitable for microfiching . |
| 22 | Later still , it may be dissociated from this role and used for general storage , in which case its previous specific symbolic role is ignored , and it is no longer of consequence whether its ritual status accords with that of its contents ( Miller 1985 : 172–83 ) . |
| 23 | Life expectancy is usually calculated from birth but may be computed for any age . |
| 24 | They may be compared in this respect with the wider legislative powers delegated to the licensing board by s.38 , in connection with the making of bye-laws . |
| 25 | The same message may be sent to many people in the same system . |
| 26 | Material may be sent to either editor : Dr Geoffrey Beard , Earlsmere , Weston Lane , Bath , Avon BA1 4AA , or Mr Christopher Gilbert , Temple Newsam House , Leeds LS15 OAE . |
| 27 | First of all they are sorted into groups of similar material : pottery , brooches , pieces of worked stone , and so on ; these may be sent at this stage to various specialists , who will study them and write a technical report . |
| 28 | One of the administrative advantages is that central government can ameliorate the monopoly of information which may be possessed by such agents . |
| 29 | Certainly no generalisation can be made except that the successful diffusion of the knowledge of soil conserving practices is often one essential change that is required — even although the knowledge may be possessed by some cultivators already . |
| 30 | The point may be illustrated by this quatrain from the lyric " The chestnut casts his flambeaux " : " Pass me the can , lad " ; this bluff talkative address undercuts , with sardonic , deprecating effect , the studied artifice of phrasing in the opening lines . |