Example sentences of "may no [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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1 | Suppose that I have a sudden impulse to settle when I retire in the village where I was born ; but reality breaks in , I recognize that I had better remember it not as a nostalgic vision but as I indeed saw it before experiencing the city , admit to myself that it will have changed beyond recognition , try to anticipate living in it not as I am now but as an old man who no longer easily makes new friends , try to see myself through the villagers ' eyes as already a stranger who may no longer deserve a welcome . |
2 | It would seem therefore that normal industrial activities properly carried out may no longer involve a non-natural use of land and many of the older authorities on this point will need reconsidering . |
3 | If a tree is pollarded and thereafter maintained at a much reduced height than before , it may no longer affect a nearby building . |
4 | In many respects it may no longer fulfil a useful function and those parts of the job that are still useful could be distributed among existing staff . |
5 | People who were housegroup leaders may no longer have a group to lead . |
6 | However , if the item in question was sent overseas then please wait at least one month before sending in the claim form to allow sufficient time for delivery , but do try to submit it within four months from the date of despatch , otherwise the Foreign Administration may no longer have a record of delivery . |