Example sentences of "may [be] take [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Normally a degree at a university ( apart from the Open University ) requires three or four years ' full-time study , but it may be taken as a four-year sandwich course , or in five to six years ' part-time study in other institutions . |
| 2 | It may be taken as a general rule , subject to exceptions , not applicable to this case , that the promise must be co-extensive with the consideration . |
| 3 | Geography in Humanities Combined may be taken as a major , joint or minor subject with : Asian Studies , English , European Studies , French , History , Irish , Media Studies , Philosophy , or Theatre Studies ; or , as a major subject only , with German . |
| 4 | It may be that our first target should be Romance elements and , if so , our victory in the recent war may be taken as a good augury . |
| 5 | Something said in jest , quizzically , sarcastically , as a roundabout way of asking a question , may be taken as a literal statement of fact . |
| 6 | We can see that age of acquisition may be taken as a predictive factor for current sign language training but that it is not a pure , uncontaminated variable . |
| 7 | Although the criteria may be unclear , they have been applied impartially to the three extracts , and to this extent , the figures may be taken as a reliable guide . |
| 8 | The MA(Honours) in Arabic may be taken with a wide variety of secondary subjects , while there are also a number of joint degrees linking Arabic with appropriate subjects in Arts and Social Sciences . |