Example sentences of "may [not/n't] be a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Queen may not be a Munro , nevertheless she is as regal a lady as any walker could wish to climb . |
| 2 | It may not be a popular view , but I would dare to say that prisons are our most important , and also our most deficient , social service . |
| 3 | When you approach pluggers or press officers , bear in mind that this is how they make their money , and the amount of enthusiasm which they show for your product may not be a true indication of the coverage which they can secure . |
| 4 | It may not be a legal partnership , but it ought to be one ethically . |
| 5 | And , while there may not be a lot of muck any more , there is still plenty of brass . |
| 6 | ‘ I may not be a wizard with sphygmomanometer , ’ said Wexford derisively , ‘ but I 'm not daft . |
| 7 | Although economics may not be a staple of mass-market science fiction , it is hardly ignored , as you say in your final schools brief on economics ( March 9th ) . |
| 8 | But this remarkable object may not be a completely modern fake . |
| 9 | ‘ It may not be a substantial amount , but it does help with the bank manager . |
| 10 | In the middle-class residential areas where most MPs live , law and order may not be a serious worry , but it is of intense concern in poorer districts . |
| 11 | ‘ It may not be a success if we 're 1–0 up at half-time , ’ they admit . |
| 12 | This laughter may not be a safety valve reducing tension , but a device to conceal an urge to violence . |
| 13 | The drama may not be a ‘ decision-making game ’ at all . |
| 14 | I may not be a trained speaker , but I do have knowledge . |
| 15 | Thus , it may not be a question of a total plan or no plan at all , but rather of some planning , aware of the limitations which the nature of the exercise imposes on planning . |
| 16 | I would therefore argue that one of the chief tasks of education , perhaps its overriding task , is the education and encouragement of a child 's imagination , so that he may not be a slave to a perception confined solely to the present , a perception that is little more than blindness . |
| 17 | While this may not be a problem in public parks and other open areas , it could be harmful to the environment if a dog were running loose in woodland , for example . |
| 18 | While this tonic may not be a cure for male-pattern baldness , if used regularly , following the scalp massage instructions in Chapter 6 , it may halt the process . |
| 19 | The people who get caught and imprisoned may not be a representative picture of all criminals . |
| 20 | Regional policy may not be a major strand of governmental intervention and in the short to medium term it is destined to decline in importance . |
| 21 | In its ideal form this is observation carried out in an environment which may or may not be a natural one , but even if it is natural a situation has been deliberately created and is observed unbeknownst to the actors . |
| 22 | For example , the provision of emergency services locally may not be a matter of choice , although there are , no doubt , choices relating to the nature and extent of emergency cover , eg number of accident and emergency units in a given geographical area and the extent of 24 hours a day , 7 days a week cover . |
| 23 | Although nutrition may not be a responsibility of a care assistant , you may find it helpful to read more about diet as part of each resident 's personal care plan . |
| 24 | This appeal to local standards does not solve the problems , but merely moves the solution from the shoulders of teachers , which may or may not be a good thing . |
| 25 | Persuading librarians to contribute , then , may not be a problem , but ensuring that they do so regularly can be . |
| 26 | Sea-Guard may or may not be a super reliable system . |
| 27 | Knowing this , the interpretation given by the assessors to phrases like ‘ reasonable experience ’ or ‘ satisfactory cover ’ has to be sympathetic ; but if a rule can not be enforced , it may not be a good rule . |
| 28 | It may not be a correct interpretation , but a better one has not been put forward . |
| 29 | A house that is furnished with good quality used furniture is generally much more interesting and more tastefully decorated than when twice the money is spent on new furniture that may not be a tenth of the quality . |
| 30 | There may not be a legal duty but what about a moral one ? |