Example sentences of "and [vb mod] be [verb] " in BNC.

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31 A far more impressive performance was turned in by Katabatic , who defeated three rivals in the Aintree Chase and may be seen out again before the season ends .
32 This aircraft is also kept busy on charter operations , and may be seen at various UK airports in summertime .
33 As with all Cirrhilabrus species , scottorum is principally a zooplankton feeder in the wild , and may be seen rising up in aggregations , composed mainly of females and juveniles , from the bottom to a metre or more when actively feeding , but in aquarium conditions it will take a variety of foods and readily adapt to a regular feeding programme .
34 The sounds of England , the tinkle of the hammer on the anvil in the country smithy , the corncrake on a dewy morning , the sound of the scythe against the whetstone , and the sight of a plough team coming over the brow of a hill , the sight that has been seen in England since England was a land , and may be seen in England long after the Empire has perished and every works in England has ceased to function .
35 ‘ He did write to that American professor that Boz ‘ disappears and presently emerges from a bathing machine , and may be seen — a kind of salmon-coloured porpoise splashing about in the ocean ’ . ’
36 This observation is relevant to the interpretation of much larger numbers of layers observed in the ocean , and may be seen in the context of the very general tendency , discussed in Section 23.4 , for layering to arise in double diffusive systems .
37 In some cases people are invited into a laboratory and may be given tasks to carry out which may or may not be quite what they seem to be .
38 Lack of time is a perpetual problem for the ward staff and may be given as an excuse for the failure of ward teaching and supervision .
39 ‘ Rule 5 : ( 1 ) Where there is a contract for the sale of unascertained or future goods by description , and goods of that description and in a deliverable state are unconditionally appropriated to the contract , either by the seller with the assent of the buyer , or by the buyer with the assent of the seller , the property in the goods then passes to the buyer ; and the assent may be express or implied , and may be given either before or after the appropriation is made .
40 ( 2 ) The consent of the Secretary of State may be given in respect of a particular disposal of property or of disposals of any class or description and may be given subject to such conditions as the Secretary of State may determine .
41 The jurisdiction to grant relief for breach of covenant other than to pay rent is discretionary , and may be given on terms .
42 Her presence may not always be directly accessible , and may be felt more strongly in times of crisis .
43 He 's due to be questioned by officers from the Thames Valley region and may be charged with kidnapping and possession of firearms .
44 N.B. All facilities are subject to weather conditions and may be limited in early and late season .
45 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 .
46 This procedure will be reviewed and evaluated and may be amended when the arrangements for future sessions are established .
47 Candida ( thrush ) occurs inside the mouth and may be treated by drops , lozenges or tablets of anti-fungal drugs , eg ‘ Nystatin ’ or ‘ Fluconazole ’ .
48 KS can also affect internal organs , and may be treated by chemotherapy .
49 It is particularly common amongst ex-judo players , and may be caused by an awkward fall .
50 Appointment is normally from 1 January for two years , and may be renewed .
51 If the application is successful , a patent will be granted for four years initially and may be renewed , annually , up to a maximum of twenty years from the date the application is filed ( the priority date ) .
52 Initially , registration is for 7 years and may be renewed , ad infinitum , for further 14 year periods .
53 Such is the case with durians , which are deliberately planted and may be inherited .
54 These have formed in response to influxes of meteoric water during phases of uplift and exposure , and may be developed in either platform or slope sediments .
55 Race and nationality ( … = ) are based on the common auxiliaries of language and may be developed from the main linguistics schedule .
56 Compaq Computer Corp says it expects its move into direct sales to generate up to 10% of its US revenues this year , and may be expanded to some foreign markets later this year : total US sales amounted to about $1,700m in 1992 , Compaq said .
57 This facilitates the smooth running of government and must be advantageous to those in government as it minimises the need to effect formal changes , a task which is time-consuming and may be beset with difficulties .
58 It is used in bureaux for reference purposes and for checking case records and may be positioned by the telephone and used for telephone advice , because some consider it inappropriate to leave a caller while the adviser looks further afield for information .
59 Strands of wool are loosened by the prolonged sucking and may be swallowed , leading eventually to a blockage of the cat 's intestines , requiring surgery .
60 After all , they choose to buy their own newspapers and may be bound , psychologically , to defend their own chosen paper even if they accept that other people 's papers are biased .
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