Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] may [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the opinions of the referees agree there is no real problem , but sometimes they do not , and even when they do agree the editor 's decision may not appear to agree with the opinions . |
| 2 | The door referred to in Katherine Mansfield 's sentence may not have existed , but plenty of other doors , of which we have real experience , do . |
| 3 | The Panel 's luck may not last . |
| 4 | The Panel 's luck may not last . |
| 5 | I understand that Today 's Horse may not have made itself very popular . |
| 6 | The question form seems to be seldom expected , and the child 's eye may not catch the question mark at the end . |
| 7 | Employers need to bear in mind that the employee 's spouse may not have a car . |
| 8 | Morrissey 's dissatisfaction may not arise from political constrictions , but from a more profound restlessness at the limits of life . |
| 9 | Although , as we have seen , Saxon infiltration into the Sussex area took a more peaceable form in the fourth and fifth centuries , Ella 's invasion may not have been the first . |
| 10 | A text well within a reader 's competence may not invite reading because it is dull , predictable , and appears to have no relevance . |
| 11 | Like other forms of assessment , this approach has some limitations : a child 's strategy may not represent the most sophisticated available . |
| 12 | While a splendid Gris , the 1912 gouache-pastel-charcoal ‘ Nature morte avec bouteille et cigares ’ ( est. $300,000–400,000 ) inexplicably sold under-estimate for $280,000 ( £155,600 ) the work 's severity may not have endeared it to many people the biggest surprise was the prices paid for the Legers , which came from all points of the artist 's career . |
| 13 | In volume Lear 's contribution may not have been prolific , but its impact was revelatory . |
| 14 | All in all , the people 's party may not have played quite the ace it thought it had when it chose Smith as its leader . |
| 15 | Lear 's death may not have been devastating , but I was sorry to see him go . |
| 16 | A heavy contact to the opponent 's face may not merit just a verbal warning ; after consultation with the other members of the panel , the referee can go directly to a full point penalty or even a disqualification . |
| 17 | In any event , knowledge within the firm of the identity of the intermediary 's client may not identify him if the salesman or perhaps the dealer concerned did not know either that the intermediary was acting as intermediary or the identity of the client ; this is a Chinese wall-type question . |
| 18 | If this behaviour represents a national trend then the influence of these guidelines on the sample doctors ' behaviour may not have been as pronounced as the study suggests . |
| 19 | For example , trying to get organized or to clarify your situation when you are at your wits ' end may not work . |