Example sentences of "that he may not [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ’ The good news is that he may not do you any positive harm . |
| 2 | A man never thinks , when he undertakes one journey , that he may not return from it to contemplate another . |
| 3 | A further point was taken by Mr. Scrivener that the decisions referred to in the subsection can only be made by the Secretary of State personally and that he may not delegate or transfer the power to make the decision to a minister of state , as happened in the case of Mr. Pegg . |
| 4 | So , although the hon. Member for Chislehurst feels that he may not achieve headlines in the newspapers , I feel that he will . |
| 5 | ANDREW BELL explains that he may not pronounce all his words distinctly . |
| 6 | I 'm serious about that , it grieves me greatly the possibility that he may not hear what the patch has to say . |
| 7 | is that a person who acts as a representative of another is in a conflict of interest situation if , either at the time when he accepts appointment or subsequently while he acts as a representative , there is a material interest of his own or of a third person for whom he also acts , and the pursuit or protection of that interest would create a substantial risk that he may not act in the best way to pursue or protect the interest of the person he represents . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm suggesting , ’ she lied smoothly , ‘ that he may not wish to risk his career by fighting a duel , but instead might try to kill you during a battle . ’ |
| 9 | There was grumbling that he may not have heard among tribesmen at al Hassaniyeh who are resentful at not being able to voice their grievances freely . |
| 10 | Kubrick presumably thinks that scientists , engineers and astronauts are dull dogs , a perception ( or rather , opinion , since it 's often untrue ) that he may not have imparted to Clarke . |