Example sentences of "and [noun pl] may be [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Enemas and suppositories may be of use but habitual use of these can create an unhappy and strained parent-child relationship .
2 These hospitals and units may be of two kinds .
3 Lines may be curved , zig-zag or straight , for example , and blobs may be of different sizes .
4 First , the market is globalised , i.e. issuers and investors may be from any country ( subject to regulation ) , while intermediaries may be from third countries .
5 There may be more room for choice in the new system and users may be in a stronger position to influence the planning of those choices , but the range of services is unlikely to widen .
6 The crowned heads and aristocrats may be in short supply today , but Baden is busier than ever .
7 Such staff are spread throughout UK departments , and hence their borrowings and consultations may be in proportion to their own numbers , rather than to the numbers of successful Scottish geology Ph D students they supervise .
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