Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] may [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Improving the national economy is the single most important program the federal government can take to help urban America ; because our economy is predominantly an urban one , what 's good for the nation 's economy is good for the economies of our cities , although not all cities will benefit equally , and some may not benefit at all . ’ |
| 2 | Our responsibility is to provide you with the holiday we confirm , and this may not include special facilities which you request but which we can not guarantee . |
| 3 | He simply hopes they will emerge of their own accord , and this may not happen for a considerable time . |
| 4 | The council 's emergency planning officer , Mike Hill , said : ‘ High tides alone do n't necessarily mean flooding , there has to be a combination of winds and tides , and this may not happen . |
| 5 | Interestingly 20 of 23 severe oesophagitis patients smoked or drank heavily and of those who claimed no such history one had scleroderma and another may not have disclosed full details . |
| 6 | A degree in your fifties , sixties and seventies may not lead to a new career , but it will certainly result in a growing confidence and greater fulfilment . |
| 7 | But that may not help much either . |
| 8 | But that may not happen soon … so the Tajiks … with extraordinary commitment are building a school for their children … with their bare hands . |
| 9 | Many will therefore appear relaxed and sleepy but some may not remember much of what they were told pre-operatively and may experience disorientation , alarm , pain or occasionally confusion . |
| 10 | If you only wanted the data of course , and not the accessing software , this would not be a problem , but this may not meet your needs . |
| 11 | Traditionally all schools are involved in routine reviewing of the curriculum , but this may not involve either questioning basic assumptions or considering the whole curriculum of the school . |
| 12 | I have suggested that it can be shown to be fair or just to do so ; but this may not make it right if some other principle of greater weight is involved . |
| 13 | The numbers of science graduates leaving universities can be estimated , but this may not reflect the number of people going on to take up careers in science . |
| 14 | Both Mancetter and Oxfordshire are well inland for convenient harbours , but this may not have prevented them from using water-borne transport . |
| 15 | The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle first refers to his presence under 994 , but this may not have been his first visit . |
| 16 | But this may not apply to other offences . |
| 17 | But all may not go Sir James 's way . |
| 18 | It is estimated that about 40% of children below the age of 10 years are infected with threadworms , but many may not show the ‘ itching ’ symptoms . |