Example sentences of "may be [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the end of the week the concern may be to assess a new approach to the pay round in response to a union proposal . |
| 2 | At best , they may be granted a specific validity , as experts in feminine psychology . |
| 3 | It may be to enable a moving vehicle to draw electric power while it runs along rails , the innovation that made possible the electric streetcar . |
| 4 | Indeed , the possibility that he may actually have known Rodrigo can not be ruled out , and offers a tantalizing possibility that we may be reading a first-hand account . |
| 5 | To act in such a way is wrong because the employee may be denied a full opportunity to respond to every point being made against him . |
| 6 | If the business fails to keep proper records it may be charged a financial penalty . |
| 7 | According to Petrobras the state-owned oil company and largest corporation in the southern hemisphere some $8.7 billion in dollars and cruzeiros have been invested in the Campos Basin alone and there are signs that the state may be taking a similar line in developing Brazil 's gas resources for energy . |
| 8 | HAPPY MONDAYS may be taking a two-year break after their forthcoming UK tour , according to singer Shaun Ryder ( right ) . |
| 9 | While political organization among lesbians and gays may be taking a low profile , it is not true to say that the clocks have been turned back . |
| 10 | Some students may be creating a videotaped drama , in which case numbers and technicians must be calculated and provided . |
| 11 | Which creature may be called a Bubbly Jock in Scotland ? |
| 12 | Thirteen , with which creature may be called a Bubbly Jock in Scotland ? |
| 13 | Hilton describes the story of man before the Fall as a time when reason was clear and bright , love directed only towards the goodness of God and man 's potential fulfilled as his soul " whilk may be called a made trinite was fulfilled in mynde and loue of vnmade blissed trinite whilk is oure lord " ( 43a.314. – 114 ) . |
| 14 | It is believed moreover to be the case that , as God , Jesus had what may be called a trans-historical knowledge . |
| 15 | For example , management may be buying a specific business out of a larger group of companies because they perceive it to have greater value as a single concern than its ( often ) discounted value as part of the vendor 's group . |
| 16 | It may motivate readers to dig more deeply or may be make a practical contribution to death education in the local schools . |
| 17 | If you think you may be harbouring a priceless heirloom in your attic , why not satisfy your curiosity and take it along to a special Valuation Evening at Claydon House , Buckinghamshire , on 28 September ? |
| 18 | Who knows , in 40 years time some present five-year-old may be writing a similar letter ! |
| 19 | The venerable Antonov An-2 utility biplane in production in Eastern Europe since 1948 , may be given a new lease of life . |
| 20 | ONE of Scotland 's most ancient highways may be given a new lease of life as a commuter route for cyclists . |
| 21 | If the patient 's foot tends to twist as he stands on it , he may be given a special ankle support to help hold it comfortably in position . |
| 22 | Amongst the more modern works on offer may be seen a rare print by Pissarro , ‘ Paysage sous bois à l'Hermitage ’ ( est. $20–30,000 ; £11,500–17,500 ) and Picasso 's ‘ Jacqueline en mariée de face I ’ ( est. $22–26,000 ; £12,750–15,000 ) . |
| 23 | However , here he was at pains to point out that ‘ although this work was intended for an appendix to the Gardeners Dictionary , yet it may be reckoned a complete performance in itself independent to that ’ . |
| 24 | They may be addressing a new generation — but it does n't matter , Peter says . |
| 25 | An editor 's directions to the writer of an article may be to take a populist approach , suitable for a wide audience . |
| 26 | Once an outline of the story and a general layout of the plot have been decided , they should be discussed with the composer or arranger of music whose first task may be to create a proper beginning with the overture . |
| 27 | But they may be offered a self-certified mortgage instead . |
| 28 | But there will be situations where you really feel you may be defending a lost cause , because after all things do go quite disastrously wrong . |
| 29 | The implication here is , that a man desists from killing animals out of fear that he may be killing a reincarnated soul , but while it may be possible to draw that conclusion , the principle of identity clearly goes much deeper than that , and in fact it could be said to contradict Tillich 's suggestion since that is no more than enlightened self-interest . |
| 30 | It may be decorating a flat for a housebound person , to taking care of the cat of an elderly hospitalised lady . |