Example sentences of "may be [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a means by which a relationship may be maintained with objects which are at the same time always potentially alienable . |
| 2 | Where a change of use occurs the local planning authority is concerned with the intended use to which the property is to be put in order that the character of the locality may be maintained in accordance with other development schemes . |
| 3 | One explanation from this list is of particular interest : if the economy is in an unusually deep recession , firms may be operating at levels of output at which the marginal cost of production is falling . |
| 4 | Structuralism may be employed to excavate the principles of classification and order which unite what on the surface appear as highly disparate domains , so that for a particular society food preparation , kinship and myth may be revealed as transformations of each other . |
| 5 | Such mixture of affective psychosis and schizophrenia may be revealed in changes in the symptom profile that are observed when the person is studied over a period of time , or it may be evident within a single episode of illness . |
| 6 | Such searches may be undertaken as part of a comprehensive strategic review or in order to assist a client in implementing an agreed acquisition strategy . |
| 7 | Further procedures which may be undertaken in cases where more detailed information is needed or where it is suspected that there may be serious problems with vision include the visually evaluated response ( VER ) and the electroretinogram ( ERG ) . |
| 8 | It is possible that Drummond and Hutton 's review underestimates the total activity , since many appraisals may be undertaken within health authorities and such reports do not always enter into the public domain . |
| 9 | They may be coerced by others |
| 10 | ( 2 ) Note 2 to Rule 2.1 warns companies of the particular risk that price-sensitive information may be leaked during proof printing of documents , and urges every possible precaution to ensure confidentiality . |
| 11 | A deal may be struck between Gordon Taylor , chief executive of the PFA , and his Premier League counterpart , Rick Parry , after meetings between the two this weekend . |
| 12 | Then again , I may be struck by lightning before I reach the church . |
| 13 | . Whatever opinions may be entertained concerning Mosley and his movement , there could be no graver stigma on the so-called freedom of expression said to prevail in Britain than that a body of Englishmen should be prevented from expressing their views by an Oriental confectioner . |
| 14 | We do not find after or , , so that for example ‘ sullen ’ must be pronounced , ‘ Christian ’ as ( though this word may be pronounced with plus or instead of ) and ‘ pigeon ’ as . |
| 15 | However , voluntary medical examinations may be conducted as part of an occupational health programme . |
| 16 | Free language indexing may be conducted by humans or computer . |
| 17 | Pottery , for example , may be treated as art , science or technology , and within a discipline oriented scheme the opportunity will probably exist to classify pottery in at least any one of these three disciplines . |
| 18 | Such phrases as ‘ loss of temper ’ or ‘ heat of passion ’ are treated as useful synonyms , for which angry or apparently uncontrolled reactions may be treated as evidence . |
| 19 | Note that where assets are acquired not as part of a TOGC and VAT is payable , the VAT liability may be treated as capital expenditure for the purpose of writing down allowances for plant and machinery . |
| 20 | First , the patient 's failure to take care of himself in the knowledge that death will result sooner rather than otherwise — and this would apply to the aged as well as to the terminally ill — may be treated as suicide , despite what has been said . |
| 21 | Assume further that the probe lengths are sufficiently small that they may be treated as points in comparison with the clones , and that the probes are all single-copy . |
| 22 | This suggests that predictable letter sequences may be treated as words even in the absence of semantic information . ) |
| 23 | If an outbreak has occurred , earth runs may be treated with sodium borate which is lethal to hookworm larvae , but this also kills grass . |
| 24 | KS can also affect internal organs , and may be treated by chemotherapy . |
| 25 | Candida ( thrush ) occurs inside the mouth and may be treated by drops , lozenges or tablets of anti-fungal drugs , eg ‘ Nystatin ’ or ‘ Fluconazole ’ . |
| 26 | the basic idea of which is a provision whereby any item may be caused at will to select immediately and automatically another . |
| 27 | At your age it may be caused by diverticulitis , a polyp , or some other disorder of the colon , which might need specialist treatment . |
| 28 | Some of your stress may be caused by problems at home , particularly if say you 've got teenagers . |
| 29 | Conflict may be caused by differences in the objectives of different groups or individuals . |
| 30 | The lack of such a maximum at Cape Grim leaves open the possibility that they may be caused by phenomena other than , or in addition to , increased transport from the stratosphere in springtime , such as enhanced photochemical production of ozone at that time . |