Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [vb mod] be that " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you have a particular task in mind it may be that a 2.4 volt drill will perform quite adequately , although as a general rule the lower voltage drills are best suited to small diameter pilot drilling and countersinking . |
| 2 | If she had to find fault it would be that the room was too perfect — too like an exhibition in some high-class furniture store . |
| 3 | If there is any iron law of bureaucracy it must be that such organizations will not willingly do anything that may be against the organization 's perceived long-term interests and that , on occasions , this will lead the organization to ignore its nominal masters . |
| 4 | Erm we also offered everything from sort of secretarial help and er use of photocopiers and duplicators , to the tenants ' group , through to I guess being able to perhaps suggest to them who in the council it might be that they needed to speak to , or perhaps tactically how to go about achieving their particular aims . |
| 5 | Mind you , if someone would like to sponsor this work it might be that the Great Central Railway would be happy to give the locomotive a different identity for a short period . |
| 6 | ( iii ) Defective registration It may be that the charges register fails to disclose accurately particulars of the charge ; for example , it may contain inaccurate particulars of the amount secured , or the property subject to the charge . |
| 7 | So if you have house guests for the festive period it could be that they might be staying four or five days . |
| 8 | At some point it might be that you have to accept that things are not going to be as you 'd hoped . |
| 9 | ( b ) Where in addition there is a second charge If the former matrimonial home to be conveyed or transferred to the wife is subject to both a first and second charge it may be that whilst the first mortgagee is prepared to release the husband , upon having a direct covenant by the wife , the second mortgagee is not so agreeable . |
| 10 | If I had any criticism of our organisation it would be that we have a tendency to hide our light under a bushel . |
| 11 | When parents and children have been passionately attached to each other it may be that the only way to leave is to have a blow-up . |
| 12 | From an argument based on such negative evidence it may be that as a hunting weapon they were more common than the record suggests , having such a high use-value that they were not disposed of at burial ; if accepted this would also say something of the use-value of weaponry . |
| 13 | At the conclusion of the prosecution it may be that a submission of no case was made and rejected . |
| 14 | In the second example it may be that the person has to deal with the surrounding bereavements before she can clear the ground enough to look at what was probably the major one . |
| 15 | My Lord it may be that the , it certainly should say that Lawrence escaped , I in my photocopy caused the escape and who he escaped with . |
| 16 | In another area it may be that all the fast food shops are all close to each other and so there is bound to be a congestion when the pubs empty . |
| 17 | Since the density of wood averages about one-fourteenth of that of steel it may be that about thirty times the volume of wood is used , taking the world as a whole . |
| 18 | If she had one wish in life it would be that she could climb trees . |
| 19 | Of course it may be that she returned here with the deceased last night and he went out again on his own , but it does n't seem likely . ’ |
| 20 | Now of course it may be that the child has caught a worry about schooling from the parent , but I think that 's the first thing to sort out — is this really a problem in the child , or is it a problem in the parent 's mind ? |
| 21 | Now of course it may be that the child has caught a worry about schooling from the parent , but I think that 's the first thing to sort out — is this really a problem in the child , or is it a problem in the parent 's mind ? |
| 22 | ‘ Of course it could be that when I said ‘ English expression ’ I meant expression in the English language . |
| 23 | Where the issue is one that requires a consensus decision it may be that a more participative style is required . |
| 24 | On the other hand it may be that we are not cost-effective . |
| 25 | There 's no way it should be that complicated a lot of the problems are caused by the rules being so complicated that you have to be working in that particular field |
| 26 | As the negative findings were obtained in studies of the effects of circumscribed missile wounds of the brain it may be that the positive findings are related to diffuse cerebral damage encroaching more frequently on the language areas of the brain . |
| 27 | For example , in considering the efficiency and effectiveness of a regional airport it may be that a specialist transport economist could assist the auditor in assessing the effectiveness of the airport 's operations . |
| 28 | So long as the boy was alive and had a chance of survival he was as much entitled to retain that chance as the others ; whereas in our problem it may be that the men who are cut away have no chance of survival at all . |
| 29 | In my judgment it would be that the plaintiffs had ceased really to be holders of the negotiable instrument on which they sued . |
| 30 | To some extent it may be that things are now different , but then it could be that parliamentary democracy is no longer a truly viable form of political organization . |