Example sentences of "[noun] may [not/n't] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And father we pray that our hope may not be in vain but may lead us to sharing again in your kingdom . |
| 2 | MARTIN COWAN , 48 , is a musical instrument technology student who is well aware that his own particular skills may not be in demand when he finishes his training . |
| 3 | Even though your settlement may not be in a known danger area , no one can be sure . |
| 4 | In practice , however , the elasticity of demand for imports and exports may not be of an appropriate value or else it may take considerable time before such automatic forces become effective . |
| 5 | And if I ca n't , can I begin to entertain the thought that teaching may not be for me ( as a substantial number of new teachers do ) without feeling guilty or a failure ? |
| 6 | Labour may not be in the business of re-connecting with the past , but its attachment to the future is still confused . |
| 7 | A patient who believes his delusional thinking may not be in a position to give an informed refusal of medication , because he does not believe he is ill . |
| 8 | Because one of President Nicolae Ceausescu 's many titles is that of chairman of the National Defence Council , and his brother , General Ilie Ceausescu , is head of political administration for the forces , the loyalty of the high command may not be in doubt , but morale in the ranks is low . |
| 9 | The independent contractor may not be within the reach of the paragraph . |
| 10 | With two votes West Germans are in a different position , even though their first vote may not be of any use . |
| 11 | As any primary key will be a candidate key , all relations in BCNF will satisfy the rules of third normal form , but relations in TNF may not be in BCNF . |
| 12 | Also even after quoting for certain deliveries , that carrier may not be in a position to do the haulage just when required . |
| 13 | Although the issue may not be of great interest in urban areas , it is important in rural areas , and I wonder whether the Bill will tackle the problem of road widths and the width of vehicles travelling down narrow country lanes . |
| 14 | Similarly , the universe may not be in the state defined by a sum over nonsingular histories , but it is the only state in which science could predict how the universe should be . |
| 15 | Although baby universes may not be of much use for space travel , they have important implications for our attempt to find a complete unified theory that will describe everything in the universe . |
| 16 | Summary dismissal may not be in breach of contract ( ie you will be unlikely to succeed if you sue for pay for your notice period ) and yet still unfair if your employer behaves unreasonably by , for example : |
| 17 | It is our dawning awareness that peat may not be in endless supply , and the prevalent fashion to be ‘ green ’ that have opened the way to alternatives . |
| 18 | The chancel belonging to the rector may not be in the same style as the nave maintained by the parishioners , reflecting differences in wealth or involvement Even in those churches where the rector was a monastery , there may be a variety of interest displayed , from great ostentation where the monastery has been concerned to maintain its property , to neglect where the church is on a distant or poor estate , or where the monastery itself was poor . |
| 19 | You constantly discount yourself : ‘ My opinion may not be worth much but … ’ |
| 20 | The Everest crew may not be like that . |
| 21 | However , there is no reason why one person may not be in two ( or more ) guises within LIFESPAN . |
| 22 | If you can afford to leave your job , the claim may not be worth pursuing financially . |
| 23 | Profits may not be on the agenda , but quality certainly is and Bob said : ‘ We get no favours nor do we want them . |
| 24 | A real rate of interest , which would be calculated as an annual rate per cent , takes into account the following facts : — the period of the loan may not be for a full year : interest is only charged on the actual amount borrowed ( eg not including any deposit paid ) ; — if regular repayments are being made , the full amount of the loan is not outstanding over the full year . |
| 25 | Now the teacher entering this role may not be at all clear which of these or mixture of these or other structures is going to be appropriate . |
| 26 | But Forest are currently bottom of the Premier League and the leader of the Labour controlled council , Cllr Betty Higgins , said : ‘ We had heard a rumour that Brian may not be in charge of Forest for much longer . |
| 27 | Sound content , but humorous approach may not be to everyone 's taste . |
| 28 | The story which is ideal for the Sunday Telegraph may not be of very much interest to The News of the World . |
| 29 | Klemperer 's live account of Mahler 's Kindertotenlieder with the same orchestra may not be in such good sound , but with Kathleen Ferrier as soloist this is another important document , and it is coupled with an unrivalled version of Brahms 's Liebeslieder-Walzer from the 1952 Edinburgh Festival . |
| 30 | In any case , as we shall see in Chapter 8 , strengths very greatly in excess of I per cent of the Young 's modulus may not be of much interest in practical engineering . |