Example sentences of "it [vb mod] be that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be that they are in fact onycophorans , a group of arthropods now represented by caterpillar-like velvet worms that burrow through dead wood in Australia . |
| 2 | An officer said : ‘ It may be that they just did n't act quickly enough for him . ’ |
| 3 | That is , the results shown in Fig. 5.7 may occur because rats generalize readily between stimuli that have had the same consequence in prior training ; but equally it may be that they generalize less readily between stimuli that have had differing consequences ; or both processes may be operating . |
| 4 | It may be that they simply see no value in the building or that they are concerned that any use of the building might detract from their estate or business . |
| 5 | It may be that they left the gate open when they went , and Joe just trotted out . ’ |
| 6 | It may be that they have developed new sensitivities to foods , or that they are becoming chemical-sensitive . |
| 7 | It may be that they will enjoy an opportunity to talk about their models afterwards , perhaps how they were made , or comparisons of materials used , but this will obviously depend upon the child . |
| 8 | It may be that they have been healed ; it may be that they have known the manifest presence of God as the church has drawn near to him in worship . |
| 9 | It may be that they have been healed ; it may be that they have known the manifest presence of God as the church has drawn near to him in worship . |
| 10 | It may be that they have been without God and alone and lost in the world and that through the preaching of the word they have become Christians . |
| 11 | It may be that they have just had their operation or they are just about to have it . ’ |
| 12 | It may be that they have found a way to train humans . |
| 13 | Lukoff and Whiteman ( 1960 ) found that blind pupils make blind friends when they have the opportunity to do so , and it may be that they need as they grow up to have some shared experience with children and young people who face similar challenges . |
| 14 | But I 'll I 'll have to find out from them , it may be that they do n't want me to send anybody else to it because I made the initial contact with them . |
| 15 | Similarly the status of commas in the speech of the T(eacher) is not made explicit — presumably they are to indicate pauses in the stream of speech , but it may be that they simply indicate a complex of rhythmic and intonational cues which the analyst is responding to . |
| 16 | Where objects are deliberately unique it may be that they are intended to signify some generic concept of uniqueness , such as in art ; the object is then both an individual form and an example of a larger category to which it must be related . |
| 17 | When archaic figures of this type first became known they were called ‘ Apollo ’ , and it may be that they have an early association with his worship , but certainly not all can represent him and the non-committal ‘ kouros ’ is preferable . |
| 18 | It may be that they should be cos they are the ones that work more weekends than anybody . |
| 19 | It may be that they have feelings stronger than law-abiding persons , which is why they have committed crimes . |
| 20 | It may be that they were climbing up into the older parts of the mine above the Grand Level to ascertain whether all the worthwhile ore had been taken out . |
| 21 | In the case where the innovative outsiders are also internationally renowned practitioners in their own right , perhaps displaced by political upheavals , it may be that they are particularly well qualified to synthesise the approaches of their native and host cultures , and overcome resistance to new scientific innovation . |
| 22 | I think it is most likely that the Course will be completed by then but because they have to have their final papers in , the week or two before , it may be that they will be staying on to around that time . |
| 23 | It may be that they have discussed the matter with other witnesses , or even the opposition , and reconsidered their evidence . |
| 24 | I think it may be it may be that they could perhaps get more money if the local parties affiliated separately but |
| 25 | They may need to reorganize because of demography — that 's the number of pupils that are in a particular area , where you 've got too many schools , or it may be that they want to change the type of offer , such as some of us want to do in the City of Oxford . |
| 26 | Well it may be that they do n't know how to , or that they set out such patterns of relating together that they have n't got the means of coping with it . |
| 27 | It may be that we can only find true humility through humiliation . |
| 28 | There have been frequent and major set-backs ; and it may be that we are now on the threshold of a new era , in which , for the first time , leaders in society will make a conscious decision to allow the flood-waters in some areas to rise again . |
| 29 | The other development officer predicted making considerable use of volunteers as well as paid carers : ‘ it may be that we have two types of carer , an informal unpaid visiting service , and then the regular paid carers ’ . |
| 30 | It may be that we secretly admire those who attempt to ‘ beat the system ’ , and that we sympathise with the underdog . |