Example sentences of "may [be] [verb] [to-vb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | THEY may be trying to patch up the rift in their marriage . |
| 2 | A traditional anecdote may be said to sum up the change that has taken place in our attitude . |
| 3 | Of course , once children give up their single-level assumption , they accept the fact that terms at different levels such as dog and animal or bear and toy may be used to pick out the same object . |
| 4 | An activator may be used to speed up the process but certain basic principles should be borne in mind . |
| 5 | My garage is to be demolished very soon and I am worried that the pneumatic drill which may be used to break up the concrete base will upset or even kill my fish in a pond about 20′ away . |
| 6 | If laboratory scale experiments indicate , however , that the indigenous microfauna are unable to degrade the contaminants , enrichment cultures of microorganisms may be added to speed up the process . |
| 7 | In cooler areas where ripening is a problem — such as Germany or Burgundy in France — a little extra sugar may be added to bump up the alcohol . |
| 8 | A few coats may be needed to build up the surface over deeper blemishes . |
| 9 | It has no full time consultants and now the G Ps are warning they may be forced to give up the hospital work because the Department of Health is planning to put them all on new contracts from next year . |