Example sentences of "may be [verb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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31 This tachycardia may be caused by the hyoscine butylbromide premedication as tachycardia was often apparent in patients after hyoscine administration before intubation .
32 Less , indeed , than my late brother 's good name , which I consider to be more important than any financial inconvenience you may be caused by the expiry of copyright .
33 Recent interest in bismuth is based on evidence that some peptic ulcers may be caused by the bacillus Campylobacter pylori ( Helicobacter pylori ) .
34 Granted that fluctuations in employment may result from fluctuations in the real wage rate around its permanent , normal value which may , in turn , give scope for intertemporal speculative behaviour in the supply of labour ; granted that these fluctuations may be caused by the confusion surrounding fluctuations in the general price level or in the rate of inflation .
35 This may be caused by the use of different techniques , for example , continuous rectal filling with a certain infusion rate up to the maximal tolerable volume .
36 A range of disorders in the foetus may be caused by the absence of the correct enzymes which break down the food which the foetus absorbs in the womb .
37 Or , a change in the position of the needle may be caused by the flight path of the aircraft in relation to the bearing on the OBS .
38 Some in vitro and experimental animal studies have suggested that the antral gastritis induced by H pylori may be caused by the ammonia produced by the organism 's high urease activity .
39 Cuts are not common in karate competition though , on occasions , a cut eyelid may be caused by the opponent 's long toenails .
40 It now seems the land around may be peppered with the graves of the dead of 25 centuries .
41 The number of unissued shares over which options may be granted under the Executive Scheme on any date shall be limited so that :
42 A provisional licence may be granted to the holder of any form of licence .
43 Under section 6 the new civil remedies may be granted by the court on the application of the S.I.B .
44 Relief may be granted by the court , subject to the court imposing whatever conditions it may think fit — s. 146(2) ( see above ) .
45 Certain specialists such as female dieticians and nutritional experts may be employed in the health sector but in general positions in the contract catering field remain exclusively male .
46 As far as registered land is concerned r110 of the Land Registration Rules 1925 covers the position : On a transfer of land subject to a charge or other incumbrance appearing on the register … covenants by either party to pay the money owing and to indemnify the other party may be added to the instrument of transfer and may be noted on the register .
47 It may be noted for the sake of completeness that respect for the patient 's right to self-determination is not without its own limitation .
48 Another paradox may be noted in the case of children .
49 Alternatively , arguments concerning lack of evidence that investors are overly concerned about insider dealing may be challenged on the basis that there is no way of telling what impact insider dealing has on the markets .
50 The decision may be challenged on the ground that the building in question was unfurnished .
51 That may be challenged by the nation states in the European Court , but , as my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary conceded this afternoon , that court has usually reflected integrationist tendencies .
52 The fundamental questions may be shelved for the moment , but they are always there ; it is a matter of foreground and background rather than distinct modes of operation .
53 Similarly the disc block limit specified in the HCMODULES keyword may be exceeded by the file store required for the final ( less than 30 ) modules .
54 Even between societies which may be subsumed under the label of late capitalism , such as the USA and Japan , there may be considerable differences in this regard ( Abercrombie et al.
55 Alternatively they may be subsumed within the department and treated as a poor relation .
56 If they do not fully understand them , they may be destroyed by the voices of the old unreconstructed socialist Left who will briefly find their voice again .
57 Thus , if , in the light of the particular facts , the patient may be discomforted by the doctor 's conduct , the doctor is under no duty to act .
58 The main effect of wind is probably to be seen in undercutting and fluting at the base of upstanding rock masses , while such things as wooden telegraph poles and stone monuments may be undercut at the base and even worn through .
59 Where the cliffs are high they may be undercut by the sea with the result that most of the material may be removed by the subsequent collapse of the upper undermined section .
60 The contract for supply is for five years , after which it may be renewed at the option of Manicmotors .
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