Example sentences of "[pron] may be [vb pp] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A person whom there are grounds to suspect of an offence must be cautioned before any questions about it ( or further questions if it is his answers to previous questions that provide grounds for suspicion ) are put to him for the purpose of obtaining evidence which may be given to a court in a prosecution . |
| 2 | ‘ A person whom there are grounds to suspect of an offence must be cautioned before any questions about it ( or further questions if it is his answers to previous questions that provide grounds for suspicion ) are put to him for the purpose of obtaining evidence which may be given to a court in a prosecution . |
| 3 | As habitus , this distinction between the Kantian and anti-Kantian aesthetic is both derived from material conditions , and in turn provides an insight into a classificatory scheme which may be applied to an infinite number of actual material and consumption domains . |
| 4 | Apart from the El Chichón cloud , the most intriguing aspect of this record is a pair of dips in January and March 1982 , before El Chichón erupted , which may be related to a ‘ mystery cloud ’ of material in the stratosphere . |
| 5 | The furniture in the lower room , which in every respect corresponds to the upper one , consists of one chair , of most antique and unsafe appearance ; two tables , which may be referred to an equally remote period ; and a rude wooden bench , about four feet long . |
| 6 | Whilst this is being achieved the computer itself may be changed to a more advanced system as part of a totally new package for the whole of the Stoddard Sekers Group . |
| 7 | Or you may be referred to a dietitian . |
| 8 | You may be referred to a hospital specialist . |
| 9 | By exploring the world in terms of the actions and their effects , young children come to realise that objects can be acted upon in different ways and that actions often result in objects changing their location ; they may be moved to a new place , positioned with respect to other objects or located on surfaces and in containers . |
| 10 | They may be attached to a particular school for a single day or even part of a day , or for a substantially longer period . |
| 11 | They may be driven to a frenzy by the pains , with a total loss of consideration for others ; they may be quarrelsome , disputative and uncivil . |
| 12 | They may be issued to a creditor in exchange for goods and services received , or in exchange for money . |
| 13 | Although the range of facilities and services may be smaller , they may be provided to a high standard . |
| 14 | It may be seen as expressing the personality of the author , in accordance with the famous formula of the French scholar Buffon ( 1978 : xvii ) , that the style is the man ( ‘ le style est l'homme même ’ ) ; or it may be related to a literary movement or period ( e.g. futurist style , baroque style ) . |
| 15 | Bar-Belle 's Len Perry says that it may be converted to an L-4 Grasshopper , or it may be painted pink and called Tinker-Belle ! |
| 16 | Its cause is unknown , although it may be linked to a very long-delayed immune reaction to a virus infection years previously . |