Example sentences of "may not be [verb] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Like the Israelite prophets , they may not be honoured in their own country but they are recognized as belonging .
2 The life may take a different form to that experienced by most of us , and may not be rewarding in our terms , or in the terms by which society judges these things .
3 Sub-text : ‘ I have to convey my message , which is more important than yours ( and I may not be listening to you ) . ’
4 Although the book will be published in a jurisdiction with literary proceeds legislation , the report indicates that the author may not be deprived of his royalties because of the absence of an identifiable victim .
5 Especially we remember those who served on this airfield and we pray that the peace they fought to obtain may not be lost to us , but as we may live and work to bring it to thy world , that Christ the Prince of Peace may reign in the affairs of men .
6 Even if such a licence were issued , a copy may not be sent to me . ’
7 There are many different ways of expressing the concept that what a person says may not be binding upon him ; a Greek poet wrote ‘ my tongue has sworn , but no oath binds my mind . ’
8 Consenting to have one 's mail opened by another , to be visited without prior arrangement , and to have another arrange aspects of one 's plans or activities without prior consultation ( e.g. accepting invitations in one 's name ) may or may not be justified by their instrumental value , but in any case they are taken in our culture as expressing the existence of certain attitudes , as in part constituting those attitudes .
9 Jesus is God ‘ incognito ’ : it is of the very nature of the presence of God as man that it must be ambiguous , that it may not be recognised by everyone , that the ‘ sign ’ by its very nature may be ‘ spoken against ’ .
10 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 .
11 It therefore seems that if a person who signs a document is mistaken as to its effect as a result of the words or conduct of the other party , the signer may not be bound by its terms .
12 Emphasize the difficulty of saying anything at all with regard to religion which may not be received by someone in a misleading way .
13 Personal service may not be effected by anyone under sixteen years of age ( Ord 7 , r 2 ) .
14 The views expressed may or may not be shared by their readerships , but they are invested with a special status by virtue of numbers .
15 For some religious convictions will dictate the manner of disposal , but again these may not be shared by everyone involved .
16 Such attitudes may not be shared by everyone , but are accepted by most people without question .
17 The Judge said , " You may not be hanged for your crime , you must be sentenced to seven years to his Majesty 's colonies in Virginia , where your bond will be purchased , and you will work as a purchaser directs for seven years in Virginia . "
18 A child in care may therefore go on a family holiday abroad with his foster parents but he may not be known by their surname however long-standing the placement .
19 Statements and documents filed at court are confidential and may not be disclosed to anyone other than the parties , their legal representatives , the guardian ad litem , the Legal Aid Board or a welfare officer without the leave of the court ( FPCR , r23(1) ; FPR , r4.23(1) ) .
20 This approach clearly has the disadvantage that subjects may not be driving in their normal manner , however , the information available to the driver can be accurately recorded on video and it is possible to have them give ratings of both subjective and estimated risk .
21 Whatever else may or may not be happening in your life , the seeds of success are being planted in 1993 and , if at no other time , between November 13-15 you may get a hint of what they are .
22 Spirit mediums may not be paid for their services , and their power comes primarily from their collective efforts in large group seances .
23 Judges of the superior courts may not be sued for anything done or said while acting in their judicial capacity even if they act from some malicious or corrupt motive .
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