Example sentences of "may [be] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be that Rashid can not stand after Charles and Lambie . |
| 2 | It may be that gluten is important , but only in a fairly small proportion of schizophrenia cases . |
| 3 | The answer to that may be that lowering cholesterol influences the level of serotonin , a neurotransmitter which affects mood . |
| 4 | The implication may be that Laban is adopting Jacob as his son — particularly as no son of his own is mentioned at this time . |
| 5 | It may be that work since the mid-seventies , valuable as much of it is , has in fact done no more than to clarify how much more we need to investigate and to highlight what we should always have known — that writing and the teaching of writing are immensely complex activities . |
| 6 | But the objectives of an explanatory survey are not likely to be so straightforward , and it may be that sampling individuals , though convenient , does not sample the phenomenon of interest . |
| 7 | It may be that calculation is involved . |
| 8 | ‘ It may be that Parliament has to look at this issue of excluding people from property when they 've got property rights , ’ he said . |
| 9 | It may be that Coilus was , in fact . |
| 10 | However , it may be that management has its own objective , or is forced into one by its shareholders , so that the state may find it needs to impose additional constraints to mould that objective to its own desires . |
| 11 | It may be that bargaining structures and processes can be more usefully approached within a broader framework as secondary , or intervening , variables which are themselves dependent upon more basic socio-economic forces within modern industrial societies ( Shalev , 1980 ) . |
| 12 | If films have little peripheral information in them then it may be that memory for such information is largely irrelevant . |
| 13 | Erm , but Mike thinks it may be that kitten . |
| 14 | The best kept secret of this election may be that poll tax collectors plan a massive drive to catch those who have failed to register for poll tax , or those who have registered but failed to pay it , when they present themselves at the polling booths tomorrow . |
| 15 | Another possible reason for this discrepancy may be that Ac-ASA is less well taken up by the colonic mucosa than 5-ASA , resulting in subtherapeutic mucosal concentrations . |
| 16 | It may be that difficulty in getting people with problems to consult a solicitor is more to do with their perception of the problem and the ability of a solicitor to help than with the cost and availability of the advice service . |
| 17 | Another reason for the failure may be that law , including international law , is sometimes better at regulating small problems than large ones . |
| 18 | It may be that Archbishop Jaenberht refused to consecrate him so that Offa was driven to establishing a metropolitan see at Lichfield in order to procure an archbishop who would perform the ceremony . |
| 19 | It may be that osteopathy or chiropractic could help ; and both osteopaths and chiropractors have had a long training which includes medical education and qualifies them to give valuable help with backache . |
| 20 | 5.7.3 Without prejudice to the generality of the above to comply in all respects with the provisions of any statutes and other obligations imposed by law or by any byelaws applicable to the Premises or in regard to carrying on the trade or business for the time being carried on on the Premises It may be that clause 5.7.1 should , in certain circumstances , have the following proviso added : except where such compliance is within the ambit of the Landlord 's obligations contained in this Lease Almost all leases will contain a tenant 's covenant to comply with statutory obligations , which could involve fairly substantial capital expenditure . |
| 21 | It may be that money worries are behind the disappearnce , but there 's no firm evidence to support that and police are carrying on with the investigation because there may yet be another explanation . |
| 22 | With rising competition , however , it may be that school librarians and teachers will choose to spend money on newer 16 bit ( see Glossary ) machines which will provide larger memories and a reasonable range of software in terms of database management packages , while continuing to use BBC microcomputers for CAL use in the library and in the classroom . |
| 23 | They only become annoying , meaningless rituals if they are too rigid or obsessive — when a routine tidying up session turns into a ‘ you must always put away all your toys and clothes before you get into bed ’ command , no matter what the unusual circumstances may be that night . |
| 24 | However it may be that expansion of the business goes beyond the reasonable expectation of the parties ; in which case it may be necessary for the covenantor to renegotiate the ambit of the restraint . |
| 25 | It may be that Creole is just more visible , more public in the years fourteen to seventeen , say . |
| 26 | Thus it may be that style theories are too simplistic . |
| 27 | There is a general rule that the holder may disclose information held in confidence if necessary to protect his own interests , and it may be that disclosure is justified if needed to protect someone from harm . |
| 28 | It may be that part of our role in the future — to use Michael Grade 's phrase — will be to keep everyone else honest — to make sure there is a commitment to telling those major stories that matter . |
| 29 | Alternatively , it may be that Sivapithecus precedes the splitting of the great apes , so that the combination of cranial characters shared by it and the orang-utan must have arisen independently . |
| 30 | Well it may be that type of a dog Jean . |