Example sentences of "a [noun] may [not/n't] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A subpoena may not be issued where the proposed witness is out of the United Kingdom . |
| 2 | Although the substance of a decision may not be altered materially , it may be trimmed with the timing of its announcement , or the explanations offered , being geared to the anticipated reception by populist opinion , especially as evidenced by the press . |
| 3 | A witness may not be required to answer a question or produce a document which might expose him or a spouse to a criminal charge . |
| 4 | The discussion of concepts of accountability in Chapter 1 suggests , however , that such a separation may not be justified . |
| 5 | In all the provisions there are exception clauses : an obligation can be revoked or modified only with consent ‘ unless it is established they had otherwise agreed ’ ; assent shall be presumed ‘ so long as the contrary is not indicated ’ ; a right may not be revoked or modified ‘ if it is established that the right was intended not to be revocable ’ . |
| 6 | As this might be my last opportunity to draw the attention of my hon. Friend the Minister to the topic of the proposed M12 between Chelmsford and the M25 , I seek his assurance that when he receives alternative proposals for that motorway 's line of route , he will take into account that such a motorway may not be required . |
| 7 | theories are interdisciplinary , and the specific quality of a painting or a sculpture may not be spotlighted by the theoretician , whose writing is likely to be long on interpretation but short on description . |
| 8 | ’ — It also says that a woman may not be given in marriage without her consent , ’ Jehan countered . |
| 9 | A woman may not be bound by her role as a housewife but it is still the case that in so far as any one person is left with the main responsibility for the housework , that person is the woman . |
| 10 | But there is no reason why the doctrine of justice actually reflected by the constitutional arrangements of a state may not be reached as a result of people realizing that their different ideals of the good , each leading to a different doctrine of justice , can not be implemented because of the widespread disagreement in society concerning their value . |
| 11 | Given its position in the struggle and the structures of a capitalist formation , a class may not be left with many options . |
| 12 | Even if such a licence were issued , a copy may not be sent to me . ’ |