Example sentences of "may [adv] be [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But perhaps it may regretfully be time to demolish our bothies — their unique charm and tradition destroyed by the greedy — another casualty like that on the consciences of the cairnbuilding , memorial erecting , road bulldozing and ‘ 100 best walks ’ brigade . |
| 2 | It may only be coincidence that the window cleaners were around last weekend when this incident occurred . |
| 3 | The farms themselves may be categorised into three broad types on the basis of their layout : one or a few buildings seemingly in isolation or associated with earlier structures , for instance late prehistoric enclosures or , as at Lower Warbank ( Kent ) , a single sunken building adjacent to a Roman villa ( Philp 1973 , pp. 156–63 ) , which may only be part of larger settlements ; individual farmsteads , a group of buildings associated with a fenced enclosure or paddock , such as Cowdery 's Down ( Millett 1983 ) ; thirdly , larger settlements with either multiples of the previous category or a farmstead apparently with a larger number of ancillary buildings , such as Chalton , Hampshire and West Stow , Suffolk ( West 1985 ) . |
| 4 | If he leaves all to his wife on his death there may only be duty on the £1M non-qualifying assets on his widow 's death . |
| 5 | And , as any successful enterprise will expand , there may soon be pressure to extend the premises , damaging the character of the place in the process . |
| 6 | Where there is no dispute about this there may nevertheless be disagreement as to the nature and level of service to be provided . |
| 7 | OLD people who need treatment for heart conditions may just be computer statistics to hospital bosses — but think how important they are to their families and of the contribution they have made to this country . |
| 8 | ‘ There may still be hope — ’ |
| 9 | Answer two : a crime novel may still be crime fiction , as opposed to pure fiction , even if it abandons altogether that prime staple of blueprint detective fiction , the murder puzzle . |
| 10 | There may still be disintermediation . |
| 11 | There may still be time to persuade the authorities to relocate her rather than remove her from the wild . |
| 12 | There may still be time before they get to him … why do n't you have another go at persuading him ? |
| 13 | Adorno 's criteria force him to see , for example , blue notes as ‘ distortions ’ , pseudo-individual embellishments of ‘ correct ’ pitches ; but blue notes may conceivably be part of a different pitch system with its own correctness . |
| 14 | Under the influence of its Enlightenment men the American constitution may formally be secularist , but the history of America demonstrates that it is the most religious continent in the Western world . |
| 15 | It is unfair ( and may also be sex discrimination ) to dismiss a woman because she is pregnant , or for any other reason connected with her pregnancy , unless : |
| 16 | We know that X-rays can be extremely hazardous , and it is possible that the frequencies associated with laser printers and microwave ovens may also be suspect . |
| 17 | The insistence that Cnut intended Harthacnut to succeed to his entire kingdom may also be suspect , given the succession dispute which followed his death . |
| 18 | Quasars are starlike objects that must be many times brighter than entire galaxies if they are as distant as the reddening of their spectra indicates ; pulsars are the rapidly blinking remnants of supernova explosions , believed to be ultradense neutron stars ; compact X-ray sources , revealed by instruments aboard space vehicles , may also be neutron stars or may be hypothetical objects of still higher density , namely black holes . |
| 19 | There may also be scope for new approaches to the care of elderly severely mentally infirm people now in hospital . |
| 20 | There may also be scope for working with voluntary organisations . |
| 21 | There may also be collateral benefits . |
| 22 | Now that humanitarian sea lanes are to be open , does the Foreign Secretary accept that there may also be merit in the British Government promoting the idea of an internationally enforced sky protection zone over Croatia to prevent incursions and the further bombardment of Croatian cities ? |
| 23 | There may also be inheritance tax implications , so if you are thinking of leaving or giving your home to someone , you are strongly advised to consult a solicitor or accountant . |
| 24 | These might represent distinct proteins but may also be degradation products of CREB or ATF1 . |
| 25 | It is understood there may also be evidence of discrimination against Irish suspects . |
| 26 | It may also be trouble in the 1st/2nd syncromesh . |
| 27 | There may also be trouble when the Queen meets Chancellor Helmut Kohl in Bonn on October 20 . |
| 28 | Specific situations may also be role played prior to homework being conducted . |
| 29 | There may also be flatulence , pain , nausea , loss of appetite , weakness and weight loss . |
| 30 | Exotoxins may also be cell associated , they 've , they may not be a sa , they 're not a structural component , but , particularly in grand negatives exotoxins er , are released first into the peraplasmic space , the space between the two membranes , and the the actual release into the medium er , may require cell . |