Example sentences of "[subord] [det] may be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | CUP , OUP and Longman have worked through local publishers for many years , although this may be at the cost of their own brand identities . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The truth is that a whiff of counter-revolution is hard to find — dismaying though that may be for party propagandists . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |