Example sentences of "may [adv] [be] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These may eventually be harnessed as biosensor recognition components , although the structural lability of most receptors when separated from their lipid membrane environment is a serious problem . |
| 2 | They are also required to ‘ avoid excessive Government deficits ’ , and may eventually be fined for non-compliance . |
| 3 | After birth , HIV may rarely be transmitted by breastfeeding . |
| 4 | This rule applies only to such services as may properly be offered as part of a solicitor 's practice . |
| 5 | Where a solicitor by himself or herself or with any other person without breach of paragraph ( 2 ) of this rule operates , actively participates in or controls any business , other than a solicitor 's practice or a multi-national partnership , which offers any service which may properly be offered as part of a solicitor 's practice , the solicitor shall ensure ? |
| 6 | Under this modern view , contractual obligations may only be justified in order to deter or compensate some harm to the interests of another person . |
| 7 | In the last resort , the key to these interpretations of liberalism lies in the requirement of harm to the interests of others , for individual autonomy may only be curtailed in order to preserve the liberty of others . |
| 8 | ( 5 ) Evidence may only be led in respect of a decision based on an incorrect fact ( subs . |
| 9 | Children may only be placed in care or under the supervision of a local authority in civil proceedings if an order is made under Part IV of the Children Act 1989 . |
| 10 | Choice theories correspond to a libertarian strand in liberal political theory under which state power may only be legitimated by consent of the individual . |
| 11 | The rules of court impose strict time limits on the parties and these may only be varied with leave ( see Chapter 5 ) . |
| 12 | The plants lumped together under the umbrella name of herbs do not appear at first glance to be essential to maintain life , but it is now becoming apparent that this concept could be wrong , and that herbs are as necessary as oxygen , though the ingredients they contribute , such as minerals and vitamins , may only be found in minute quantities . |
| 13 | Careful study of the bird trade press during the first few months of 1989 led to the identification of a large number of advertisements offering species , such as the Scarlet Macaw , which may only be put on sale after permission has been obtained from the Department of the Environment . |
| 14 | Evidence may be given by affidavit , but the court may order the attendance of the deponent for cross-examination and if he does not attend , his affidavit may only be used with leave of the court ( r 7.7 ) . |
| 15 | … ( 8 ) A statement by a person in response to a requirement imposed by virtue of this section may only be used in evidence against him — ( a ) on a prosecution for an offence under subsection ( 14 ) below ; or ( b ) on a prosecution for some other offence where in giving evidence he makes a statement inconsistent with it . |
| 16 | By section 2(8) a statement by a person in response to a requirement imposed under the section may only be used in evidence against him in proceedings for making a false or misleading statement or in proceedings for some other offence where in giving evidence he makes an inconsistent statement . |
| 17 | A package may only be submitted for approval if its contents are structured as follows : |
| 18 | A package may only be submitted for approval if its contents are structured as follows : |
| 19 | What may not be achieved by argument can be brought about by provocation . |
| 20 | However , the number of self-injuries identified in Edinburgh through referrals to the Regional Poisoning Treatment Centre may have been an underestimate of the total number of cases referred to hospital ( Kreitman 1977 ) , and , in addition , a high proportion of patients with self-injuries may not be referred to hospital at all ( Kennedy and Kreitman 1973 ) . |
| 21 | Twenty-five watts may not be regarded as knockout stuff , but as Fender are quick to point out , ‘ Tube watts sound a lot louder than solid state watts . ’ |
| 22 | Thus , the protection conferred by administration of exogenous prostaglandins of the E-series may not be caused by substitution of endogenous prostaglandins , but involves other as yet unknown mechanisms . |
| 23 | Similarly an obligation of confidence may not be prayed in aid of a refusal to disclose secret information to a trustee in bankruptcy if it can be regarded as part of the bankrupt 's property ( see Keene , Re [ 1922 ] 2 Ch 475 ) . |
| 24 | Minor subjects can easily be overlooked , and may not be represented in stock at all . |
| 25 | ’ — It also says that a woman may not be given in marriage without her consent , ’ Jehan countered . |
| 26 | They may not be looking for treatment or rehabilitation but er what we can offer them is clean injecting equipment er free condoms , because H I V is transmitted sexually as well , probably more than , more often than in Oxfordshire , er and also we have been prescribing from an assessment clinic in the city centre . |
| 27 | Midfielders Jon Gautrey and John Roche are both expected to have recovered from injuries suffered last weekend , although they may not be risked in view of next week 's F.A . |
| 28 | So , for instance , the promoter of a Bill may state that Clause 1 is not intended to cover X because X is covered by Clause 2 , and the Clause 3 is intended to implement a Community obligation ; yet , as a matter of law , X may not be covered by Clause 2 and there may be no obligation in Community law . |
| 29 | An order may not be made under section 2 requiring a person to state what documents relevant to the proceedings to which the application relates are , or have been , in his possession , custody or power ; or to produce any documents other than particular documents specified in the order as being documents appearing to the High Court court to be , or to be likely to be , in his possession , custody or power . |
| 30 | Access to such sites is often obscure , possibly only by a footpath which may not be noticed at ground level . |