Example sentences of "[adj] may be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Circumstances in which MAS may be acting as advisers in a disposal |
| 2 | 0501.2 Circumstances in which MAS may be acting as advisers in a disposal |
| 3 | Circumstances in which MAS may be acting as advisers in an acquisition |
| 4 | 0601.1 Circumstances in which MAS may be acting as advisers in an acquisition |
| 5 | Now that may be pushing it too far , but there are real dangers in giving a Home Secretary of any power , er the powers that this bill , bill suggests . |
| 6 | The common earthworm can be anything from four inches to a foot long , and many people claim to have seen worms 20 inches long , but that may be stretching a point . |
| 7 | Some may be looking forward to the next life , others begin to take a pride in having reached advanced years , even in outliving others . |
| 8 | Among the smaller firms supplying the larger ones , some may be operating independently and others as subcontractors . |
| 9 | For de Gaulle , apparently , the sooner the better and , although this may be straining the comparison , on the analogy of Badoglio 's Italy , the French in Vietnam might at least have been allowed to work their passage towards the status of a fully fledged ally rather than endure the uncomfortable ambiguities of a compromised position . |
| 10 | This may be contributing to current depression of desire and loss of human potency . |
| 11 | A related issue concerns the development of private hospitals and clinics on Green Belt land but this may be declining in importance as the private health care sector becomes saturated in the south and south east . |
| 12 | When you realise that this may be happening , do something about it — immediately ! |
| 13 | This may be happening again . |
| 14 | This may be changing . |
| 15 | ‘ We think the French may be planning an attack . ’ |
| 16 | Office automation is another area where the French may be lagging . |
| 17 | These may be trying times for estate agents but Croome Court 's still expected to go for one and a half million pounds |
| 18 | Nylon cords These may be showing signs of old age , knotted and growing shorter ! |
| 19 | The first indications that Channel 4 may be broadening its original programming remit in the run-up to its new sales arrangements emerged this week with the proposal to revamp the breakfast time service , Channel 4 Daily . |
| 20 | Midwives and health visitors need to give extra support and input after placement , and should not accept at face value that families seem to be coping — many may be struggling . |
| 21 | As many as 20 per cent of people over 80 may be suffering from dementia , but no accurate figures are available . |
| 22 | Another example is the need for co-ordination between national aid agencies and national export credit agencies , where the latter may be seeking to guarantee finance for , say , a large steel mill which is clearly out of line with national development priorities agreed in different agencies between the donors and recipient governments . |
| 23 | To find out what effect all this burning may be having on the upper atmosphere , particularly upon global warming , the Brazilian space institute , in collaboration with NASA from the United States , has been carrying out a research programme . |
| 24 | The table shows that Britain 's banking system is not unduly burdened with branches compared with others ( though all may be labouring under the legacy of the expansionary 1980s ) . |
| 25 | But you all may be thinking , that is all well and good , but where are we going to find the time , the support , and the resources to do this . |
| 26 | Hundreds more may be missing in the disaster at Llipi , in Bolivia , which lies in the foothills of the Andes . |
| 27 | THE HELIX is a curve nature finds seductive , as a cartoon that Private Eye published in 1978 may be illustrating . |
| 28 | In any other sphere of life , when the demand for your product collapses for reasons entirely beyond your control , you do n't try to drum up new custom , you wind the business down and go into something more profitable ’ ‘ But there is a disturbing feeling about that something irreversible may be happening in the world and it is not to Britain 's advantage . |
| 29 | Changes in strictly ( party ) political attitudes and behaviour among youth do not seem salient , though attitudes to civil authority in general may be changing . |
| 30 | And while the teenage millions may be breathing a sigh of relief at Jason Donovan 's deliverance , the implications of the verdict were greeted with less satisfaction by the homosexual millions — variously estimated at anything from one in 100 to one in 10 of the male population of this country . |