Example sentences of "well be [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this respect he was faithful to the specific teaching of the Gītā on the need for detached or selfless action , and he may well be reflecting the stress on dharma , or duty , characteristic of the Hindu tradition and which received particular emphasis in the Buddhist tradition . |
| 2 | The secretary 's typing errors after a birthday tipple are a trivial expense ; the fog that enshrouds the boss 's managerial decisions after his daily liquid lunch might well be costing the company millions . |
| 3 | ‘ Pneumonia may well be called the friend of the aged . |
| 4 | If the Emperor encouraged Haussmann by taking a personal interest in his plans , it was the Empress who worked with Alphand , a man who might well be called the gardener of Paris , for it was he who was responsible for the landscaping and planting of all the new parks . |
| 5 | We may well be extending the number of er shut downs that we over the weekend so that we can carry out more extensive maintenance on the electrical systems around the organization . |
| 6 | also thought that the media had , in recent years , turned their attention much more strongly to the downside environmental impact of coal , especially to its producing large amounts of carbon dioxide which could well be changing the earth 's climate in undesirable ways . |
| 7 | She well be reviewing the foundation 's programme over the last few years with the aim of identifying any gaps or areas where new initiatives might be needed . |
| 8 | The yearning for explosions of fresh leafage in the top-most boughs is heightened by a notion that lack of foliage may well be delaying the return of more homecoming birds : warblers , wheatear , chiff-chaff , willow wren , swifts and flycatchers . |