Example sentences of "[pers pn] may be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In future , these matters will not be decided here because responsibility for many of them may be transferred to Europe . ’ |
| 2 | Variants of ( Ε ) and ( o ) do not form a continuum along a single linear scale , but each of them may be said to be part of one or more subscales which can be constructed on , for example , the continua of roundness , or backness or length . |
| 3 | The sites now considered to illustrate undefended settlements have been chosen at random since it would have required much research and fieldwork to have presented a comprehensive list in time for this Conference ; attention is merely drawn to a number of sites with the hope that they , and others like them may be studied in more detail by local efforts . |
| 4 | Those who subscribe to them and are honoured by reference to them may be thought of with contempt by those for whom the underlife is the serious basis of social living . |
| 5 | These items are all connected , and any of them may be used as analogies or homologies for each other . |
| 6 | Nine of them may be attributed to petitioners . |
| 7 | Perhaps some indication of how this reacted on me may be gleaned from memory , One of the medical wing commanders at the hospital — H.E . |
| 8 | I may be subdivided into three elements . |
| 9 | if I strike a child in a manner likely to cause harm it is right that if the child dies I may be charged with manslaughter . |
| 10 | Brave Oates , who was born and raised in Mellor 's Putney constituency , told Scott as he left : ‘ I may be gone for some time . ’ |
| 11 | Did you say to her , I 'm going out to re I 'm going out and I may be gone for a long time . |
| 12 | It 's , you know , it 's like what 's his Captain Oates was it , going out into the tent in the Antarctic or something , you know it 's sort of I may be gone for a while , you know , in the in the , into the wilderness and never to return so that in , in the British structure er politicians are , their loyalty is central rather than local because their political futures are determined centrally rather than locally . |
| 13 | The person undertaking , if required to sign , states : " I understand the undertaking that I have given , and that if I break any of my promises to the court I may be sent to prison for contempt of court " . |
| 14 | Working as I do for a technically based industry , I hope I may be forgiven for believing that almost anything can be achieved through technology , if we are dear enough about what is needed . |
| 15 | It is as though the Prime Minister is trying to paint a canvas in the style of Georges Seurat , if I may be forgiven for referring to a continental artist . |
| 16 | Quite a large part of that excitement is due to you , to your designs , and , also , if I may be forgiven for mentioning something so personal , for the way you have helped and befriended Therese . |
| 17 | Then again , I may be struck by lightning before I reach the church . |
| 18 | I may be tempted towards didacticism , but this is n't an advice column . |
| 19 | Try and do the sums as it were and think it through , and if you do that , I think you 'll see that er , it does work out this way And of course , it gets er , even worse if you consider questions like relatedness through parents , because clearly I may be related to my mother 's sister 's children , my cousins , er no it 's actually nieces , because my mother and her sister share genes , but I 'm not er necessarily related erm in the same way , erm , through er , my father 's er relatives , for example , because although erm , because my er , my , my relationship between mother 's kin and my father 's kin is purely through marriage , so they have no joint genetic relatedness . |
| 20 | As as I see it er it 's and I I may be corrected on this , Professor Lock 's hypothesis is that we over-provide land and then limit release once an |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Although I may be forced to . ’ |
| 23 | If you have information to sell , be so good as to state your price , that I may be left in privacy . |
| 24 | You may be presented with a service agreement which covers many pages and which , you are told , offers the attractive guarantee of a long working period . |
| 25 | You may be versed in necromancy , and steeped in alchemy , and schooled in the ancient cruel arts of your realm . |
| 26 | You may be recalled for a second interview or apply to the same place some time in the future . |
| 27 | Briefly , you may be dismissed for redundancy when one of the following events occurs or is expected to occur : |
| 28 | If by any chance the cassette has already been used for recording on another machine ( for example , on a VHS mains VCR ) , remember to check that the cassette 's safety-tab is still in place , otherwise , you may be baffled by your camcorder 's refusal to do any recording ! |
| 29 | Or you may be referred to a dietitian . |
| 30 | You may be referred to a hospital specialist . |