Example sentences of "may [adv] [be] [verb] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , the insurers will not necessarily cover all your customers and those that they do cover may only be covered up to a certain amount . |
| 2 | They may only be carried on with the local authority 's consent , and |
| 3 | Investment business may only be carried out for a ‘ corporate finance client ’ in connection with ‘ corporate finance activities ’ in accordance with the terms of a ‘ corporate finance engagement letter ’ which has been agreed with the client . |
| 4 | There are also certain transactions , such as the alteration of the company 's articles of association , which may only be carried out by resolution of the shareholders . |
| 5 | Assuming the cost of labour increases by 20% , prices may only be put up by 10% without affecting sales limits and the number of labour hours available is reduced to 600 , what is the optimal mix of X and Y ? |
| 6 | A major constraint upon the straightforward re-use of a windmill as a dwelling is imposed by its circular or polygonal plan which tends to conflict with conventional cubical furniture and may only be reconciled satisfactorily with purpose-made , built-in fitting ( Plate 40 ) . |
| 7 | If Germany is indeed to be the model , British think-tanks may soon be scrambling back towards technocracy and the politics of boring old consensus . |
| 8 | GAMBLERS may soon be spending more in betting shops and casinos . |
| 9 | This idea of historical study as the rigorous combination of knowledge and method is central to any defence of a key position for history in the curriculum of the 1990s , and may best be summed up in the term " historical literacy " . |
| 10 | To complicate matters still further , however , it seems at least possible that the components of the earth system may best be predicted deterministically at some spatial and temporal scales but stochastically at others and that the basis of prediction will differ for different components . |
| 11 | The UN bid may anyway be aimed partly at Mr Lee 's domestic troubles . |
| 12 | I do n't know maybe it may just be come down to sort of the individual theatres I suppose |
| 13 | A leader may just be needed occasionally as a ‘ long stop ’ . |
| 14 | The vehicle may still be moving forward under the impact of the initial push , but if the source of the pushing is removed , how long will it continue in motion ? |
| 15 | Talk of a new constitution may still be restricted largely to the so-called chattering classes , but the general public seems to have roused from what George Orwell called ‘ the deep , deep sleep of England ’ . |
| 16 | While DCs are in this state , no modifications may be made to the modules , although they may still be read out of LIFESPAN . |
| 17 | ( Unfortunately , the fact that many projects have produced attractive material which is extremely effective in the hands of some teachers but that has not been widely successful may reasonably be interpreted either as an aim- or a style-mismatch , or as a dissemination problem . ) |
| 18 | Until recently no one seems to have considered that in addition to filtering lymph , the fluid may also be pushed along by the lymph nodes — despite these structures being the most prominent features of the system . |
| 19 | Other widely-accepted gender differences , in for instance aggression , competitiveness , and spatial abilities , may also be influenced importantly by class . |
| 20 | The bride may also be given away by her mother . |
| 21 | However , Eiders may also be seen right along the coast , and the total numbers recorded wintering between 1960 and 1976 varied between 20 in the winter of 1960/61 and 250 in that of on average about 70–80 are usually present . |
| 22 | Such changes may receive support from cabinet ministers and senior civil servants , but may also be accepted not from conviction but from necessity ; nominal support is essential to ensure finance for a minimum quantity of imports . |
| 23 | Organisations may also be made up of different groups and professions and when these groups seek to assert themselves then the organisation may well be characterised by competition between groups . |
| 24 | Hepatocyte function may also be affected indirectly during fibrosis ; recent research has shown that changes in matrix composition may reduce the size of fenestrae in endothelial cells . |
| 25 | ( 3 ) A sale by auction may be notified to be subject to a reserve or upset price , and a right to bid may also be reserved expressly by or on behalf of the seller . |
| 26 | Larvae may also be picked up by the bloodstream and carried to other organs ; and some might reach the anterior mesenteric artery , which is the main source of blood to the intestines . |
| 27 | In turn , more fragmentary finds such as those from Vértesszöllös ( Hungary ) and Bilzingsleben ( Germany ) , regarded by some as representing H. erectus , may also be linked morphologically to the Petralona-Atapuerca group . |
| 28 | And you may also be held up on the A three six one at Wardington where there are some temporary traffic lights , that 's just north of Banbury . |
| 29 | These are listed at one chosen or model heading and may also be used elsewhere within a category . |
| 30 | For those entries indicated , hyphen signs may also be used immediately after closing square brackets to indicate continuation of the same entry on the next line . |