Example sentences of "they may not have " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is possible for an aircraft to have several different modes of spinning , and all of them may not have been discovered during the testing . |
| 2 | Forty eight and and presumably many of the people who are perhaps seventy drawing pensions , they may not have even paid in thirty years themselves , I mean they may be many of them may not have been around for that period of time . |
| 3 | They may not have enthused him for their particular brand of political idealism , but they certainly sowed seeds of great potential musically . |
| 4 | The empiricists , although they may not have taken up Descartes ' idea that the mind is an immaterial substance , followed him in treating the contents of mind as objects private and internal to the individual and different from physical objects . |
| 5 | They may not have found quite the soulmate in each other that they had been looking for , but their relationship has made up for it in other ways . |
| 6 | They may not have much impact on the result of Namibia 's election . |
| 7 | With more political troubles looming , the authorities will defend the link , at its present rate , ferociously ; since the market believes that , they may not have to . |
| 8 | They may not have monitored the firm 's management terribly closely . |
| 9 | They may not have been famous , but their contributions have been vital and never forgotten . |
| 10 | What they may not have realised is that that message conveyed itself to the American public ! |
| 11 | Although they may not have used the above terminology , their written statements confirm the evidence in their work . |
| 12 | Nail clippers , combs , toothpaste and toothbrushes , razors and washbags are neatly laid out on tables in the cells to await the arrival of inmates , many of whom will not be carrying such items because they may not have expected to be remanded in custody . |
| 13 | Had Robson 's calming influence been available to United against their neighbours , then they may not have lost their composure and the chance to move four points clear of Leeds . |
| 14 | They may not have a reason to prefer one way of going about things to another , but the fact that they chose to do it in a particular way gives them a reason to prefer that way from now on . |
| 15 | They may not have information about users ' success ( or lack of it ) in searching for particular books , or for books on particular subjects , or the extent to which users locate substitutes for their original choices , or the extent to which users browse or take up materials on impulse , or the manner in which impulse choices are taken up . |
| 16 | In a democracy , the elected member is entrusted with duties towards all persons in his constituency irrespective of the fact that they may not have voted for him . |
| 17 | The librarians in the academic sector are particularly aware that students have few library and information needs and problems it the outset of their academic careers , but are mindful nevertheless that they may not have easy access to the students ( especially in the polytechnics and the universities ) until a much later stage of their courses , if at all . |
| 18 | That is not to say that they may not have doubts , be nervous of , or awed by , the large step they are taking . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | They may not have mastered the Mad ones ' darkly comical undercurrent , but the Franks ' cheery exterior need n't preclude them from participating in some sussed ponderings . |
| 21 | ‘ We are working very heavily with them to convert them and give them the business skills they may not have acquired to date , ’ says Mr Smaje . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Parents will frequently already be aware that the child is experiencing difficulties with various aspects of language , although they may not have considered the implications of these problems in any great detail . |
| 24 | If you call they may not have the cash in the house . |
| 25 | ‘ Savings rates always lag behind — and if the 2 per cent rise is temporary they may not have time to move at all . ’ |
| 26 | The answer is that while they may not have the male 's full attention they do often get a good territory with plenty of food . |
| 27 | They may not have become skilled in using aids to vision such as magnifiers or telescopic aids , or the material that they need to read may be finely or densely printed , visually complex , or difficult to decipher . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | A Mob of Netters may have a Boss armed with a club , they may not have a Boss armed with a net . |
| 30 | They may not have loved him . |