Example sentences of "may [not/n't] [vb infin] [adv] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | God grant that it may not startle only to be read and pondered by thoughtful brains as well as by feeling hearts … |
| 2 | THIS MAY or may not turn out to be the winter when serious numbers of British skiiers forsake the Alps for the Rockies . |
| 3 | ‘ Opinion polls may or may not turn out to be right at a later stage ’ ; ‘ Local authorities exceeded projected expenditure by quite a margin ’ ; ‘ When this campaign started some weeks ago ’ ; ‘ I concede the point , for I have stated it many times in the past . ’ |
| 4 | Imposing English at all levels of the education system may not turn out to be either practical or appropriate . |
| 5 | This may not turn out to be so easy . |
| 6 | ‘ In fact , it may not turn out to be a job at all , but without you we could n't know for sure . ’ |
| 7 | These arrangements are an unknown quantity and the administration may not turn out to be up to scratch . |
| 8 | Rocks may not seem initially to be particularly magnetic . |