Example sentences of "[conj] [det] may be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its five orchestras consume £12 million of Radio 3 's annual budget of £49 million , but a series of leaked memos has suggested that some or all may be on the hit-list when the BBC 's charter comes up for renewal in 1996 . |
| 2 | In all we promise the publick to be as careful as possible not to lead them into mistakes , nor will we mention any particular tree , plant , flower or fruit which is not in our own garden … we do not propose to mention many different species of trees and plants that are either in the public Botanick Garden , nor that may be in the possession of some curious gentlemen , but only such as are actually in the nurseries of persons belonging to this Society and from where any Gentleman may be furnished with any of the particulars here treated of by directing their letters for the Society of Gardeners at Newhall 's Coffee House in Chelsea , Nr . |
| 3 | CUP , OUP and Longman have worked through local publishers for many years , although this may be at the cost of their own brand identities . |
| 4 | They suggest that this may be through the perceived control an individual has over his goals , as compared to that when goals are externally assigned . |
| 5 | One study reported less satisfactory results although these may be at least partly explained because patients were not brought back as often for follow up treatments as in other studies . |
| 6 | It is assumed therefore that virtually all children will travel along broadly the same curricular path in English , but that some will move more quickly , and further , than others ; and some may be around the level 1 attainments for the whole of their school careers . |
| 7 | Some of these other policies will supply precedents for the new policy , others will supply conditions , and some may be in conflict with it . |
| 8 | But that may be worth a go if you 've got some Permitabs left . |
| 9 | As York finds , workers prefer not to involve their clients in short-term task processes , but this may be for a multitude of reasons other than that of effectiveness : lack of time ( client participation is generally time consuming ) , agency policy and pressure ( paternalism ) , professional socialization and norms , and so on . |
| 10 | Sotheby 's have estimated its value at $10m-$14m , but this may be on the low side to ensure a sale . |
| 11 | A possible conclusion to be drawn from this is that management can provide alternative more attractive forms of work organisation but these may be at higher cost . |
| 12 | The truth is that a whiff of counter-revolution is hard to find — dismaying though that may be for party propagandists . |
| 13 | The only way Masefield can make this credible is to present her as a kind of child-bride , a happy innocent ; necessary as this may be to both the theme and the plot of the book , it does not allow her to develop beyond the limits of a type-character . |
| 14 | These priorities imply , on the domestic front , the attempt to maintain a continuing powerful role for the state , the economic dominance of a fairly small elite and an indifference to the welfare of rural peasant farmers , complicated as this may be by political loyalties to certain tribal groups . |
| 15 | It is only necessary to compare the living conditions of laborers in nonindustrial areas with those of industrial workers , miserable as these may be in some cases , to be aware of the material benefits of the conversion to machine technology . |