Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] may be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Occasionally , at the other extreme , he or she may be primarily an administrator . |
| 2 | But also they would probably have the men working harder than before & they may be more popular . |
| 3 | They are not underground for any of a number of reasons — or they may be underground in another burrow system altogether . |
| 4 | Think carefully about the meaning of the question(s) Questions may be straightforward or they may be deliberately provocative . |
| 5 | These may be purely physical , in the way that smell and touch become more intense in darkness , or they may be more on the psychic level . |
| 6 | Gardens , said Gertrude Jekyll , ‘ may either be fashioned into a dream of beauty , a place of perfect rest and refreshment of the mind and body — a series of soul-satisfying pictures … or they may be so misused that everything is jarring and displeasing . |
| 7 | It may be because people are not aware that these benefits exist ; they do not wish to ask for help while they can manage on what they have ; or they may be too proud to claim , thinking that it is like asking for charity . |
| 8 | Families may have to share lavatories with other families or it may be inconveniently placed and so parents find that it is too much bother to take children to the lavatory and continue to let them soil . |
| 9 | The statute occasionally provides in so many terms that the information may be used in evidence ; sometimes that it may not be used for certain purposes , inferentially permitting its use for others ; or it may be expressly prescribed that the evidence is not to be admitted ; or again , the statute may be silent . |
| 10 | Or it may be even vaguer than that ; someone rather like oneself but knowing perhaps a little less . |
| 11 | This may be entirely proper for the evolution of knowledge in a particular field ; or it may be simply that the researcher has developed a tunnel vision , and is unable to see beyond a very narrow focus . |
| 12 | It may be predictable , or it may be contextually salient , as in the case of first-person pronouns . |
| 13 | In the male , the equivalent chromosome may be of the same type — an X chromosome — or it may be roughly the shape of the letter Y , in which case it is known as a Y chromosome . |
| 14 | Sometimes there may be structural defects in a chromosome , resulting in mutation — the development of an individual in some way untypical of its species ; again , the abnormality may be very minor or it may be vitally Important . |
| 15 | ‘ Quick , tell me or it may be too late ! ’ said Mrs Corney greedily . |
| 16 | This may be a particular segment or sector of the environment or it may be as intensely focused as the search for a particular piece of information . |
| 17 | It may be as fleeting as a look of acknowledgement when passing the patient 's bed ; or it may be less transient , for example helping the patient through the stages of accepting and coping with chronic illness ; or when a patient has a mental illness , it may be the major emphasis for most interactions . |
| 18 | Such behaviour may be specifically intended as communication or it may be only the natural expression of the individual 's mental content of the moment . |
| 19 | Or it may be more vaguely a type of person . |
| 20 | Or it may be there but the police and the stewards are n't allowing it to come out because they 're keeping a lid on it so efficiently these days . |
| 21 | The principle of salvation may be theological , as in the case of religious fundamentalism ; or it may be purely secular , as with ethnic nationalism ; or it may involve some combination of the two . |
| 22 | Most of the work is bespoke design and making where a client has definite requirements ; the brief may be very specific or it may be quite open . |
| 23 | Tinnitus may be very mild and happen only occasionally , present only if attention is given to it , or it may be violently disrupting and at times almost unbearable . |
| 24 | The enamel may be largely removed , leaving islands of cracked and scored enamel ( Fig. 3.20 D , H ) , or it may be entirely missing and the dentine hollowed out and etched so that only the bare outlines of the teeth remain ( Fig. 3.20 F , G ) . |
| 25 | It may be that the policies are at fault , or it may be that corrective action is most appropriately applied to the implementing agencies . |
| 26 | If you are not called in , you will be asked to leave the ring — do n't despair , another judge may like your horse or he may be more suitable for another type of class . |
| 27 | Or he may be so sick he ca n't get up . |
| 28 | Why is it it seems to me also , and I may be totally wrong here , but it seems people who are least likely to look after themselves are the ones who want to have animals ? |
| 29 | It can be extremely difficult to memorise colours correctly , and you may be very disappointed to realise that the shade of gilt wax that you thought was a perfect match in the shop actually bears no resemblance to the colour of the frame . |
| 30 | Do n't expect anything , and you may be pleasantly surprised — that 's my philosophy . |