Example sentences of "may be [verb] [prep] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Going a step further , the idea that conflict may be hidden in this way suggests that those who are relatively powerless may be unwilling or unable to translate their interests into claims on public policy . |
| 2 | Two points may be noted about this analysis . |
| 3 | Two points may be noted at this stage . |
| 4 | Robert Campbell , solicitor or the National Care Homes Association , says 25 specimen contracts from local authorities may be challenged in this way . |
| 5 | Concentrate until the very end , since key ideas and themes may be summarised at this point . |
| 6 | Later still , it may be dissociated from this role and used for general storage , in which case its previous specific symbolic role is ignored , and it is no longer of consequence whether its ritual status accords with that of its contents ( Miller 1985 : 172–83 ) . |
| 7 | They may be compared in this respect with the wider legislative powers delegated to the licensing board by s.38 , in connection with the making of bye-laws . |
| 8 | First of all they are sorted into groups of similar material : pottery , brooches , pieces of worked stone , and so on ; these may be sent at this stage to various specialists , who will study them and write a technical report . |
| 9 | The point may be illustrated by this quatrain from the lyric " The chestnut casts his flambeaux " : " Pass me the can , lad " ; this bluff talkative address undercuts , with sardonic , deprecating effect , the studied artifice of phrasing in the opening lines . |
| 10 | Where the writ is to be served in a Hague Convention country the writ may be served under this rule through the Central Authority of that country or , if the law of that country permits , through the judicial authorities of that country or through a British consular authority there . |
| 11 | Tostada shells may be served with this soup ; they are flat fried tortilla pancakes which require heating in a moderate oven for a few minutes before serving . |
| 12 | People 's natural prejudices may be aroused by this prospect alone , sufficiently for the idea to be rejected , but it must be made clear why EMU is undesirable for Britain and for Europe . |
| 13 | Unfortunately not all key sequences may be represented in this manner . |
| 14 | Point A must , therefore , be on the individual 's budget line ( or , as it may be called in this case , his consumption possibilities line ) . |
| 15 | This principle , he submitted , is further exemplified by the line of the Court of Justice authority which shows that the jurisdiction of the court may be invoked under this article where there is a dispute between the parties as to whether a contract in fact exists , but only if that dispute is real and genuine . |
| 16 | Some cost savings may be offset against this total , such as money received from grants and savings made on rent and rates . |
| 17 | Just to , for people who ca n't quite remember the wording of it , the paragraph reads , ‘ If there 's any person who feels that they may be affected by this dispension should contact their local office . ’ |
| 18 | My hon. Friend has vigorously represented the interests of views of those who may be affected by this project . |
| 19 | ( 2 ) The register may be rectified under this section , notwithstanding that the rectification may affect any estates , rights , charges , or interests acquired or protected by registration , or by any entry on the register , or otherwise . |
| 20 | There are a number of algorithms by which characters may be extracted from this data , including spatial analysis methods , whereby strokes are coded by a numbering system on a grid , and topological feature methods , whereby attempts are made to identify the constituent shapes within letters . |
| 21 | Some companies may be disqualified at this stage , and the remaining companies will then have three weeks to cost their bid . |
| 22 | Indeed , hospitals may be penalised for this efficiency if they succeed in treating more patients than they had budgeted for ’ . |
| 23 | They may be moved from this pit to others during the wriggler stage , or once they are free-swimming , and the parents will go for a further 6–8 weeks before considering another family . |
| 24 | However , when the firm wants to move into a new area , a special project organization may be created for this purpose . |
| 25 | Two objections , however , may be made to this reasoning . |
| 26 | A number of comments may be made on this provision . |
| 27 | A number of points may be made about this debate . |
| 28 | Drugs include any intoxicant other than alcohol therefore even solvent abuse and driving may be covered by this offence . |
| 29 | This point applies equally to the teacher/practitioner , whose own needs awareness may be refined by this process . |
| 30 | Whitty and Jones fear that traditional public health tasks may be ignored in this process . |