Example sentences of "might not be [vb pp] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , for instance , a variation in ministerial statements on the legislative intention behind a provision in a Government Bill might be sufficient to characterize the statements as unclear , but a similar variation in the statements in the Commons and the Lords by the promoters of a private Members Bill might not be treated as having the same significance . |
| 2 | The farmer begged and prayed that his oxen might not be eaten and promised that , if the tiger would spare them , he would give in exchange a fine fat young milk cow of his wife 's . |
| 3 | Even if both agreed the issue might not be withdrawn if the tribunal objected . |
| 4 | Friends of the Earth fear that once the site is full , there 's a risk the expensive process of pumping out leachate might not be continued and that it could then leak through the clay lining and contaminate groundwater . |
| 5 | So she might not be bothered if Louis lost his place to an heir . |
| 6 | But then there are other forms where this description does not suggest itself , or might not be admitted if it did : for example , ballroom dancing , which would be normally set down simply as ‘ a pleasurable social activity ’ ( and as such different from art ? ) . |
| 7 | Land would remain state-owned and might not be bought or sold , but inheritance rights over land would be guaranteed and peasants would be free to set their own prices for their produce . |
| 8 | Third , a relatively small amount of assistance at the earlier rounds could also occur if the Bank estimates of the shortage were unusually uncertain : for example , it might not be known whether a particular tax payment were to be passed through the money market on that day . |