Example sentences of "this [noun sg] may [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These can , however , only be paid for six years in arrears , so this concession may not help if you think about it too late . |
| 2 | Calves in this category may not have developed a strong immunity and after treatment should not be returned to the field which was the source of infection ; if this is impossible , parenteral ivermectin is the drug of choice since its residual effect prevents reinfection for a further three weeks . |
| 3 | This constraint may not apply to fundholding practices where , in addition to the obvious benefits to the patient , real financial incentives exist . |
| 4 | Firstly , the hypotensive effect of this drug may not have been of sufficient size to reduce microalbuminuria . |
| 5 | The women in this study may not have identified with the ‘ unemployed ’ status , but employment remained a central organising principle of their lives . |
| 6 | What with the cacophony of sounds assailing us from all sides and the crowd of shoppers jostling and pressing between and around us , this reply may not give him a very clear indication of where I am standing . |
| 7 | However , this effect may not last , and long-term follow-up is useful to ensure that the patient does not lapse into those unhealthy ways which made him unwell in the first place . |
| 8 | However some answering ‘ yes ’ to this also went on to oppose any cap in the case of private clients — which suggests that the capping implications of this question may not have been fully appreciated . |
| 9 | We realise that this prospectus may not answer all your questions , or even that it contains so much information that it leaves you confused . |
| 10 | If an agent decides to invest in an act for the first year of its career , this band may not sign a record deal . |
| 11 | This conclusion may not remain universally true when we allow for heterogeneous capital ; none the less , the possibility remains that shifting may take place and we need to check when considering policy proposals the likelihood of this actually happening . |
| 12 | Although this alliance may not last for long , both sides have an interest in sticking together while negotiations continue . |
| 13 | Although a wizard affected by this spell may not cast spells , he may continue to use Dispel cards from the Winds of Magic . |
| 14 | While this delay may not cause difficulties for the production of the final version of a map it is an inefficient way to proceed during the stage of map design . |
| 15 | This appointment may not have been entirely happy . |
| 16 | This Chinese water-wheel clock was not only quite different from , but was a good deal more accurate than , the first European mechanical clocks and in this respect may not have been surpassed until after the introduction of the pendulum clock in the seventeenth century . |
| 17 | This explanation may not seem very attractive . |
| 18 | I may put on my notes that this this guy may not have the background but there is something else I 've seen or we 've heard on the phone |