Example sentences of "it may [be] that [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be that one day we shall discover a complete unified theory that predicts them all , but it is also possible that some or all of them vary from universe to universe or within a single universe . |
| 2 | It may be that one strand of his personality has not yet matured , and even if it never does , that does not mean that he does not love you . |
| 3 | There are slight stylistic differences in the execution of the relief work , and it may be that one cup is an exotic , a Minoan import , and the other was made by a Mycenean craftsman to make a pair ; on balance , I think it more likely that both are Minoan ( Figure 31 ) . |
| 4 | It may be that one partner is so involved with their own painful feelings during the experiences of midlife , that there is no room for the other 's needs . |
| 5 | Or it may be that one environment is over-stimulating for the child — a classroom full of other children , with colourful posters covering all the walls may be so distracting for a mildly hyperkinetic child that he or she behaves far worse than usual . |
| 6 | It may be that one cell which habitually fed by flowing round other particles , took some bacteria and blue-greens within it and these , instead of being digested , survived to collaborate in a communal life of hitherto unparalleled intimacy . |