Example sentences of "may be [conj] of the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr. Leggatt said that 75 percent of funerals locally were cremations — higher than the national average — and he speculated that this may be because of the lack of cemeteries in the area . |
| 2 | This may be because of the purpose for which the disposition was made , or because of the time at which it was made . |
| 3 | This may be because of the presence of gall stones , as gall bladder bile is more concentrated in the early stage of cholesterol gall stone formation but becomes diluted depending upon the severity of cholecystitis . |
| 4 | This may be because of the difference in lithology between the platform sediments of the Z2 and Z3 Carbonates , but is also possible that the episodes of exposure and leaching in the Z3 Carbonate were of shorter duration and therefore less effective in generating porosity . |
| 5 | This discrepancy may be because of the difference in the choice of antisera , tissue manipulation or staining protocols . |