Example sentences of "may be [verb] [adv] for a " in BNC.

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1 The basic requirements for the grant of a patent are stated in section 1(1) of the Patents Act 1977 as follows : A patent may be granted only for an invention in respect of which the following conditions are satisfied , that is to say — a ) the invention is new ; b ) it involves an inventive step ; c ) it is capable of industrial application ; d ) the grant of a patent for it is not excluded by subsections ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) below …
2 The child understands that these may be exchanged later for a big reward .
3 UB may be pencilled in for a show in the King 's Hall on January
4 These take the curriculum and re-present it in ‘ bite-sized pieces ’ , usually in courses of between 20 and 30 hours , which may be put together for an award like GCSE or which can be taken as free-standing units .
5 ‘ Malcolm may be coming in for a couple of days each week , ’ said Rofe .
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