Example sentences of "may [be] [verb] [adv prt] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I trust you will look favourably on both these applications and on any others that may be sent in by the various organisations within the village . |
| 2 | He wants growth on the scale of Korea and to ‘ uncouple the Northern Irish economy from the mainland ’ — at the moment he fears that it may be dragged back by the South East . |
| 3 | Cash deposits may be made up by the customer into standard bank packets and transported by security carrier to Cash Centres , where the credits are checked and applied direct to the account . |
| 4 | When working with mice in an isolator they may be picked up by the base of their tail using a pair of large forceps with rubber sleeves on their tips . |
| 5 | Others may be put off by the complicated forms . |
| 6 | The electron velocity at the point z may be worked out by the simple consideration that the electron gains kinetic energy at the expense of its potential energy ( the same idea as in mechanics ) . |
| 7 | The audit may be carried out by the organization 's own staff or by external consultants . |
| 8 | If an old person is admitted to local authority residential care while still having a house to sell , some of the value of the property when sold may be claimed back by the authority in retrospective residential charges . |
| 9 | A right pain in the neck , in short , but in the end he will buy a copy — full retail price , no questions asked — and ( because collectors are generally tidy chaps ) will stack up neatly the rejects so that they may be snapped up by the mere purchaser or — even more gratifyingly undiscerning — the impulse buyer . |
| 10 | The reasonableness of bringing some element of quality into even a strictly hedonistic system may be brought out by the following thought experiment . |
| 11 | This lengthy and expensive process is particularly unsuitable when the trustee suspects the assets may be sold off by the bankrupt or grabbed by local creditors . |
| 12 | NOTICE To : Smith & Jones ( Contracts ) Limited , whose registered office is situate at Coldharbour Road , Thames Marshes , Essex WHEREAS ( 1 ) You are justly and truly indebted in the sum of £1250 to Robinson Bros Ltd trading as Go Fast Transport whose registered office is situate at Cornmarket Chambers Ipswich Suffolk more particularly in respect of transport costs for the quick delivery of fragile machine equipment and related warehousing costs ( 2 ) By Section 517 ( 1 ) ( f ) of the Companies Act 1985 it is provided that a company may be wound up by the court if the company is unable to pay its debts ( exceeding £750 ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to you pursuant to Section 518(1) ( a ) of the Companies Act 1985 that you are required to pay the said sum of £1250 to Go Fast Transport ( GFT ) not later than 3 weeks from tomorrow 's date AND that if you neglect to pay the said sum or to secure or compound for it to the reasonable satisfaction of GFT an application will be made to the court for your winding up by petition presented by GFT under the provisions of Section 519 of the Companies Act 1985 . |
| 13 | The haulier should be aware of the circumstances in which he ( or his debtor ) may be wound up on a voluntary basis and the circumstances in which his company ( or his debtor 's ) may be wound up by the court . |
| 14 | The Insolvency Act 1986 , Section 122(1) provides that a company may be wound up by the court if : |
| 15 | Section 122(1) of the Insolvency Act 1986 provides that a company may be wound up by the court if : |
| 16 | Hambros Jersey 's contention , if correct , would mean that the jurisdiction of the English court under the sections would be much more restricted than the circumstances in which an individual may be adjudged bankrupt or a company may be wound up by the English court . |
| 17 | THREE historic sites in Colchester now run by English Heritage may be taken over by the borough council . |
| 18 | Relocation company counsellors assigned to families moving to Britain also provide information on activities that may be taken up by the spouse . |
| 19 | If the first order is made for less than eight weeks however the balance of this period may be taken up by the second or subsequent orders . |