Example sentences of "[conj] they may [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Generally rare in polar regions , where sea ice inhibits their settlement , they are often plentiful on subpolar shores where they may be exposed twice daily to six-hourly spells of near-freezing sea temperatures , alternating with similar spells of very much lower air temperatures . |
| 2 | In the case of street interviews , where they may be working on ‘ quota ’ samples ( so many people of certain sex , age and class categories chosen by the interviewer to fit into the required quota ) , the discretion allowed may be considerable . |
| 3 | Bach Flower Remedies are available from many health food shops or they may be obtained by mail order from the Bach Centre in Oxfordshire , England ( see page 133 ) . |
| 4 | Or they may be thinking about the unthinkable : independence for their tiny — but vastly more successful — China . |
| 5 | Girls may be there simply because they are young and things are not working out at home or with their boyfriends , or they may be designated as " ESN " ( educationally sub-normal ) , or have had previous children that they have lost through negligence or ignorance . |
| 6 | Sometimes the Pemberton Musks are listed separately , sometimes they may be listed in with Modern Shrub Roses as well as Hybrid Musks , or they may be listed in with it , which is all very confusing . |
| 7 | They may form part of the press kit at a press launch or they may be mailed or delivered personally . |
| 8 | Core-level electrons may be excited into unoccupied or half-filled valence levels , or into virtual levels , or they may be ionized , by excitation into the continuum : only the last of these possibilities concerns us here . |
| 9 | Therefore , in any year , they may be expensed ( when they have generated revenues ) or they may be stored in the balance sheet ( for example , as closing stock , when they have yet to generate revenues ) . |
| 10 | Or they may be isolated from supportive social or family networks and have problem-related health problems such as HIV , hepatitis , TB , and mental health problems . |
| 11 | You 'll find them loose in bins so you can fill a bag yourself or they may be pre-packed with a colourful label to show you what you 're buying . |
| 12 | Batches may be produced to order and forwarded direct to the customer , as in the production of subcomponents for another manufacturer , or they may be made for stock . |
| 13 | These strings may have ends ( the so-called open strings ) or they may be joined up with themselves in closed loops ( closed strings ) ( Fig. 10.1 and Fig. 10.2 ) . |
| 14 | Such modifications may be determined endogenously , as a society itself modifies its cultural form in order to cope with circumstances , such as population pressure , or they may be influenced exogenously , as with the impact of the colonial powers in the Pacific . |
| 15 | The nutrients may be added to the system through spray nozzles , as shown in Fig. 1 , or they may be ploughed into the solid phase by using rotating discs . |
| 16 | The items may be grouped into sections dealing with similar aspects of language — for example , items concerned with vocabulary — or they may be ordered in terms of a putative developmental sequence . |
| 17 | Conductors receive packages at any of the recognized stopping places , or they may be left with certain agents and they are dealt with by special messengers in uniform . |
| 18 | The animals ' food often contains toxic test substances or they may be forced to swallow huge capsules or have toxic creams rubbed into their raw skin . |
| 19 | Or they may be coming to us , I do n't know . |
| 20 | They may be trying to understand and explain a whole period of the past or they may be concentrating on one individual problem . |
| 21 | These reality principles may be alluded to , or they may be disavowed in various ways , but in either event they set limits and conditions to what is articulated about racism . |
| 22 | Bonds may be registered or they may be issued in the form of bearer securities . |
| 23 | These could either take the form of specific questions on the material contained in the case studies or they may be used to provide the base for students to be set exercises involving library research . |
| 24 | Plans may be drawn showing only the outlines of layers and features such as walls and pits , or they may be drawn showing everything that is visible , including all stones larger than ½ in ( 1 cm ) in diameter . |
| 25 | Donations can be made out to SCF and sent to Mrs. Dakin , at 54 High View Road , Guildford , Surrey GU2 5RT — or they may be directed to the charity through the Herald editor , at one of the newspaper 's office . |
| 26 | Russian Turkomans are normally marketed as either Bokharas or Beshirs , depending on their design , and those made in Afghanistan are generally referred to as Afghans or Bokharas , although they may be named after the specific weaving village or tribe ( Kundous , Beshir , etc ) . |
| 27 | These are run independently of college authorities ( although they may be supported and encouraged by them ) . |
| 28 | Once defined , paper ranges can not be reduced or removed , although they may be extended . |
| 29 | Witness for example the common front of workers and employers in the textile industry in Britain in 1980/81 calling for import controls , which , although they may be justified , would raise the price and restrict the choice of clothing for other workers . |
| 30 | Although they may be regarded as suitable accommodation by some people , especially retired couples able to afford good-quality mobile homes , relatively poor facilities and frequently isolated locations make them less than ideal for the majority of inhabitants . |