Example sentences of "may be [vb pp] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet it may be asked how a man can be at once free and forced to conform to wills which are not his own . |
| 2 | As Rousseau said , ‘ yet it may be asked how a man can be at once free and conform to wills which are not his own ’ . |
| 3 | It provides that information may be withheld where a firm : " maintains an established arrangement which requires information obtained by the firm in the course of carrying on one part of its business of any kind to be withheld in certain circumstances from persons with whom it deals in the course of carrying on another part of its business of any kind . " |
| 4 | A second and commodious objection to the view of nomic connection which has been set out was anticipated earlier ( 1.3 ) , and may be shored up a bit by the fact lately mentioned , that science broadly speaking is not much engaged in arriving at complete descriptions of causal circumstances-causal circumstances as we have conceived them . |
| 5 | Doors normally open half an hour before a concert or performance of a play but , when there are two evening performances , spectators may be admitted only a few minutes before the second performance . |
| 6 | You also may be held up a little on the A three six one at Wardington where there are some temporary traffic lights , that 's just north of Banbury on the main Banbury to Daventry road . |
| 7 | Advice about any adaptations required will usually be given by the physiotherapist or occupational therapist and the patient may be taken on a home visit to assess his needs ( e.g. amputees may need several aids ) . |
| 8 | All available goods may be taken on a sale or return basis . |
| 9 | Any such decision may be taken on an emergency basis by the unit manager . |