Example sentences of "may be [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stylometric studies may be undertaken for many different reasons . |
| 2 | Exemption may be granted for any works of art , pictures , prints , books , manuscripts and scientific collections of national , scientific or artistic interest . |
| 3 | As discussed earlier ( p. 101 ) , a patient thought to require further or more prolonged help may be referred for another kind of treatment . |
| 4 | Life expectancy is usually calculated from birth but may be computed for any age . |
| 5 | This is usually about 18 days after infection , but it may be delayed for several months when arrested larval development occurs . |
| 6 | Brave Oates , who was born and raised in Mellor 's Putney constituency , told Scott as he left : ‘ I may be gone for some time . ’ |
| 7 | Last night the feeling at Westminster was that Mellor resembled him in only one respect — he may be gone for some time , too . |
| 8 | Indeed , hospitals may be penalised for this efficiency if they succeed in treating more patients than they had budgeted for ’ . |
| 9 | However , when the firm wants to move into a new area , a special project organization may be created for this purpose . |
| 10 | A charge of 10p may be made for each ticket resold . |
| 11 | The visual ambiguity of handwriting is such that a number of possible interpretations may be made for any written word . |
| 12 | Further , by wills and settlements , provision may be made for those who may come into existence at a future time , subject to the rule against perpetuities , which forbids any disposition which is not certain to take effect ( if it takes effect at all ) within lives in being and twenty-one years afterwards ; but a life in being includes a person en ventre sa mere at the time when the will or settlement takes effect . |
| 13 | Lloyd 's deputy chairman Richard Hazell 's £155 million Syndicate 190 , hit by pollution claims , is contemplating going into ‘ run off ’ , though ‘ no decision may be made for some time ’ , says underwriter John Weatherall . |
| 14 | Lloyd 's deputy chairman Richard Hazell 's £155 million Syndicate 190 , hit by pollution claims , is contemplating going into ‘ run off ’ , though ‘ no decision may be made for some time ’ , says underwriter John Weatherall . |
| 15 | An existing certificate may be amended for this purpose . |
| 16 | Any adventurer who fails a WP test will be unable to get past the Ward , but the test may be repeated for each two rounds spent trying to force a way through . |
| 17 | Interest may be given for all or any part of the period between the date when the cause of action arose and : ( a ) in the case of any sum paid before judgment , the date of the payment ; and ( b ) in the case of the sum for which judgment is given , the date of judgment . |
| 18 | All the elements of theft must be proved before a conviction may be secured for this offence . |
| 19 | Sometimes they will complete tasks more slowly , owing to a slower rate of informational input ( Mason and Tobin , 1986 ) , but this need not necessarily reflect a reduced level of comprehension , although it may be mistaken for this . |
| 20 | Any number and combination of these types may be specified and they may be updated for each offline run . |
| 21 | It is advisable for children to be given inactivated polio vaccine as the live vaccine contains polio virus which may be shed for several months after being taken . |
| 22 | It is advisable for children to be given inactivated polio vaccine as the live vaccine contains the polio virus which may be shed for several months after being taken . |
| 23 | Over a finite path a different frame in free fall may be required for each path element . |
| 24 | She concludes that a mix of information-giving , teaching techniques and counselling may be required for any one patient . |
| 25 | Legislation may be required for any one of a number of reasons : |
| 26 | Social research is happily so varied in its subjects of study that a wide variety of techniques may be used for many research projects . |
| 27 | Any one system may be used for several different purposes but the most common use was for outreach work . |
| 28 | Cards may be used for this facility , subject to the Terms and Conditions of the account from which payment is made . |
| 29 | Safe grips can be used and the appropriate sized roller used for each length of hair ; dolls or wigs may be used for this . |
| 30 | The double column technique may be used for this challenging process and to record further progress ( see Figure 5.4 ) . |