Example sentences of "[noun] may have [prep] be " in BNC.

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1 Some roads may have to be narrowed to single-track width in order to force lorries onto the central sections which are sufficiently strong to bear their weight .
2 ( WES ) So many people now descend on the Wye Valley every summer that conservationists say some roads may have to be closed at peak times to restrict the number of visitors .
3 Contrary to the general principles of distribution certain products may have to be restricted to named users who have special training .
4 It may therefore provide the incentive for the most thorough pre-purchase behaviour , and marketers hoping to supply such products may have to be prepared for extensive enquiry and investigation before they will manage to sell any of them .
5 It is only later that the effect of this spending becomes apparent and more money may have to be spent to reach an effect that is desired .
6 However , because no additional money has been made available to establish a central development fund to extend services in these areas , the money may have to be taken away from existing services in other areas .
7 If the target language lacks a grammatical category which exists in the source language , the information expressed by that category may have to be ignored .
8 ‘ Supplies of suitable coal in the future can not be guaranteed and unless the current experiments with oil firing are successful then it is likely that steam operation on S.M.R. may have to be abandoned in a few years time .
9 If so , this may take some time and finance to organise , and planning permission may have to be obtained from the local authority .
10 At the outset , the plaintiff may be slow to contact a solicitor , negotiations for a settlement may drag on , the extent of the plaintiff 's injuries may not become clear until the end of a lengthy period of treatment , investigations may have to be carried out to ascertain the evidence , expert opinions may have to be obtained , communication and action by both sides may be poor and slow , the advice of counsel may be taken , pleadings are often extended , the length of time spent waiting for the trial to begin can be substantial , and errors may be made by the professionals involved .
11 The combination of methods utilized by smaller authorities may have to be different from those employed by larger authorities , but they have similar training objectives , and many similar needs , which should be recognized as such .
12 Ultimately , a decision may have to be defended on judgement and so , particularly where decisions or recommendations are finely balanced , the consideration should be documented and , if possible , corroborated .
13 If users have little experience of using videocassette recorders or tape-slide equipment , a decision may have to be made on whether to ignore sources such as videocassettes or tape-slide sets which may be relevant to the database or to include such materials but ensure that help and guidance are available when the equipment is needed .
14 At the outset , the plaintiff may be slow to contact a solicitor , negotiations for a settlement may drag on , the extent of the plaintiff 's injuries may not become clear until the end of a lengthy period of treatment , investigations may have to be carried out to ascertain the evidence , expert opinions may have to be obtained , communication and action by both sides may be poor and slow , the advice of counsel may be taken , pleadings are often extended , the length of time spent waiting for the trial to begin can be substantial , and errors may be made by the professionals involved .
15 Should this be realised , then assessment on the course may have to be more rigorous .
16 But last night lecturer Cecile Critchell admitted the £29 course may have to be scrapped .
17 Better provided classrooms may have a number of computers , but groups may have to be rotated in turn to use a computer , while other groups carry out other tasks .
18 Mr Saunders has already been charged with the theft of the £5.2m , raising the possibility that this part of his trial may have to be delayed until Mr Ward is extradited .
19 Very often one individual with only a small time commitment can carry out the initial investigation and appraisal aspects of a project , but once the scheme is under way the resource level may have to be increased in order to cater for the client 's time-scale .
20 For a start the required reduction in the price level may have to be very large indeed before it has a significant impact on aggregate spending .
21 Failing that , and with bombs and murders still the order of the day , the old instrument of internment may have to be taken out of the cupboard .
22 Such national rules may have to be challenged by individuals in national courts or by the Commission before the ambit of this restriction of the ‘ general good ’ is finally resolved .
23 In addition , the suitability requirement may apply and the material interests disclosure rules may have to be complied with ; caveat emptor may well have disappeared .
24 Today very young children at a puppet show or a pantomime may have to be reassured that ‘ it is not real ’ .
25 Myopia tends to progress throughout the growing period and spectacles may have to be changed every six to twelve months .
26 In other cases , the offeror 's articles of association may have to be amended , which will require a special resolution .
27 If the horse is worked , or the feet wear too short , the horse may have to be shod about every six weeks .
28 Savaged horse may have to be destroyed .
29 A horse may have to be destroyed following a vicious attack , the second in the same area within a month .
30 King has promised a positive outlook from his team , but warned that the home fans may have to be patient .
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