Example sentences of "may [be] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A log book or diary of activities may be maintained during the investigation . |
| 2 | If anything , the most common strategy by far seems to be to abandon the thematic organization of the source text in favour of adhering to whatever word-order principles may be operating in the target language . |
| 3 | A translation may be undertaken for a variety of purposes . |
| 4 | Whilst in general planning permission is required for all development , certain uses falling within a class specified in an Order made by the Secretary of State may be undertaken without the need for planning permission . |
| 5 | It is at this stage that a major computer study may be undertaken into the integrity of the proposed design , in terms of function , strength , economics , etc . |
| 6 | Indeed , the comparative analysis of two versions of the same text may be undertaken from a number of linguistic perspectives ; it has been the concern of this article to suggest but two of this range of possible models . |
| 7 | These duties may be undertaken from the System Manager 's account if preferred . |
| 8 | The preparation of the material may be undertaken by the trial judge , or one of the trial judges , or by another judge or court officer whose primary work consists of such preparation . |
| 9 | Other work of a less specialist nature — plumbing , plastering , roofing , flooring and wall tiling , painting and decorating — may be undertaken by the builder 's own work-force , labour only sub-contractors or labour and material sub-contractors . |
| 10 | Allocation to the appropriate worker for further services may be undertaken by the team leader , calling on a social work assistant or occupational therapist . |
| 11 | Work for the degree of MPhil and PhD may be undertaken in the Unit as well as in the main department . |
| 12 | By getting a Sponsor , one of whose functions may be to act as a mirror and reflect back the attitudes and behaviour of the sufferer , helping him or her to gain insight into self and establish goals for further improvement in recovery through guidance on the 12 Steps . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , s14(4) of SGA 1979 , which is replicated in other supply contracts ( s10(4) of SOGIT 1973 as substituted by the CCA 1974 and ss4(7) , 9(7) of SGSA 1982 ) , provides , " An implied condition or warranty as to quality or fitness for a particular purpose may be annexed to a contract of sale by usage " . |
| 14 | No other warranties or conditions to such effect may be implied except insofar as they may be annexed to the contract by custom or trade usage ( s14(4) of SGA 1979 , ss4(7) , 9(7) of SGSA 1982 ) . |
| 15 | Analysis of both the coin and jewellery shows that the gradual debasement of the coin may be matched by the quality of the gold in the jewellery , pointing-to the coin as being the source of the jewellers ' raw material ( Hawkes , Merrick and Metcalf 1966 ) . |
| 16 | As the aggressor is propelled forward by his own weight , strength and momentum , he may be struck in the throat by any one of the basic hand techniques . |
| 17 | The stranger to calligraphy may be struck by the fact that none of these cards displays the florid illumination characteristic of the 15th century Books of Hours made so familiar to us by countless commercial reproductions on christmas cards advertised widely in small format ‘ gift ’ catalogues . |
| 18 | You may be fumbling in the dark — both literally and metaphorically -but you might as well know what it is you might find ! |
| 19 | If the patient reader is not surfeited by all this playing with numbers he may be entertained by a calculation of the " expenditure " of a vote originally given to Paisley with a second preference for Bill Craig and a third for some other candidate . |
| 20 | or , having been ordered for consumption off the premises , it may be despatched by the vendor outwith permitted hours . |
| 21 | This is especially useful in a museum context , where vast numbers and types of objects representing different specialisms may be united by the thesaurus . |
| 22 | Whereas the discussion of strain and its measures involves kinematics only and may be conducted with no mention whatever of the forces that cause the deformation we must when considering stress involve ourselves in mechanics , that is , the nature of the forces operating on a system and the application of Newton 's laws ( we exclude in this discussion any relativistic effects ) . |
| 23 | The type of analyses that in one company may be conducted with a view to maintaining strategic control and identifying the early signals of a need to change the product mix may in other companies be conducted largely at the pre-investment stage . |
| 24 | Tests may be conducted during the pregnancy to establish whether certain types of mental handicap are present . |
| 25 | Alternatively , a search may be conducted by the usage of any group of additives . |
| 26 | These tasks may be conducted by the originator or one or more of the consultants who may have expressed a willingness to help . |
| 27 | Informal monitoring may be conducted throughout the trial together with discrete observation of staff behaviour about which notes may be written . |
| 28 | They believe that the parasites which spread malaria by infecting red blood cells , may be killed by the release of highly reactive substances called ‘ free-oxygen radicals ’ from specialised cells produced by the body 's immune system . |
| 29 | If grouped together ( within 5″ of another chariot ) they may be treated as a unit for leadership tests testing on the value of the highest . |
| 30 | The tax treatment of discounted debentures is very complex but in many cases the " discount " may be treated as a deduction when computing the profits of a company which reduces the cost of the discount to a company . |