Example sentences of "may be [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Waco : CULT leader David Koresh may be drawing out the 34-day stand-off with federal agents so it ends on a religious holiday and fulfils his prophecies , the FBI said . |
| 2 | The stream may be followed down the field to a lateral path which crosses it by yet another God 's Bridge , a stone arch formed by nature . |
| 3 | Alternatively , the joyous sound of bells may be ringing out the tune of 'Those beautiful red roses that once you gave me ’ , all over sunlit uplands — though I doubt that . |
| 4 | He 's concerned that banking attitudes may be holding up the recovery . |
| 5 | But R-134a has one drawback compared to propane and butane — it adds to the so-called greenhouse effect of pollution which may be heating up the earth 's climate . |
| 6 | TWO heartbroken families may be bringing up the wrong babies . |
| 7 | It is better than tripods for a really wet crop since the crop may be put up the day it is cut even in rainy weather . |
| 8 | IT MAY be creeping up the ratings but as far as Britain 's teenagers are concerned , Eldorado is the pits . |
| 9 | If your parcel is lost or damaged , compensation may be paid up the specified limit according to the fee paid . |
| 10 | Young may be carried on the snout of the mother if they are in distress ( or stillborn ) , a behaviour that is also sometimes extended to humans in distress . |
| 11 | They might very well , for example , relate to the sorts of implements that may be carried on the procession which even if they are not offensive weapons at the beginning of the procession may become so during its course . |
| 12 | However , a surge in voltage of this nature , short-lived or not , may be carried on the mains to other equipment in the vicinity . |
| 13 | The merits of an approach allowing the company to seek civil redress are essentially twofold : first , no victim need be identified ; and secondly , an action may be brought in the context of anonymous stock market trades . |
| 14 | NB : Only one small piece of hand luggage may be taken on the aircraft . |
| 15 | The BSDI contingents hopeful that Novell Inc will quash the suit once it takes USL over may be barking up the wrong tree . |
| 16 | They can often be blind to the fact that the good child may be stirring up the problem and letting the naughty one get the blame . |
| 17 | Alternatively , they may be lifted up the backstay by shockcord to keep them out of the way . |