Example sentences of "[noun] may be [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Because N may be either headlights or darkness they could also produce the sentence The darkness penetrated the headlights . |
| 2 | This points up the possibility that the organizational differences built into the preliminary study may be only surface ones , masking ‘ deeper ’ structures of thinking about the nature of social work . |
| 3 | I also feel , Brian , we may be avoiding the question that or the part of this question which some of our listeners may be particularly interest in , and Bob did touch upon it , which is have things changed much in democracy in the classroom , is there a change ? |
| 4 | That cheery , indefatigable demeanour may be only skin deep , but a firm grasp of reality bodes well for his capacity to withstand the slings and arrows . |
| 5 | In the end the main beneficiary of London 's troubles may be neither Frankfurt nor Amsterdam , nor any other competing centre , but lots of quieter places that are not central at all . |
| 6 | But Mr Marshall says that while there may have been a 15% reduction in area , overall output may be only 10% lower . |
| 7 | Thus the processes that affect ordinary people may be only microprocesses of everyday life . |
| 8 | Some soft waters from sources containing peat may be slightly acidic , whereas streams receiving water from mine drainage may be strongly acid . |
| 9 | Allowing for this element means that the average income from farming per full-time equivalent may be about £9,000 per annum . |
| 10 | The differences in procedure between expert determination and arbitration may be only potential in some cases . |
| 11 | However , some horses are not born friendly , and even if many long hours are spent handling the foal , it may never be really friendly , and in fact may be rather standoffish . |