Example sentences of "may be that [det] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 It may be that such historical exemplars , rather like foreign comparisons , are largely used to legitimate a particular contemporary point of view , rather than constituting a real and unbroken tradition .
2 It may be that some young children will achieve a stage where they are ready to compare more than two sets to see which has ‘ most ’ or ‘ least ’ , but incidental experience of this kind is less frequent .
3 Much of their repertory is being recorded for the first time ( or very nearly so ) , and it may be that some current recordings will sound exploratory , even tentative , to future generations who will have the privilege to take things further .
4 It may be that some hereditary peers are well worth a place , but it is also true that some who are not hereditary peers are equally deserving and it is hard to argue that they should not be considered on their merits on the same basis , with life peerages being conferred on those most suitable .
5 First , it may be that some commodity-producing projects deemed socially useful are unprofitable because the ‘ social need ’ which they are supposed to answer fails to find expression as a monetary demand on the market .
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