Example sentences of "may be [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Although it may be represented by the participants themselves as ‘ real ’ and ‘ literal ’ , the analyst should not be taken in by appearance which , while necessary for the act of communication , is only an ‘ as if ’ state . |
| 32 | Laterally the clypeus may be delimited from the sides of the head by the clypeogenal sulci . |
| 33 | The aim of this thesis is to explore the memories that drivers have for everyday driving situations and to decide how such memories may be affected by the feelings of risk they experienced in the situation . |
| 34 | On their part , policemen may be affected by the expectations of their superiors . |
| 35 | Although agreement may be reached between the parties as to the future of the matrimonial home , it is strongly advised that such agreement be embodied in a " consent order " of the court ; if the court does not have the power directly to make an order under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 ( for instance in relation to repairs to property held subject to certain conditions and in relation to payment of premiums of life assurance policies ) the same effect can be achieved by formulating the obligations of each party as undertakings given to the court ( see Livesey v Jenkins [ 1985 ] 1 All ER 106 and Salter , Matrimonial Consent Orders and Agreements , 2nd edn , Longman 1991 ) . |
| 36 | Groups that may be related to the eldoniids include rotadiscids , paropsonemids and Velumbrella . |
| 37 | Indeed , some of the basic policies adopted by a company 's flight operations department may be related to the findings or recommendations of the flight safety section . |
| 38 | Pupils should gain increasing understanding that texts may be related to the interests of different groups — such as women or men , adolescents or minorities of different kinds — and that critical thinking about existing stereotypes and values can be stimulated by studying literature which expresses alternative points of view : for example , on the family , nature and industrialisation , the nation or literature itself . |
| 39 | A record of the companies who have been given this dispensation should be held in order that this may be checked by the auditors . |
| 40 | The salesperson 's voice may be competing for the buyers ' attention with the flashing lights and noise of the equipment . |
| 41 | Limits may be imposed on the amounts of data that can be trafficked at certain periods of the day , forcing the designer to re-configure his search to produce a more precise response or await its arrival " in the mail " . |
| 42 | Conditions on the granting of bail may be imposed by the magistrates ' court on defendants against whom charges are pending . |
| 43 | This third reason may be disputed on the grounds that the Ten Point message had been changed to Seven Points before Phase 1 had started . |
| 44 | When a production manager for example , meets a customer to discuss a quality problem or a minor design change , he is fulfilling a marketing role ; and so is a personnel manager when he negotiates an agreement with union representatives that a particular customer 's goods may be moved from the premises during a strike . |
| 45 | Although the Mob does n't move , individual models may be turned in the ranks in order to shoot at their target . |
| 46 | * Evidence is growing that BSE may be transmitted through the generations , after a third cow which has not received contaminated feed has been placed under a restriction order on the grounds of suspected infection . |
| 47 | So I fear that some doubt may be placed in the minds of hon. Members about the cause of the shooting that resulted in the death of the young man that the right hon. Gentleman referred to . |
| 48 | The Stir may be traced to the streams which flow from the western slopes of the Dwarf fortress of Karak Kadrin . |
| 49 | While DCs are in this state , no modifications may be made to the modules , although they may still be read out of LIFESPAN . |
| 50 | From time to time a subtle change may be made to the details of the computation of the index . |
| 51 | Many new detailed comparisons may be made between the fossils and Recent representatives , leading to new theories about the relationships between agnathan groups and new theories about how jawed vertebrates acquired their characters . |
| 52 | At the outset , the plaintiff may be slow to contact a solicitor , negotiations for a settlement may drag on , the extent of the plaintiff 's injuries may not become clear until the end of a lengthy period of treatment , investigations may have to be carried out to ascertain the evidence , expert opinions may have to be obtained , communication and action by both sides may be poor and slow , the advice of counsel may be taken , pleadings are often extended , the length of time spent waiting for the trial to begin can be substantial , and errors may be made by the professionals involved . |
| 53 | The Divisional Court of the Queen 's Bench Division , which exercises a supervisory capacity over the inferior courts and sits as a court to which an appeal ‘ by way of case stated ’ may be made from the Magistrates ' Court , is bound by the House of Lords , the Court of Appeal and its own previous decisions . |
| 54 | The £1,800 odd paid on discharge of the local authority mortgage may be ignored for the purposes of the argument . |
| 55 | Towing forwards going down wind means that there is no possibility of being blown over , but the controls must be held or locked otherwise the control hinges may be damaged by the surfaces slamming across against the stops . |
| 56 | The Rules of the Executive Scheme may be amended by the Directors in any respect provided that : |
| 57 | Although in some cases gonorrhoea may be suspected from the symptoms or signs of the disease , in the final analysis the diagnosis hangs on the identification of the gonococcus , either directly in a sample of mucus or other material from an infected site by microscopic examination , or by its growth in the laboratory after inoculation of such material on appropriate culture media . |
| 58 | Any other convenient location may be selected by the Arbitrators and arranged by the HCIMA secretariat . |
| 59 | This may be contrasted with the markets for cigarettes and spirits , where overall consumer demand is unlikely to expand significantly and collaboration between the few major suppliers is likely to have a direct effect on competition and on the flow of inter-state trade . |
| 60 | Another way in which inferences may be generated by the maxims is where the speaker deliberately and ostentatiously breaches or ( as Grice puts it ) flouts the maxims . |