Example sentences of "[pron] may be [vb pp] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then again , I may be struck by lightning before I reach the church . |
| 2 | If I read Shakespeare 's The Merchant of Venice and notice the anti-semitism which surrounds the character of Shylock , I may be bothered by it , even condemn Shakespeare for his anti-semitism . |
| 3 | Such human needs will range from the basic ones for security , which are threatened when other members of an organization wish to close part of the operation down or attempt to perform the same operations with fewer personnel , to the need for self-realization , which may be threatened by extreme specialization and limited capabilities within the division of labour perceived by those in authority to be necessary for the maximization of their objectives ( which will invariably be presented as the goals of ‘ the organization ’ ) . |
| 4 | This also means that it is not possible to compare the dissociation from isolated GC sites with that from clusters of such sites which may be stabilised by cooperative interaction . |
| 5 | They will have fluctuating motivation which may be influenced by outside factors such as a court appearance , loss of drug supply , or family breakdown . |
| 6 | The argument that would draw a sharp line between quantification of litigation costs which may be done by taxation , on the one hand , and quantification of non-litigation costs , which must be done by the Chancery master taking the account without the assistance of a taxing master , on the other hand , is , in our judgment , misconceived . |
| 7 | In fact what is usually observed are negative casts around the original structure which may be studied by scanning electron microscopy ( Janaway 1985 ) . |
| 8 | An upperplate margin is formed by crust lying above the detachment fault while a lower-plate margin is developed on deeper crustal rocks lying below the detachment zone and which may be overlain by faulted fragments of the upper plate . |
| 9 | Think of the male statues which are even now being exposed at Sydenham without adequate covering and which may be viewed by innocent girls ! " |
| 10 | The pathogens which cause dysentery , typhoid and some forms of gastroenteritis are excreted in the faeces , so hands contaminated with faeces , if inadvertently put near the mouth , can re-infect the person himself or infect food which may be consumed by others . |
| 11 | The first half-year was to he duty free and clear of all taxes " impositions and assessment whatsoever which may be imposed by act of Parliament or otherwise howsoever … " |
| 12 | In fact , the striking dissociations that one can observe in neuropsychological patients show us instead that skills which seem so simple and automatic in the course of everyday life are in fact comprised of a large number of functional sub-components , any of which may be impaired by brain injury . |
| 13 | You and your staff will maintain the well-established convention whereby ministers do not concern themselves with the detailed information which may be obtained by the Security Service in particular cases , but are furnished with such information only as may be necessary for the determination of any issue on which guidance is sought . |
| 14 | Examples of the reports which may be obtained by the facility are provided . |
| 15 | In most cases , however , the conflict will be resolved on the basis that the party which sends out its terms of business last will make the final counter offer which may be accepted by conduct — for instance , the seller may accept the buyer 's offer by supplying goods ; the buyer may accept the seller 's offer to supply by retaining and accepting goods delivered . |
| 16 | It was the solicitor 's function to investigate the draft contract and to examine very closely the issues which may be raised by it which were often incomprehensible to the layman . |
| 17 | Products which may be damaged by heat ( eg chocolate , candles ) should be stored in a cool area , away from direct sunlight . |
| 18 | A right of conscientious objection to military service , and perhaps to some other legal duties , combines a political pursuit of goals which may be justified by their contribution to a valid conception of the good with a refusal to ram that conception down the throats of people who are deeply opposed to it . |
| 19 | Such a corporation has a trading character , which may be destroyed by libel . |
| 20 | The figures do not take into account the stress which may be caused by the competitive element involved ; they relate simply to the physical benefits . ) |
| 21 | Estimates of the reduction in global ozone concentration which may be caused by CFCs have varied from 3 to 20 per cent ( figure 6.4 ) ( Hulm , 1982 ; US National Research Council , 1982a , 1984 ) . |
| 22 | The data suggest that the protentiation of pancreatic toxicity of cyclosporin A observed during coadministration of indomethacin is not the result of suppression of endogenous pancreatic eicosanoid biosynthesis , but more likely results from altered cyclosporin A pharmacokinetics which may be caused by an interference of indomethacin with the hepatic cytochrome P-450 dependent monooxygenase involved in cyclosporin A metabolism . |
| 23 | Later in the sequence the gastric contents take on a slightly more homogeneous quality , which may be caused by a reduction in particle size , although more prolonged imaging would be required to confirm this conclusively . |
| 24 | There will be some disruption to traffic while the work is in progress and British Gas South Western apologises for any inconvenience which may be caused by this essential work . |
| 25 | " As initially present to the mind " is to be taken strictly in terms of the syntactic-semantic construction of expressions ; it does not directly refer to any aspect of an external situation which may be represented by an expression . |
| 26 | He can include a clause stating that , while he is not aware of any intellectual property right which may be infringed by the possession or intended use of the goods being sold , he takes no responsibility for the existence of relevant third party intellectual property rights , and the buyer must assume the risk of infringement of the same . |
| 27 | In the language of sociobiology , " kinship " , outside the immediate bond of mother/infant and , perhaps , sibling/sibling , is a biological relationship which may be discovered by the research worker but which is not known to the actors in the scenario under observation . |
| 28 | The functions which may be exercised by parish , town and community councils are nearly all concurrent functions with district councils . |
| 29 | This right of election ( which may be exercised by the beneficiaries of a deceased partner 's estate in the event that no personal representative has been appointed ) may be excluded by agreement , eg provision for the automatic accruer of the share of an outgoing partner or for the purchase of such share with interest until payment — see Vyse v Foster ( 1872 ) LR 8 Ch App 309 . |
| 30 | In an interview with French radio the following day he said that " we must not forget that this government has a lifespan which may be limited by the national sovereign conference " [ see below ] . |