Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] may be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Officials laugh ruefully at the miserable performance of collective farming , and suggest it may be phased out . |
| 2 | Working as I do for a technically based industry , I hope I may be forgiven for believing that almost anything can be achieved through technology , if we are dear enough about what is needed . |
| 3 | ‘ And I hope I may be spared to repaint my own house when I am ninety-eight , Doctor ! ’ |
| 4 | I hope we may be forgiven for feeling a little jubilant , on that beautiful dawn , at the thought that together we had helped to raise over 20,000 for Christian Aid . |
| 5 | To avoid inconvenience it may be scheduled to run at a specific time when LIFESPAN itself is not required . |
| 6 | A parameter entity is an SGML construct which may be thought of in simple terms as like a variable declaration in a programming language : the effect of using them here is that each base tag set can provide its own specific definition for the constituents of texts , which can , moreover be modified by the user . |
| 7 | Can you tell me how to reduce it as I have lost fish for no apparent reason and I suspect it may be connected to the high nitrate level ? |
| 8 | You know if you did n't fill it in , they would act actually catch up with you at some stage and you may erm if you had exceeded the limit be erm you know you may be issued with a demand for a cheque for X for X number of pounds for overpayment of pension . |
| 9 | We know we may be called cowards for doing it … |
| 10 | There is still no childhood vaccine although researchers at Southampton University — funded by the National Meningitis Trust — believe one may be developed in five to ten years . |
| 11 | They believe they may be stolen to order for someone who is renovating them for resale . |
| 12 | Police believe it may be stolen . |
| 13 | Because of the manner of his death , police believe it may be linked with four others which were definitely the work of the same killer . |
| 14 | Although the title is still undecided , we believe it may be taken from a track called Mad If You Do n't . |
| 15 | The second interpretation can be arrived at by reading the provision in two parts : ( 1 ) judges ' commissions are to be made for as long as they behave themselves , implying that if they misbehave they may be dismissed by the Crown ; ( 2 ) they may be removed by the Crown on an Address of both Houses , even though they have not misbehaved themselves . |
| 16 | Although a second group of trucks was allowed over the river by the Serbs yesterday , UN officials fear it may be halted short of its destination . |
| 17 | The workers fear it may be sold , but they 've no legal redress . |
| 18 | ‘ You mean it may be contested successfully ? ’ demanded Benedict , coming swiftly forward . |
| 19 | I think we may be called upon to wander . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ On this occasion , ’ said Owen , ‘ I think they may be believed . ’ |
| 21 | As Chapman observed : ‘ Although I do not suggest that the Arsenal go on the defensive even for tactical purposes , I think it may be said that some of their best scoring chances have come when they have been driven back and then have broken away to strike suddenly and swiftly . ’ |
| 22 | I think it may be timbered outside , indoors there are a lot of beams , the floors all sag , and the ceilings are very low . |
| 23 | These five species constitute what may be called the typical owl pattern , and even though it encompasses a fair degree of variability it is consistent enough for departures from it to be instantly recognizable . |
| 24 | ‘ If the king my brother-in-law is ill , then it behoves me to see him , judge what may be done to assist him and inform the queen-dowager . ’ |
| 25 | We are aware that those who follow us may be judged by our behaviour , and exploration of wilderness areas brings responsibilities as well as pleasures . |
| 26 | I hope you will believe me thankful and willing , at which ever distance we may be placed , to show my sense of your kindness by any offices of friendship that may fall within my power . |