Example sentences of "but [adj] may not be " in BNC.
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| 1 | You always hope that you will be able to select a large , easy field , but that may not be possible . |
| 2 | But that may not be such a bad thing , says Ian Marshall . |
| 3 | They had one daughter , who I believe is not right in the head ; but that may not be the one you met . |
| 4 | But that may not be quite right . |
| 5 | The FCC 's cleverly contrived technical contest may have helped accelerate the move to digital broadcasting , but that may not be of much help to the terrestrial TV broadcasters it had hoped to escort into the digital age , nor give much of an edge to American equipment makers . |
| 6 | There may be a willing volunteer or a professional person specially appointed , but this may not be easy to find . |
| 7 | If you do have a fairly sophisticated information service it is easy to think that you have all the answers to hand , but this may not be the case . |
| 8 | In professional practice it is the duty of the advocate to call the attention of the court to all decisions that are in any way against the submissions he makes ; but this may not be possible in moot conditions . |
| 9 | To go on to say that " they are naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honesty " is also true but this may not be the whole truth . |
| 10 | But this may not be the most difficult part of the exercise . |
| 11 | Moreover , it has been assumed that the mean and variance of v is not affected , but this may not be the right normalization . |
| 12 | There is an apparent decrease in the number of polyps affecting each family member , but this may not be a valid observation due to the ages of the three daughters affected and the pattern of recurrence over many years ( 18 years in case 2 ) . |
| 13 | The only alternative is for the tenant to insure the missing risks itself , but this may not be cost effective , particularly if the landlord is a large property company and therefore more able to obtain cheaper cover . |
| 14 | Naturally we lose some points at the beginning and end ( four in this case ) but this may not be of great importance in a long series . |
| 15 | There are so many on the market that many horse owners tend to use the cheapest supplement they can find , but this may not be the best . |