Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] time may " in BNC.
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| 1 | A rabbit which up to that time may have been perfectly content to sit it out suddenly has more grounds for fear . |
| 2 | It must be confessed that it is really difficult to pinpoint the precise locations of these ancient workings , which , at that time may have been little else than shallow holes on the outcrops . |
| 3 | Otherwise , in the event of a claim the insurance company may insist on receiving the signature of both husband and wife before monies are paid out , and the husband 's whereabouts at that time may not be known . |
| 4 | If a person is given permission to enter a building at a particular time , then entry at another time may render him a trespasser . |
| 5 | Help at this time may help you or the person you look after to remain at home as confidence is slowly regained in managing in a new situation . |
| 6 | Although much of the area around a pool at this time may be exposed rock , the gobies never land on it . |
| 7 | If it is true that kings only legislated when faced with an urgent need to enhance their standing with their subjects by prestigious acts of law-making , the appearance of royal codes of law in Kent and Wessex at this time may reflect something of the very considerable crisis through which these regions had recently passed . |
| 8 | On stylistic grounds other northern castles built or rebuilt at this time may be attributed to him , notably Raby and Sheriff Hutton ( 1382 ) , and perhaps also Lumley in county Durham and Wressle , Yorkshire . |
| 9 | Alterations in class composition around this time may have to some extent re-ordered the direction of artistic patronage . |
| 10 | The mood by this time may be more depressed , as they start to look at their own problems as opposed to those of their partner . |
| 11 | On the other hand the fine ivory work from Nimrud suggests that the Assyrians made use of the workshops of Tyre , which by this time may have been constrained to use ivory from Africa . |