Example sentences of "[verb] [modal v] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Speech seen but not heard may be taken literally . |
| 2 | Light exposure and the stability of cosmetic products to light may be assessed by methods developed for colour fastness of textiles of which the following is an example : British Standard 1006 : 1978 . |
| 3 | Pre-school children , or those who are developmentally delayed may be tested with the Sheridan vision test for young children and retardates . |
| 4 | Thirdly , the base figure upon which the index is calculated may be updated . |
| 5 | Intent to kill may be regarded as the most obvious and indisputable form of fault element for murder , but to some extent that depends on the meaning of ‘ intent ’ . |
| 6 | Failure of gliadin derived peptides to activate adenylate cyclase in duodenal biopsy homogenates from patients who have been successfully treated may be ascribed to the repair of mucosal damage . |
| 7 | In our opinion , the duty is not simply one to take reasonable care in the abstract , but to take reasonable care not to injure a person whom it should reasonably have been foreseen may be injured by the act or neglect if such care is not taken . |
| 8 | Taylor and Walton note that sabotage can be difficult to define : at one end it merges with informal practices which become almost part of normal procedure , ‘ neither openly demanded nor openly questioned ’ , while in extreme cases sabotage may be identified with explicitly political violence . |
| 9 | The types of work for which grants may be given are : the provision of a damp-proofing course , dealing with dry or wet rot , repairs or renewal of faulty floors , ceilings or roof , installing a hot and cold water supply , adding or installing a bathroom if one does not exist in the house , installing an inside lavatory with proper drainage , extending a very small kitchen , improving the heating system ( with in some cases a grant towards the cost of installing central heating ) , and roof insulation . |
| 10 | Consumer targeting may be based on ACORN ( " A Classification of Residential Neighbourhoods " ) . |
| 11 | However , we would ask that you complete the form as far as possible so that realistic estimates of the total number of tests to be undertaken may be made . |
| 12 | Secondly , the hope that branches not developed may be declared inactive by bounding . |
| 13 | It is helpful to have such guidelines concerning the types , range and number of concepts to be indexed in any indexing situation , although precise guidelines are not always drafted and the choice of concepts to include may be left to the discretion of the indexer . |
| 14 | Modules of any type may also be added to an SSR , after it has been submitted , by its submitter and the range of module versions to which an SSR refers may be extended . |
| 15 | In that regard it appears that membership of an association creates between the members close links of the same kind as those which are created between the parties to a contract and that consequently the obligations to which the national court refers may be regarded as contractual for the purpose of the application of article 5(1) of the Convention . |
| 16 | Special restrictions on loading and unloading may be imposed . |
| 17 | We will do so knowing that whatever we do , whatever normal editorial decisions we make may be misinterpreted . |
| 18 | Many students so placed may be offered permanent employment on completion of their courses , subject to the availability of a suitable position at that time . |
| 19 | As the upper oceanic layers become saturated with carbon , the fraction of the atmospheric carbon dioxide which the oceans can absorb may be reduced , thereby exacerbating the carbon dioxide problem . |
| 20 | A building society savings account may be held with a second competitor and an insurance policy with a third . |
| 21 | Whereas to invade a pitch when a goal is disallowed may be felt magically as a way of reversing the referee 's decision . |
| 22 | What parallels may be drawn between royal prerogative and parliamentary privilege ? |
| 23 | No radical reform was undertaken of what should be taught , or how what was taught should be valued . |
| 24 | The view of the early church , which Aulén insists must be seen as the classic theory , he calls the ‘ dramatic ’ . |
| 25 | At the review any lag which has developed should be identified and where necessary additional effort or resource applied to get back on programme . |
| 26 | All the information they got should be pooled , the only condition was that each paper was sent to every other paper , and that all could pick up anything they wanted . |
| 27 | Chief among them is that the ‘ undemocratic regime ’ of President Roh Tae Woo should be toppled . |
| 28 | Even in the case of front arm jabs , the distance travelled should be maximised and the action demonstrated as a thrust rather than a snap . |
| 29 | It was always accepted that the FAOR study was essentially a research project , and any reservations about the final outcome in relation to the extensive analysis that was undertaken must be viewed in this context . |
| 30 | The most important general piece of advice on examinations is that every question in the paper that the student is expected to and can answer should be answered . |