Example sentences of "may be [noun sg] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Common costing books : in some industries where there may be variation in the form of the finished product because of variation in the buyer 's specifications ( for example , industrial engines , building services ) a book may be circulated by a trade association which shows how the overall cost of the specific product variant can be calculated . |
| 2 | If the matter is one the direct outcome of which may be trial of the applicant and his possible punishment for an alleged offence by a court claiming jurisdiction to do so , the matter is criminal . |
| 3 | On a day-to-day basis there may be influence in the interaction between one member and another , which will be demonstrated by verbal or non-verbal feedback . |
| 4 | In addition to the skin lesions there may be involvement of the liver and spleen , the bones and eyes , and occasionally the central nervous system with a syphilitic meningitis . |
| 5 | But so too may be identification with the other , as Charles Marowitz implies when he describes Genet 's The Blacks as a play which champions blacks ‘ not because they are socially downtrodden but because they personify two of [ Genet 's ] favourite types : The Rebellious Outcast and The Splendid Primitive … |
| 6 | For another it may be frustration at the discovery that his body lacks the co-ordination needed to perform a precise movement correctly . |
| 7 | And in the same year the First Booke of Songes or Ayres of foure partes of the greatest of all English lutenists , John Dowland ( 1563–1626 ) , was printed ‘ with Tableture for the Lute : So made that all the parts together , or either of them severally may be song to the Lute , Orpherian [ a species of cittern , tuned like a lute ] or Viol de Gambo ’ , a confused description which conceals the condition that the highest part must be sung . |
| 8 | There may be hoarseness in the morning ; irritation in the larynx compelling them to cough , followed by pressure beneath the sternum . |
| 9 | And yet this may be part of the price which has to be paid if a larger population is to survive . |
| 10 | Further investigation suggests that while that may be part of the story it is almost certainly not all of it . |
| 11 | Restrictions on and beliefs about language may be part of the construction of gender rather than a simple reflection of it . |
| 12 | Skills that he wishes to rehearse with them may be part of the programme of another department also , and it makes good sense to have some consultation and perhaps co-ordination . |
| 13 | This may be part of the explanation in Britain , where there has been some improvement in the potential of the economy . |
| 14 | This may be part of the leader 's secret history with God . |
| 15 | More successful education about birth control measures and more approachable advisory services may be part of the answer , but many unwanted pregnancies seem to occur among experienced contraceptors who give up without specifically wishing to become pregnant ( Wells , 1983 ) . |
| 16 | When the L4 emerge there may be ulceration of the mucosa . |
| 17 | Nor is it flippant liberalism to point this out — though there may be significance in the fact that anyone who does so has immediately to excuse himself , as I find myself doing . |
| 18 | From the outset , there may be conflict between the commitment of marriage and a commitment to parents . |
| 19 | I dare not ask directly what is the precise matter but I see in Mr Browning 's eyes an anxiety deeper than usual and he confessed to me the other day that he fears there may be water on the lung . |
| 20 | Mr Major may be chancellor of the exchequer but he is also the member of Parliament for Huntingdon and is on most short-lists to succeed Mrs Thatcher as Tory leader . |
| 21 | Or there may be regret for the loss of the rewards of professionalism , as in this woman 's comments about nursing : |
| 22 | The House of Lords ' decision in Lawrence that there may be theft despite the owner 's consent is applied generally to all forms of consent . |
| 23 | If the candles are to be blown out there may be talk about the number extinguished at one blow , for example , ‘ Three have gone out — two more to go ! ’ |
| 24 | The need for redevelopment and reuse can also arise in the case of large country houses and estates where there may be pressure for the introduction of heritage centres or other types of leisure development . |
| 25 | In future it seems quite likely that there may be pressure from the Training Commission for a test or certificate of attainment specifically for those working on the TVEI , and that certificate might overlap with the Certificate of Pre-vocational Education . |
| 26 | If it is thought that there may be infection in the bladder ( cystitis ) or kidneys , a special sample needs to be taken for laboratory analysis . |
| 27 | A definition should be used wherever there may be dispute about the meaning of a word or phrase , or wherever a word is used in a special or unusual sense . |
| 28 | ‘ Sometimes there may be bitterness between the mother and father but we can help put things into perspective . |