Example sentences of "may even be [verb] to " in BNC.

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1 Such statements may be based on strong conviction and close observation , and may even be felt to be self-evident , but they appear to have no empirical status — are merely , we might say , guesses — unless supported by frequency data .
2 The family , meanwhile can be kept amused with the miniature railway , mini-farm and various family events , and if you meet at the coffee shop at the end of the day , you may even be treated to a little live music .
3 Some voiced sounds may become devoiced under the influence of surrounding voiceless sounds : the /L/ in play has very little voicing ; the /r/ in tray loses some voicing , making it slightly fricative ; the /v/ in fivepence will also be devoiced ( because of the /p/ ) and may even be assimilated to a voiceless /f/ : / " faifpens/ .
4 Some may even be clinging to the arching aerial roots of the mangroves or clambering up the trunks .
5 Somewhat anomalously , reference may even be made to later statutes , to see the meaning that Parliament puts on the same words in a similar context .
6 Over a smaller range , consistent with the acceptable variation of the mains , the relationship may even be assumed to be linear , with error well within the tolerance attainable for plant measurements with this device .
7 The blocks may even be omitted to further emphasise the relative timing of events .
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