Example sentences of "[pron] may [adv] be [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sub-text : ‘ I have to convey my message , which is more important than yours ( and I may not be listening to you ) . ’ |
| 2 | Here we are concerned with the basic principles , on which all else depends and which may eventually be applied to longer movements as well as to short sections . |
| 3 | For Simmel , modernity is defined by societies which are highly monetarized , and therefore strongly permeated by high levels of abstraction and quantitative forms , which may also be related to the rise of industrialization . |
| 4 | Making a video record of the drive both makes it possible to check the accuracy of memories and to record driving variables which may also be related to memory . |
| 5 | ‘ There has been a big swing to pay bars , which may also be linked to the recession , ’ said Fenella Willis . |
| 6 | However , where we are aware of any building works which may reasonably be considered to adversely affect your enjoyment , we will notify you as soon as possible . |
| 7 | The first and best known of these , which may conveniently be referred to as ‘ horizontal ’ devolution , involves the setting up of a machinery of government exercising jurisdiction over a particular geographical area and having powers , within that area of a semi-autonomous nature . |
| 8 | On the other hand , Colonel Haldane did not succeed in winning the vote of the burgh of Inverkeithing itself , a failure which may perhaps be linked to the lasting hostility of the burgesses occasioned by his own quick temper two years earlier , for in 1752 he had given Provost John Cunningham a black eye when he had encountered the chief magistrate on the steps of the tolbooth , an error of judgement which served to undo much of the Haldane party 's work in that town , and indeed ran the colonel some risk of being mobbed . |
| 9 | To test this hypothesis , measures of perceived similarity or difference between situations are required which may subsequently be related to measures of similarity or difference in a person 's behaviour across the same set of situations . |
| 10 | It tends to present in elderly people , who may not be known to be diabetic . |
| 11 | As a professional , an engineer may owe a duty of care to anyone who may reasonably be expected to be affected by his or her professional conduct . |
| 12 | Right , after the six thirty news sequence which is coming up directly , we 'll be talking about a fascinating report in the January edition of She magazine , about house guests who may well be coming to you for Christmas , and who may well outstay their welcome . |
| 13 | By the nature of your job , you may reasonably be expected to be aware of the standards that are required . |
| 14 | As you look at the above diagram of the learning cycle you may well be saying to yourself ‘ Is that all there is to it ? |
| 15 | The family , meanwhile can be kept amused with the miniature railway , mini-farm and various family events , and if you meet at the coffee shop at the end of the day , you may even be treated to a little live music . |
| 16 | All these agencies make sending out mailings much easier but they can be very expensive , and unless you give very precise and detailed instructions about which journalists in each category of the media should receive the release you may still be sending to media which can not use the story . |
| 17 | You could even say that you should worry if a child reaches the age of seven or eight without ever using swear words , since he or she may not be listening to people perhaps not even to you . |
| 18 | The example in ( 22 ) simply extends the scope of Quality by viewing truth as a special sub-case of sincerity applied to assertions ; when one asks a question , one may standardly be taken to be asking sincerely and hence to be indeed lacking and requiring the requested information . |
| 19 | For the party leaderships , of course , it is important to get representation across the board , so a Democrat Representative from a large State such as California may find that the Agriculture Committee contains sufficient California Democrats already , and he/she may then be allocated to the committee concerned with the work of the Department of the Interior instead . |
| 20 | It is common practice in the carpet trade to use the term " Anatolian " to describe items made in Turkey , although they may also be referred to as Turkish or Turkey rugs . |
| 21 | Like glass , they may also be considered to be intermediate between liquid and solid . |
| 22 | For research purposes it is best to leave thin sections uncovered , as they may then be subjected to a variety of treatments including staining , etching , cathodoluminescence and microprobe work . |
| 23 | After burial , bones are protected from the worst effects of weathering , but they may still be subjected to corrosion by soil or sediment . |
| 24 | Nevertheless , it has been held that they may still be postponed to later mortgages , notwithstanding the limitation of the company 's actual authority . |
| 25 | If applicants are unable to comply with 5(i) then they may still be admitted to the panel if able to demonstrate a suitable level of experience . |
| 26 | If the scheme is comprehensive , it may also be said to be an unwieldy instrument for judges and juries to use . |
| 27 | In the matter of misguided teaching , it may well be asked to what extent the missionaries of the western world have contributed to the immense amount of suffering endured by underdeveloped peoples . |
| 28 | Meetings , Bloody Meetings is the title of a well-known training film produced by Video Arts Ltd , and it may well be shown to you on your course . |
| 29 | When the Rump was restored in May , he appeared before it to urge that the government ‘ may not be too long trusted in any man 's hands : that it may not be perpetuated to men ’ . |
| 30 | Again it may not be thought to be particularly helpful that God in God 's undifferentiated nature ( or indeed the Spirit in its rather vague nature ) are to be understood as ‘ female ’ , while ‘ divine energies ’ ( sic ) , that which is clearly differentiated and self-determining , is to be seen as ‘ male ’ . |