Example sentences of "may [be] [verb] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The difficulty is that the group arrangements may be conducted on a daily basis , making it difficult to calculate an exact balance on the morning of completion . |
| 2 | He pointed out that there would be nothing in the Act to meet what is itself a mischief frequently encountered today , namely , industrial espionage or obtaining information as to security details or other confidential information which may be stored on a company 's computer . |
| 3 | The salad may be served on a bed of raw spinach . |
| 4 | ( b ) Service and acknowledgment A writ or originating summons may be served on a firm in any of the following ways : ( 1 ) by service on any one or more of the partners ; or ( 2 ) by personal service at the principal place of business on the manager of the firm ; or ( 3 ) by post to the principal place of business ; ( 4 ) in such other manner as may be agreed between the parties ( see Kenneth Allison Ltd v A E Limehouse & Co [ 1991 ] 3WLR 672 ) . |
| 5 | His hemiplegic hip may be supported on a folded towel for the same reason , and he needs sheepskin muffs to protect his heels from pressure sores . |
| 6 | I may be getting on a bit but I still know a thing or two . ’ |
| 7 | Knowles ( 1978 ) , who is particularly critical of Labov , argues that while the assumption that variants of a variable may be placed on a single social and phonetic continuum makes quantification relatively easy , it also oversimplifies the real range of choices open to speakers . |
| 8 | There is at the moment a greater demand than available parking places and applicants may be placed on a waiting list for a time . |
| 9 | There is at the moment a greater demand than available parking places and applicants may be placed on a waiting list for a time . |
| 10 | These claims , for accounting periods beginning on or after 2 October 1992 , may be made on a quarterly basis similar to that currently used in accounting for franked payments/ — investment income and interest paid/received under deduction of income tax . |
| 11 | A like order may be made on a counterclaim . |
| 12 | This may be justified on a variety of hard to refute grounds , such as the person is needed to keep production or a service going without disruption . |
| 13 | This may be confirmed on a few sites by the presence of a small cemetery over the site of the original house , after it had been thoroughly demolished , since some of the graves have been dug into the wall foundations , showing an ignorance of their existence . |
| 14 | If these steps are not taken , the council can take the offender to the magistrates ' court and a fine of up to £2,000 may be payable — and the fine may be repeated on a continuing basis if the notice is still not complied with . |
| 15 | Acyclovir may be given on a long term basis to people with HIV who have had an attack of shingles , or have frequent attacks of herpes simplex . |
| 16 | Obvious examples are at Avebury in Wiltshire and Knowlton in Dorset , but Maxey church in Northamptonshire may be built on a barrow , at Berwick in Sussex there is a large mound , probably a barrow , in the churchyard , and at Rudston in Yorkshire there is a large prehistoric monolith next to the chancel of the church . |
| 17 | This resulting increase in impedance between the electrodes may be observed on a pen recorder . |
| 18 | Check , recharge and/or change as required any ion exchange media that you may be using on a frequent and routine basis . |
| 19 | Specifically , present defence thinking may be based on a too-narrow paradigm of deterrence theory , and a set of assumptions about the world that are at best highly questionable , at worst lunatic . |
| 20 | There are other indications that Mancini 's account , for all its overt criticism of the duke , may be based on a version of events originating in the circle around Gloucester . |
| 21 | In particular , annual sales forecasts may be based on a series of different methods , whether these be subjective , statistical or qualitative . |
| 22 | The Ora Maritima by Avienus may be based on a Massaliote periplous of the sixth or fifth century B.C. ( though this is a modern conjecture on shaky foundations ) . |
| 23 | There are other indications that Mancini 's account , for all its overt criticism of the duke , may be based on a version of events originating in the circle around Gloucester . |
| 24 | What criteria must be satisfied before options may be written on a company 's shares and explain what these criteria are supposed to achieve ? |
| 25 | Such a pattern , however , may be organised on a time-related basis . |
| 26 | Those for the MSc , MBA , LLM , MMus , MEd and MTH are generally of 12 months full-time duration ( and may be offered on a part-time basis over 24–36 months ) . |
| 27 | Butterfly eggs may be laid on a wide variety of plants , though each type of butterfly has its preferences . |
| 28 | The outside ends may be finished on a disc sander . |
| 29 | The fact that a greater variety of messages may be broadcast on a vastly greater scale does not alter the fact that the central messages are still and more powerfully those of the capitalist global system . |
| 30 | Sessions may be timetabled on a regular basis — once a fortnight or once every five lessons , say — or it may be left to teachers to request the room when they want to use video . |