Example sentences of "may be [verb] in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If anything , the most common strategy by far seems to be to abandon the thematic organization of the source text in favour of adhering to whatever word-order principles may be operating in the target language . |
| 2 | Work for the degree of MPhil and PhD may be undertaken in the Unit as well as in the main department . |
| 3 | ‘ THIS RECORD might be the stuff of tragi-comedy , but the funereal tune with cumbersome guitars and world-weary singing kills any irony that may be hidden in the lyrics . ’ |
| 4 | As the aggressor is propelled forward by his own weight , strength and momentum , he may be struck in the throat by any one of the basic hand techniques . |
| 5 | You may be fumbling in the dark — both literally and metaphorically -but you might as well know what it is you might find ! |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Another paradox may be noted in the case of children . |
| 8 | The information from the assessment may be presented orally at a case conference or it may be presented in the form of a written report . |
| 9 | However , as it is usually a method designed to illustrate something already known , a certain discretion may be exercised in the placing of the lines of section . |
| 10 | Conversely , it has also been shown that in the absence of another meal , the previous one may be kept in the stomach for more than twice as long as usual ( Chitty , 1938 ) , presumably with a gradual increase in stomach acidity , and the bones in this instance are likely to be strongly modified or even totally destroyed . |
| 11 | If an authorised person obtains a care order without first notifying the local authority the child may be kept in the care of the authorised person until he can be received by the local authority but the need for this should seldom arise . |
| 12 | The catapult may be fired in the shooting phase . |
| 13 | Therefore , in any year , they may be expensed ( when they have generated revenues ) or they may be stored in the balance sheet ( for example , as closing stock , when they have yet to generate revenues ) . |
| 14 | In addition , Bagnold has observed that barchans may be formed in the troughs between series of seif dunes , in the manner shown in Fig. 1 1.5 . |
| 15 | The question of the exclusivity of Community competence is of particular difficulty with regard to two concepts derived from the case law of the European Court : the concept that the existence of Community legislation on a matter excludes national legislation on the same matter , which may be illustrated in the context of the free movement of goods , and the concept that the duty of the Community to act in a particular matter from a particular date may exclude the possibility of Member States acting in that area from that date , which may particularly be illustrated in the context of external competence . |
| 16 | It can also examine timetables to ensure that bus companies operate not only at peak times but at midday or at other times when people wish to travel to doctors , hospitals or services that may be situated in the centres of population in cities and towns . |
| 17 | The upside may be limited in the short-term . |
| 18 | For class racing , you should be aware that rake may be limited in the future by class rules and , besides , in terms of performance , sail shape is of greater importance . |
| 19 | Whilst I would commend you to study the German Staff Paper in its entirety , I would also draw your attention to its personal citation of AVM Bennett , and note the dateline March — 1944 : " This 35-year-old Australian — known as one of the most resourceful officers in the RAF — had distinguished himself as long ago as 1938 by a record long-range flight to South Africa … an example of his personal operational capabilities … may be cited in the attack which he made of the German Fleet base at Trondheim . " |
| 20 | Cocaine metabolites may be detected in the serum or urine . |
| 21 | Details of conditions of service applicable to civil servants are to be found in Civil Service Pay and Conditions of Service Code , a copy of which may be consulted in the Department of Administration . |
| 22 | Details of conditions of service applicable to staff of the National Library Or Scotland are to be found in the Civil Service Pay and Conditions of Service Code , a copy of which may be consulted in the Department of Administration . |
| 23 | Several departments and levels may be represented in the groups which come together and accomplish more or less well defined objectives and then disperse . |
| 24 | I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary on taking action against death riders — I agree with those who have already said that that is a much better way to describe these offenders who are not joyriders — and others who think that it is good fun to take somebody 's car and drive it dangerously , thereby damaging property and sometimes killing people , thus causing appalling misery to those whose lives may be wrecked in the process . |
| 25 | In short , the value of history as a school subject must be constantly and publicly argued because : ( 1 ) history may lose out in any modification to the National Curriculum ; ( 2 ) in the implementation of the existing national curriculum it may be marginalised in the scramble for resources and timetable space ; ( 3 ) a rigorous projection of the value of the subject is important to the well-being of the school in the face of competition from other schools and possible closure ; ( 4 ) students have a choice at Key Stage 4 and in the sixth form and it is essential for the integrity of the subject that single-subject history should have a good representation at both levels ; ( 5 ) above all history has much to offer to the student of the 1990s . |
| 26 | They may be imposed in the form of obligations of strict liability to which defences are extremely limited or in more general and voluntary concepts of negligent omissions and commissions . |
| 27 | ( b ) Documentary evidence Evidence may be adduced in the form of a document provided that the contents do not contravene any of the rules on admissibility . |
| 28 | Those with dementia may attend the day hospital for the elderly one day a week and may be supported in the community by one of two specialist psychiatric nurses . |
| 29 | Subordination of another kind may be discerned in the works of Thomas Aquinas . |
| 30 | Two main layers may be discerned in the cuticle , an outer epicuticle and an inner procuticle , both generally compound structures . |