Example sentences of "may lie [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Information necessary to the decoding of a segment may lie outside the arbitrary boundaries imposed for the analysis of that segment , and some of the information within the boundaries may only be relevant to what precedes or follows the segment . |
| 2 | Alternatively the tentacle scales may lie above the distal oral papillae . |
| 3 | The infradental papillae are block-like usually contiguous lying above the broad rectangular teeth , but in smaller specimens these papillae may lie on the same level as the first tooth and be separated by it . |
| 4 | The Bible has long been recognized as a composite work spanning many centuries , not some kind of monolithic whole , and whilst opinions differ widely as to the precise dating ( and methods of dating ) of its constituent parts , it remains the case that a book , or indeed a chapter , may lie in the received text next to a verse or chapter some several centuries removed in compositional/redactional terms from its neighbour . |
| 5 | His/her specific interests may lie in the political , social , cultural , strategic or economic dimensions of the subject . |
| 6 | The answer to the third question may lie in the socio-economic characteristics of Blacks and Whites living in these areas , which suggest we were not in fact comparing ‘ like with like . ’ |
| 7 | … ultimately the real value of this book may lie in the intellectual stimulation it provides to view traditional material in physical geography in a new light . |
| 8 | Even then , the limits of such danger are bounded by the age of the child or children involved and the child 's socio-sexual maturity , while mitigation may lie in the knowledgeable cooperation or even encouragement of the youngster concerned . |
| 9 | At least part of the answer to this question may lie in the contrasting properties of continental and oceanic crust . |
| 10 | However , I never knew of any among our crew , and would suggest that the reason may lie in the contrasting modes of rest ie , the luxurious , all-encompassing comfort of the hammock as opposed to the cold , hard and impersonal barrack-room bed . |
| 11 | The key to an understanding of the structural factors may lie in the whole development strategy pursued in Yugoslavia since the war . |
| 12 | Or the weave may lie in the same direction , but each row has ‘ slipped ’ half a row to one side . |
| 13 | And of course , the same variability may lie behind the all concealing degree class of ‘ lower second ’ or a diploma class of ‘ satisfactory ’ for all we know . |
| 14 | Thus , there are policies which may lie within the present powers of an existing local authority , although these form part of the proper subject of Chapter 10 rather than a discussion of strategy . |