Example sentences of "they may [not/n't] have be " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may not have been famous , but their contributions have been vital and never forgotten . |
| 2 | Czerkas suspected they may not have been , as generally assumed , muddy brown or bivouac green , but daubed with patches of colour around their bodies at strategic spots . |
| 3 | The women of America responded beyond his wildest dreams , but they may not have been quite so eager to help out if he had n't been blessed with such an abundance of sex appeal . |
| 4 | They may not have been original , but they were honest and wrote fine four-minute pop songs with hooks and an enchanting whimsy that caught the imagination . |
| 5 | They may not have been popular , indeed subsequent events suggest that they were not , but they were tolerated , and there is no evidence that Edward IV 's death was followed by an attempt to dislodge them . |
| 6 | While he was in Chinese captivity , and apart from writing poems in classical Chinese ( some of which , while they may not have been of the highest order classically , are nevertheless moving and rather beautiful ) Ho had also translated Dr Sun Yat Sen 's modern political classic the San Min Chu I into Vietnamese and this expedient flattery of China and Chinese continued after Ho 's release . |
| 7 | People may have been misled , but they may not have been . |
| 8 | They may not have been popular , indeed subsequent events suggest that they were not , but they were tolerated , and there is no evidence that Edward IV 's death was followed by an attempt to dislodge them . |