Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [pron] may [not/n't] be " in BNC.

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1 The entrance to one at the east end of Loch Gorm , which can be seen when the water level is low , is rather puzzling and could as easily be the remains of a wall as a path to the island , particularly as when seen in those conditions there appear to be the walls of a square building on the south side about halfway to the island , and if the water level has been raised to improve the fishing it may not be a true crannog .
2 Just as with the rates , when people in receipt of social security benefit had living with them someone who was not in receipt of benefit , there was a system known as non-dependent deductions — the hon. Member for Brightside will be well aware of that system — so , too , under the council tax it will be possible for the claimant — the person liable to the tax — simply to let us know , through a single declaration , about the other people in the household who may not be eligible for income support and who may be eligible to make a contribution to the council tax bill .
3 In the abstract it may not be too difficult to acknowledge that the thinking , desiring and feeling which seem more intimately myself than my bodily motions are spontaneous , and also voluntarily controllable , in much the same proportions as the physical process of breathing , and that there has never been a moment of choice when I was not already being spontaneously pulled by them in the directions between which I chose .
4 Ask the children to sit in a circle and explain that the aim of the game is to toss the beanbag ( bomb ) to a child in the circle who may not be expecting it , possibly by looking one way and throwing the other .
5 When someone Takes the Side of the Other they may not be developing something totally novel , in the sense that the classic experimental subject , who shows attitude-change , incorporates a totally new piece of information .
6 Also , at the end of the day there may not be a great deal of difference between a system which requires all charges subject to exceptions to be registered as opposed to the present one which requires specified charges to be registered subject to the power of the Secretary of State to add to or delete from their number .
7 Tenanted land may be subject to restrictions depending on the interests of the owner which may not be solely agricultural ( see 3 below ) .
8 BELOW For certain veterinary procedures , it may be less disturbing for your pet to be sedated , even though the operation itself may not be painful .
9 While the expert clause itself may lay down that the parties are to be responsible for the fees and expenses of the expert in equal shares , which is quite common , or that they are to be met by some other party ( see 8.12 ) , the clause itself may not be sufficient to establish the expert 's entitlement unless its terms are clearly incorporated into the expert 's contract to conduct the reference .
10 This will be the district office which covers the hospital which may not be the same office as for the place of residence .
11 The Beeching proposals for the railways ( figure 6.2 ) can be compared with the 1982–83 rail network ( figure 6.3 ) although , as with bus services , the network itself may not be as crucial as the frequency and cost of train journeys .
12 5.20 Keyholders To ensure that at all times the Landlord has [ and the local Police force has ] written notice of the name home address and home telephone number of at least [ 2 ] key holder[s] of the Premises While this is not necessarily objectionable it is a provision that is easily overlooked and imposes an obligation on the tenant which may not be appropriate in the circumstances .
13 In practice , this is unlikely to prove a problem for directors of private companies who are probably also the shareholders , but directors of public companies do have to consider whether it is in the interests of the company and the shareholders to agree to a lock-out clause at a figure which may not be the highest obtainable .
14 For a 13-year-old who may not be too hot on writing at all , it 's asking a great deal .
15 This involves responsible self-knowledge ; not a striving after a spirituality which may not be appropriate to one 's particular capacity , but a creative inner process .
16 ‘ It is not merely a question of unlawful sexual intercourse with a person who may not be in a position to give true consent .
17 As earn outs are based on future performance and are only payable in the future , they enable the purchaser to agree to a price it may not be able to afford at completion and which it will not be obliged to pay unless profits are generated .
18 There are also opportunities for the insurer to take positive steps in the handling of a claim which may not be open to him before litigation , for example , recovery of his medical records .
19 Early in a career it may not be the engineer 's responsibility to provide the answers to these questions , but inability to discuss them with those who have that responsibility will result in the engineering dimension being omitted from the discussion .
20 Pleasure also becomes the element which protects the poet from the action of the powerful against a message they may not be fully in agreement with .
21 In response to the numbers of queries it has received , the Stamp Office has issued a guidance note on which documents can benefit from the higher threshold , in particular circumstances where the documents are signed on or before 19 August but relate to a sale which may not be completed until 20 August or later .
22 You can also decide to help some charities after your death in a way you may not be able to while you are alive .
23 Access to such sites is often obscure , possibly only by a footpath which may not be noticed at ground level .
24 Some see the distinction in terms of a commission which is unlawful and an omission which may not be .
25 But there 's an undercurrent you may not be aware of .
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