Example sentences of "may [be] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Burke may be back in the Palace defence , and Dennis is in their squad .
2 She may be back in the office .
3 Booze companies fear that tobacco 's closest relation may be in for the same treatment : there have been rumours that a directive is being prepared .
4 Steve White may be in from the start ; with Moncur and Ling both injured by teenager , Austin Berkley is standing by for his debut too .
5 Large plants , such as old-fashioned roses , may be out of the question , but you could consider miniature roses instead , and there are many alpine plants that could be ideal .
6 The latest Socata single — the TBM 700 turboprop capable of a 300 knot cruise with seven passengers — may be out of the range of most of us , but 78 firm orders have been received to date , and it looks like they have another winner of their hands .
7 Others who are out of shape or out of form may be out of the side .
8 Russell may be out of the England side , but he 's not down ; hitting a cracking 6 high into the crowd in the last over of the match .
9 ‘ We may be out of the running but we can still have a big say in who goes through to the United States , ’ said Hughes .
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