Example sentences of "may be [verb] in [art] [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 | Similarly , for juvenile offenders , the ‘ care order ’ under which they may be detained in an institution is for an unspecified period ; again , release is determined by rehabilitative , treatment criteria . |
| 7 | Furthermore , the submission of Mr. Collins ignores the fact that , since an injunction may be granted in an emergency to restrain an infringement of the law , for example the cutting down of a tree in breach of a tree preservation order ( see , e.g. , Newport Borough Council v. Khan ( Sabz Ali ) [ 1990 ] 1 W.L.R. 1185 ) , it may well be impossible in such circumstances to resolve the issue of a possible defence on the application for an interlocutory injunction . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Another paradox may be noted in the case of children . |
| 10 | The text may be presented in a variety of styles . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Since they may be determined in a way favourable to the defendant , there is no need to decide any other complaints he might have about the conduct of his trial . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Although there is a very wide range of coldwater fish which may be kept in a garden pond the majority of pondkeepers choose Orfe or some of the many varieties of goldfish . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The brush is handy for vacuuming stubborn dust and dirt which may be lodged in a carpet and the crevice tool will reach into awkward corners such as under kitchen units , although it is n't long enough to reach to the very back . |
| 18 | The catapult may be fired in the shooting phase . |
| 19 | Such home-ground environments may be bounded in a variety of ways . |
| 20 | The cached information may be stored in a file referenced by the logical name LIFESPANCACHE and must be set up by the user . |
| 21 | 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 ) . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | These various theories may be defined in a number of ways . |
| 24 | Nor is it quite obvious on second thoughts that even in the most literal usages the visual metaphor is wholly dead ; however accurately ‘ insight ’ may be defined in a dictionary , could I handle the word with any confidence without being guided by its grammatical and semantic affinities with ‘ sight ’ ? |
| 25 | The point may be illustrated in a reaction function diagram . |
| 26 | This idea may be illustrated in a study of the rufous hummingbird ( Selasphorus rufus ) by Lynn Carpenter , D. C. Paton and M. A. Hixon . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | But nearly all its distinctive features may be exhibited in a place where population and wealth are both growing , provided they are growing at about the same rate , and there is no scarcity of land : and provided also the methods of production and the conditions of trade change but little ; and above all , where the character of man himself is a constant quantity . |
| 30 | As we saw in Chapter 5 , your freedom to move elsewhere may be limited in a number of ways . |