Example sentences of "may be [vb pp] to [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With very young children , their contributions may be limited to saying in general what they think they would like and in colouring the cards . |
| 2 | If a contract is for a fixed price , the engineer 's capacity for controlling costs may be limited to minimizing the number and size of variations . |
| 3 | The low turnover rates may be ascribed to continuing pancreatic cell malfunction after recovery from acute alcoholic pancreatitis and suggest that the decreased amylase secretion rates are partly a consequence of impaired amylase synthesis and not simply because of loss of pancreatic tissue . |
| 4 | If this works correctly , all is well and attention may be given to building the receiver . |
| 5 | If Hiring Agreements other than standard are utilised by the Insured , then the onus is on the Insured to notify the company of such hires when consideration may be given to amending this exception on payment of an additional premium . |
| 6 | " Candidates do need firmer guidance and practice in examination techniques as fundamental as reading carefully the examination questions , noting the emphasis given by the wording generally to any particular word or phrase and deciding what particular response the question invites , so that a more discerning and discriminating attitude may be adopted to shaping the material to hand to meet the needs of specific questions . " |
| 7 | Alternatively the method may be changed to soaking if practicable . |
| 8 | Ideologically you may be committed to working for the NHS . |
| 9 | Her role may be restricted to advising the carers on how to treat the patient , and she may only visit the family once . |
| 10 | The question arises whether some of our married quarters may be sold to housing associations who will give priority to service men . |
| 11 | Those failing to take themselves through such graded stress inoculation may be reduced to falling back on an all-or-none defence mechanism in which awareness of the stressful event is completely blocked out , or is experienced in overwhelming intensity . |
| 12 | At the other end of the spectrum , some countries have hardly any professional archaeologists , and even these may be confined to looking after museum collections . |
| 13 | This is an aspect of pastoral development in which small groups meet together principally for Bible study but , in many cases , they may be devoted to promoting other activities as well , such as literacy classes or agricultural cooperatives . |