Example sentences of "[pers pn] may [be] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To them may be added differences in fertility levels and patterns , in prevalence of contraceptive use and in organized activities to regulate fertility . |
| 2 | He and I may be strange companions in the same lobby but I am certain he has put his finger on an error which condemns many modern Church leaders to disappear down a theological black hole . |
| 3 | ‘ I may be some time . ’ |
| 4 | I 'm going out and I may be some time … |
| 5 | Now she 's fawning over her mistress again and whatever plans Horatia has , you may be sure Connell will help her . |
| 6 | ‘ You may be thankful Quatt took her , ’ observed Mrs Alderley . |
| 7 | At y e lower Corner of Fleet lane at y e Sign of ye Naked Boy & Coffin you may be Accomodated w th all things for a Funeral as well y e meanest as those of greater Ability upon Reasonable Terms more particularly Coffins Shrouds Palls Cloaks Sconces Stans Hangings for Rooms Heraldry Hearse & Coaches Gloves w th all other things not mentioned by W m . |
| 8 | Erm so if you 're getting another job obviously , you 've got to think that you may not need as much income , er if you 're taking the early retirement well obviously you may be more income dependent , and do a personal budget , going back to that pro forma , if you spend a bit of time doing a budget , you will find it beneficial . |
| 9 | In relation to the example of the headship issue , it would follow that although a woman may not hold a position of authority in the church , she may be prime minister . |
| 10 | ‘ We may be poor relations in pure financial terms but certainly not in either footballing or commercial terms . ’ |
| 11 | We pray for the nations of the world ; O God , help us to lessen the tensions between nations , so that our many resources and gifts may be diverted to the alleviation of human suffering and injustice , and that we may be better stewards of Your many gifts to us . |
| 12 | ‘ We may be some time finding Mr Maxwell but we 'll let you know as soon as we do . ’ |
| 13 | Q : We may be improving customer service for our end users by faster delivery of ware , but what about the employee shop — we still have to wait 3–4 months sometimes for ware . |
| 14 | The symbols X , Y , … on the right may be symbols which occur in the text ( terminal symbols ) ; or they may be other symbols which are invented for use just within the grammar ( variables ) . |
| 15 | They may be such fractions and units but they are much more besides . |
| 16 | They may be irritable children who are generally difficult to care for as well as to feed ( Powell and Low 1983 ) . |
| 17 | They may be long chains of clauses linked by coordination or simply by being adjoined . |
| 18 | They may be former bankers or miners , students , nurses or printers but there is nothing in their previous experience that is much help in running your own show . |
| 19 | Beds are not always interior sprung divans , they may be built-in platform beds or a spring mattress on a wire mesh base . |
| 20 | They may be front wheel drive , they may be rear wheel drive . |
| 21 | They may be front wheel drive , they may be rear wheel drive . |
| 22 | However , the foundation of a new settlement/cemetery may be the result of shifting patterns brought about by such things as soil exhaustion and plague , or they may be new settlements caused by a growth of population . |
| 23 | They may be proteolytic degradation products of ATF1 or CREB or may represent novel bZIP proteins . |
| 24 | At the same time , they can conflict with the needs of the local community ; although houses , factories , swimming pools and supermarkets may appear ugly or aberrant land-uses to the outsider , to the local community they may be essential ingredients in improving the quality of life . |
| 25 | Everyone stands for the general salute — they may be civilian guests , but they have studied the programme avidly and have learnt what to do . |
| 26 | Intermediate targets may be genuine targets which can be aimed for in their own right or they may be spurious targets if they are just subdivisions of the journey to the main target . |
| 27 | ‘ They may be nice kids , ’ said Cowley sharply , ‘ but that 's a family with a pedigree of villainy on both sides . |
| 28 | Japanese drift-nets in the 1970s were about 15 km ( 10 miles ) in length , but now they may be four times that length . |
| 29 | ‘ They may be good trackers , ’ Allen said , ‘ but they 'll have to leave their horses again and they wo n't do that . ’ |
| 30 | They may be good business for surveyors , but they are a waste of money for those buyers who are unsuccessful or who have to pull out for one reason or another . |