Example sentences of "may be [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] one " in BNC.

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1 Much of what we do in daily life is done by habit , which may be passed down from one generation to another .
2 Preference shares may be issued up to one half of the registered capital .
3 What may be laughed off by one child may send another into a panic of embarrassment , leaving a legacy of permanent caution in later years .
4 Housing , health and social work each provide part of the finance and the management of the project may be by a committee representing all three authorities or may be taken on by one of the participating organisations or by a voluntary body which specialises in carrying for dementia sufferers .
5 All are designed to convert pre-existing contractual rights and obligations to net monetary rights and obligations , which may be set off against one another to produce the net sums referred to above .
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