Example sentences of "[adv] the [noun sg] may [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the consolidation may not last long . |
| 2 | So the sample may not have been complete er and once the sample was taken , one could have lost some of the material . |
| 3 | Whatever action is taken on the final report of the Buea project ( and I have fears that the heavy reliance on expatriate experts in the project and in drawing up the report may not contribute to its being widely read and followed in Cameroon ) there can be no question that the project marks an important landmark in curriculum planning in Africa . |
| 4 | Alternatively the mother may not offer the food quickly enough and so eventually the child loses concentration and interest . |
| 5 | If the model is slain by enemy missile fire or similar then the catapult may not shoot next turn , but the model may be returned to indicate that another Doom Diver has stepped forward . |
| 6 | If the reward is unattractive or insufficient then the individual may not perform at all . |
| 7 | The only relief is from being constantly carried and even then the relief may not last or they will want to be carried first by one parent and then the other . |
| 8 | So quite apart from the need to make new vaccines against flu from time to time to deal with the problem of antigenic shift , individuals have to be vaccinated against flu every year and even then the vaccine may not protect more than 80 per cent of them . |
| 9 | Occasionally the woman may not realise that this has happened , and so may become pregnant . |