Example sentences of "may be [verb] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , it acts as a source of capital and labour which can be indirectly utilised by other forms of capital that may be operating in different spheres of the economy . |
| 2 | This is thought to facilitate moving around on twigs and branches which , for a bird that lays its eggs in nests that may be hidden in thick vegetation , is an advantage . |
| 3 | Nor is it a weighted argument to suggest that when teachers find that their school may be blackballed in future schemes of co-operation with other local schools they might not notice if in fact they had felt little practical benefit from any co-operation in the past . |
| 4 | Struggles between elites may be conducted in various ways . |
| 5 | Lists Terms often contain lists : for instance , of rights which may be exercised in certain situations , or of facilities to be provided . |
| 6 | Stepped wavecut platforms may be formed in horizontal rocks ( Plate 28 ) , but on these the steps are smaller than on those described by Jutson . |
| 7 | As a science the process of cleaning may be defined in scientific terms as follows : — |
| 8 | Finally , there are other potentially important ways in which the polar ozone destruction mechanism may be perturbed in future but which have not been considered here . |
| 9 | N.B. All facilities are subject to weather conditions and may be limited in early and late season . |
| 10 | Other physical factors may be implicated in mass strandings . |
| 11 | The literary context in our culture creates a situation where relevance may be achieved in alternative ways , so as to constitute this " openness ' for criticism . |
| 12 | In one sense , literature is like any other form of social or cultural activity , so that it may be analyzed in semiological terms ; this would involve discovering what the nature of its component signs are , and how the system governing their use and combinations operates . |
| 13 | A cough may be represented in phonetic transcription . |
| 14 | Because of the exemptions provided by the DTI and the SIB respectively , these restrictions in practice normally do not apply to what may be called in general terms business investors , typically persons who are ordinary business investors on the size test ( see page 36 above ) . |
| 15 | The precise characterisation of this agent awaits further study but it is clear that most patients with NSAID enteropathy have normal 1 4 C glyocholate breath tests , urinary indicans , and vitamin B 1 2 absorption , all of which may be affected in non-specific intestinal bacterial overgrowth syndromes . |
| 16 | Provided that they are consistent with the basic principles set out , as my hon. Friend rightly said , in among other places , the patients charter , the fact that different decisions may be reached in different parts of the country is not surprising . |
| 17 | A dementia sufferer may be living in substandard accommodation . |
| 18 | They may be advertised in local newspapers or on local radio . |
| 19 | Social workers may be asked in future to undertake a functional and financial assessment before state funds can subsidise an elderly person in a private rest home . |
| 20 | Each individual case will be treated on its merits and special terms and premiums may be imposed in certain cases . |
| 21 | Suspended sentence — activation — whether activation of a suspended sentence is subject to restrictions on the maximum aggregate term of imprisonment which may be imposed in particular circumstances |
| 22 | But in our rushed , modern lifestyle we often rely on convenience foods and snacks which may be lacking in proper nutrition . |
| 23 | Half-lines may be expanded in typical ways : there may be one , and only one , optional expansion of the verse in one , and only one , of its first two positions . |
| 24 | Certain common elements in the New Primary Approach and the Primary Education Improvement Project — ambitious goals and policies , unrealistic time scales , high hopes and eventual very fragmentary success — may be traced in other big centralised projects throughout Africa . |
| 25 | At the moment , trade marks may be registered in individual countries but there are moves to develop an integrated European system although this will present difficulties as the same or similar marks may already be registered in different countries by different proprietors . |
| 26 | The face may be pale and sickly with dark rings round the eyes and may be covered in cold sweat . |
| 27 | Counsel may be briefed with the approval of the Area Director ; assistance may be withdrawn in certain circumstances ; costs may be awarded out of the legal aid fund to an unassisted party ; the statutory charge operates subject to specified exceptions . |
| 28 | Cheeses may be categorised in great detail according to fat content , milk type and the cheesemaking processes used . |
| 29 | Our data also indicate that the operation may be justified in distal disease if urgency is socially inconvenient . |
| 30 | Formaldehyde may be generated in various ways . |