Example sentences of "[verb] may [not/n't] be [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who do cooperate may not be entirely honest , and the richest members of society may be particularly prone to underestimating their wealth . |
| 2 | The optimistic consensus is that they do n't but that one has to be very careful about making them , and the level of detail one can achieve may not be as great as one may like . |
| 3 | Can you identify any particular factor apart from public opinion which indicate may not be as helpful in this sort of circumstance as in others . |
| 4 | The Department of Health warned that the number of troops allocated may not be all forthcoming because of commitments elsewhere . |
| 5 | Not only is it very tiring , even impossibly exhausting , to rely on speechreading , but where the information may be conveyed in unfamiliar or technical terms , speechreading may not be sufficiently concise for certainty . |
| 6 | In these cases , some of the ‘ care ’ required may not be so much nursing care as a constant or regular presence of another person who will ensure their safety . |