Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] may [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some areas , of course , the changes may have been more apparent than real and the necessity of being eligible for election may not have changed the actual personnel who continued to dominate rural politics . |
| 2 | First , what works well during research may not work in the rough-and-tumble commercial world . |
| 3 | Because the American-Iraqi meetings that were supposed to offer a last chance for peace may not happen , nervous intermediaries , notably the European Community , are striving to keep diplomacy alive . |
| 4 | Fragment A is more difficult to analyse as the evidence is incomplete and the habit of keeping to a set rate of progress may not have evolved at the A stage of composition ; but it could have been completed between June 1758 and April 1759 , in a shorter or longer time depending on whether he wrote one verse or three each day . |
| 5 | But the similarity between the two of an early influence of nutrition may not stop there . |
| 6 | The effects of the seeds that were hopefully planted in the minds of the young students during this period of contact with the world of photography may not become evident for years , but it seems likely that as long as lively and enthusiastic people remain involved in showing young people the variety of their creative options , Britain 's high artistic standards will be zealously maintained for some time to come . |
| 7 | Some graduates , particularly those of the 1950s who remember the Julian Slade musical Salad Days at the Old Vic , of course may not wish to let nostalgia blind them and begin retracing their track . |
| 8 | For anyone who is not involved with philosophy and who has read and understood Saussure , the charge of logocentrism may not seem pertinent . |
| 9 | This might be an advantage for some , but as has been pointed out , the factor of isolation may not favour the extrovert student who prefers the companionship and competition of the classroom . |
| 10 | The change of attitude may not have appeared so dramatic since the word ‘ philosophy ’ was more general in its meaning than today , and scientists were called ‘ philosophers ’ or ‘ natural philosophers ’ down to the end of the eighteenth century . |
| 11 | ‘ Though we have seen much of the liberality of Nevada practice , ’ he told them , ‘ we assume that even in that forward-looking jurisdiction , parties to a case of divorce may not litigate by day and copulate by night . ’ |
| 12 | Goods such as soft toys and items of clothing may not need such protection , but here other considerations apply , such as the appearance of the goods on the shelf , or the possibility of seeing the contents through the packaging . |
| 13 | These expressions of opinion may not represent overt Russian policy — indeed top men in Moscow now deny they were ever made ; but there is good evidence that they were , and certainly the Ukrainians take them seriously . |
| 14 | Interestingly , the manuscript regarded as providing the best text of the poem , Bibliothèque National fr.19152 , labels the work a " " fable " " in the first line while the other copies read " " fabliaus " " or " " fableaus " " , suggesting that the category of fabliau may not have been so clearly defined and recognized at this early date as it was later to become . |
| 15 | Such individuals counselling is not very suitable for covering in this feature because advice which may apply to one case of aggression may not apply to another … and so could even make matters worse , or put owners at risk . |
| 16 | For example , the last syllable of teacher may not need to be distinguished in the tree until the addition of another word of two or more syllables such as tedious . |
| 17 | The fantasy had by the reader of Penthouse may not involve any beliefs that real women behave as he imagines the woman on the page does . |
| 18 | Thus , we may be helped to avoid the trap of ruling out as irrelevant , even before we start , whatever forms of knowledge may not fit into the currently accepted general scientific approach to reality as a whole . |
| 19 | The supply of metal may not have been a problem if supplies of scrap were plentiful and if there was a continuous re-cycling of the raw materials . |
| 20 | As far as records of achievement are concerned , the attitude of pupils is likely to be even more problematic , since pupils ' natural concern with the currency of their certificates , and their now well-documented tendency to see schooling largely in terms of its capacity to provide qualifications ( see , for example , Turner , 1984 ) , suggests that records of achievement may not have as immediate and enthusiastic support among pupils as they do among many teachers . |
| 21 | It should also be noted that a covenant limiting hours of access may not limit hours of use of the demised property , provided that the tenant arrives before permitted hours cease and leaves after they recommence . |
| 22 | But the presence or absence of specificity may not matter much where the most serious penalty is an OFT or MMC inquiry . |
| 23 | The Secretary of State may not increase the NNDR from year to year by more than the increase in the Retail Price Index . |
| 24 | It will be seen that section 61(1) does not require the Secretary of State to release any person serving a sentence of imprisonment for life on licence , but imposes two conditions which must be satisfied before he may do so , namely , that the release must first be recommended by the Parole Board ( a body which was itself constituted by section 59 of the Act of 1967 ) and that the Secretary of State may not release on licence except after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice of England together with the trial judge if available . |
| 25 | But even the best of care may not help the worst affected . |
| 26 | Here , this view becomes converted into the argument that the refusal of treatment may not have been a rational decision or may not appear to others to have been so . |
| 27 | His discipline , his dedication , and his pursuit of excellence may not have made him the most charismatic of world class players , but it has made him one of the most respected . |
| 28 | The Court of Appeal may not overrule a House of Lords decision : and only in the exceptional circumstances set out in the Practice Statement of July 1 , 1966 ( Practice Statement ( judicial Precedent ) [ 1966 ] 1 WLR 1234 ) , will this House refuse to follow its own previous decisions . |
| 29 | The reason for this is that the long run incentive to exploit a conflict of interest may not exist . |
| 30 | The new balance of power may not suit both partners ideally . |