Example sentences of "[noun] may be [vb pp] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The researchers offer several possible explanations for toads making the occasional move : conditions in the initial pond may deteriorate ; a male may be carried to a new pond by a female with whom he has paired before reaching the water ; or perhaps a toad encounters a new pond on the way to its old one . |
| 2 | Among the Kwakiutl , discussed above , all objects may be related through a style expressive of an orality in which humankind achieves significance by its place in a universal cycle of devouring and reproduction ( Walens 1981 ) . |
| 3 | The specific objectification of a moral and juridical individual through the use of objects may be found in a wide range of societies , including those where kinship rather than the economy appears to be the dominant organizational principle . |
| 4 | Acknowledging that more than one sort of link may be formed as a result of even simple conditioning procedures helps explain the way in which these effects show in behaviour . |
| 5 | But such data gain significance only through serving a larger enquiry , for example into how children have a better understanding of a problem ( or person ) through role-play , or how a raw experience may be organised through a particular approach to writing . |
| 6 | Some conception of the resultant complexity may be gained from a survey of the freeholders of Bedfont , Middx. , in 1546 , which records a wealth of detail that was more often than not disregarded . |
| 7 | The expertise of the adviser in the particular problem which emerges will doubtless influence the proposed course of action ( which might include a referral ) but the preliminary advisory skills may be possessed by a volunteer as by a professional . |
| 8 | For example , where particular clients agree that their money may be placed with a particular bank with a view to earning a higher rate of interest but correspondingly accepting a greater risk of default by the bank , those clients ' claims will form part of a separate pool consisting of the assets placed with that bank or ( in the case of a designated fund account ) with a group of such banks . |
| 9 | As you will see some money may be required as a deposit and for your fees . |
| 10 | A eurobond may be defined as an international bond issue underwritten by an international syndicate of banks , and sold principally in countries other than that of the currency of denomination . |
| 11 | The end of the anchor cable may be retrieved beneath a screw plate in the foredeck and attached to the anchor when the ground tackle is needed . |
| 12 | Acyclovir may be given on a long term basis to people with HIV who have had an attack of shingles , or have frequent attacks of herpes simplex . |
| 13 | A booking contract may be formed by a telephone conversation between the prospective guest and the hotel . |
| 14 | A contract may be defined as an agreement enforceable at law . |
| 15 | An employment contract may be brought to an end by the mutual consent of the parties . |
| 16 | A music publishing contract may be offered to a developing artist after they have signed to a record company . |
| 17 | The CICR mechanism evident in eggs at fertilization may be sensitized by a sperm factor . |
| 18 | The magnetic field may be confined to a certain part of space but the resulting electric field will pervade all space . |
| 19 | Ten or more coaches may be needed for a provincial tour by the Queen when the train becomes her Palace on Wheels . |
| 20 | A direction may be given by a justices ' clerk . |
| 21 | Taxes may be classified in a number of different ways . |
| 22 | In ordinary spoken discourse the endless cycle of encoding-decoding-encoding may be terminated by an action , as when for instance I say , ‘ The door is open ’ and you say , ‘ Do you mean you would like me to shut it ? ’ and I say , ‘ If you do n't mind ’ , and you shut the door , we may be satisfied that at a certain level my meaning has been understood . |
| 23 | Indeed , the comparative analysis of two versions of the same text may be undertaken from a number of linguistic perspectives ; it has been the concern of this article to suggest but two of this range of possible models . |
| 24 | The text may be presented in a variety of styles . |
| 25 | In imposing a particular text structure , the content of the message in the text may be presented from a particular perspective or point of view . |
| 26 | Printed text may be produced by a computer or typewriter . |
| 27 | There are two methods by which text may be input to a computer for the purpose of recognition . |
| 28 | Text may be input in a variety of ways : |
| 29 | Environmentalists have welcomed the new scheme , but expressed concern that receipt of an award may be misinterpreted as an overall endorsement of a company . |
| 30 | Just as CD-A provides a means of collecting sound recordings of incomparable and permanent quality , videodisc may be seen as a means of acquiring a similarly high quality collection of movies and television programmes . |