Example sentences of "may [be] [vb pp] [prep] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Going a step further , the idea that conflict may be hidden in this way suggests that those who are relatively powerless may be unwilling or unable to translate their interests into claims on public policy . |
| 2 | This may be caused to some extent by the general abstractness of the language ; but it is also a matter of the kinds of syntactic presentation and complexity that James favours : ( i ) Just as he seems to avoid calling a spade a spade , so James seems to avoid putting first things first . |
| 3 | Two points may be noted about this analysis . |
| 4 | Two points may be noted at this stage . |
| 5 | Robert Campbell , solicitor or the National Care Homes Association , says 25 specimen contracts from local authorities may be challenged in this way . |
| 6 | Provided death has not occurred , the policy may be reinstated at any time during the following twelve months on payment of all unpaid premiums together with an addition for late payment . |
| 7 | Provided death has not occurred , the policy may be reinstated at any time during the following twelve months on payment of all unpaid premiums together with an addition for late payment . |
| 8 | Concentrate until the very end , since key ideas and themes may be summarised at this point . |
| 9 | A winding-up petition may be presented by any creditor , amongst others ( Section 124(1) ) . |
| 10 | While the Z-parameters relevant to low-frequency operation may be obtained from static characteristics , they may be determined at any frequency by measuring certain small signals of the network under suitable open-circuit conditions . |
| 11 | As discussed earlier ( p. 101 ) , a patient thought to require further or more prolonged help may be referred for another kind of treatment . |
| 12 | These cases may be referred to another agency without the NSPCC investigating . |
| 13 | A function may be defined with any number of parameters of any type , and may return ( using = ) a string or numeric result . |
| 14 | A procedure may be defined with any number of parameters of any type . |
| 15 | Later still , it may be dissociated from this role and used for general storage , in which case its previous specific symbolic role is ignored , and it is no longer of consequence whether its ritual status accords with that of its contents ( Miller 1985 : 172–83 ) . |
| 16 | Life expectancy is usually calculated from birth but may be computed for any age . |
| 17 | They may be compared in this respect with the wider legislative powers delegated to the licensing board by s.38 , in connection with the making of bye-laws . |
| 18 | Material may be sent to either editor : Dr Geoffrey Beard , Earlsmere , Weston Lane , Bath , Avon BA1 4AA , or Mr Christopher Gilbert , Temple Newsam House , Leeds LS15 OAE . |
| 19 | First of all they are sorted into groups of similar material : pottery , brooches , pieces of worked stone , and so on ; these may be sent at this stage to various specialists , who will study them and write a technical report . |
| 20 | The point may be illustrated by this quatrain from the lyric " The chestnut casts his flambeaux " : " Pass me the can , lad " ; this bluff talkative address undercuts , with sardonic , deprecating effect , the studied artifice of phrasing in the opening lines . |
| 21 | All items will be inspected well ahead of the opening of the fair , and nothing which has not been vetted , and whose description has not been approved , may be exhibited at any stage during the fair . |
| 22 | The copy application may be served on each respondent personally or delivered or sent by first-class post to his residence or last known residence ( FPCR , r8(1) ; FPR , r4.8(1) ) . |
| 23 | Where the writ is to be served in a Hague Convention country the writ may be served under this rule through the Central Authority of that country or , if the law of that country permits , through the judicial authorities of that country or through a British consular authority there . |
| 24 | A fixed date summons , originating application , petition or appeal should be served not less than twenty-one clear days before the return day , but on the plaintiff satisfying the district judge by affidavit that a defendant is about to remove , it may be served at any time before the return day ( Ord 7 , r 10(5) , Ord 3 , rr 4 – 6 ) . |
| 25 | Tostada shells may be served with this soup ; they are flat fried tortilla pancakes which require heating in a moderate oven for a few minutes before serving . |
| 26 | That from the nobility , gentry , clergy , yeomanry and freeholders of Middlesex considered the action both illegal and arbitrary as well as threatening to the very concept of private property : " the pretended necessity of reserving for the public service the specie deposited by individuals in the Bank … may be pleaded at any time , and applied , with equal reason , to any private property whatsoever " . |
| 27 | All or part of the investigation may be delegated to another agency such as the NSPCC . |
| 28 | While the Bond is intended as a medium to long term investment , it may be encashed at any time . |
| 29 | This may be achieved by some clause in the guarantee such as ‘ Apart from his obligations under the terms of this guarantee , the manufacturer shall not be liable for any loss howsoever arising . ’ |
| 30 | Outcomes may be achieved in any order and in developing programmes of modules it is advisable to explore ways in which Outcomes from different modules can be effectively integrated to provide better learning experiences for students . |