Example sentences of "may [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Politicians may not talk to us publicly , but they do privately . ’ |
| 2 | He may not talk at all … ’ |
| 3 | It depends on circumstances which I may not enumerate |
| 4 | Of course these trends may not continue , or new trends may emerge ( for instance higher female unemployment , greater participation of men in caring ) but the long-term trend appears to be towards a smaller pool of potential informal carers than existed 50 or even 20 years ago . |
| 5 | The total number of schools associated with the various projects is small , and , while even these may not continue to incorporate the new ideas in their user education , they have been sufficiently exposed to new approaches to schools user education to suggest that for them at least and probably for many other schools traditional school library instruction will not be quite the same again . |
| 6 | The tendency to leave paid employment at or even before the age of eligibility for state pension may or may not continue into the future . |
| 7 | It is the age beyond which a member of staff may not continue ; they ‘ shall vacate their office ’ ( section 35 ) . |
| 8 | Those may or may not lead to training or jobs but once a person registers for an interview they are taken off the jobless total . |
| 9 | Monotype said yesterday it had received an approach ‘ which may or may not lead to an offer ’ from Mirror Group Newspapers . |
| 10 | Bad driving may or may not lead to an accident , depending on the chance conjunction of other factors and other people 's behaviour . |
| 11 | A degree in your fifties , sixties and seventies may not lead to a new career , but it will certainly result in a growing confidence and greater fulfilment . |
| 12 | These impairments may or may not lead to functional disability , resulting in a handicap . |
| 13 | And the relative autonomy of certain factors within the whole allows the possibility of uneven development ; for example an economic mode of production may run ahead of a legitimating ideology , or a scientific revolution may not lead to technological change . |
| 14 | And this , as once again Wollheim argues , though it may not lead to action like that in the representation , acts as a lure to the formation of fresh dispositions to act — of fresh desires . |
| 15 | An increased number of children may not lead to more dwellings being required , but rather to the same number of larger homes ; or may affect the types of homes needed , such as those with amenities like gardens : conversely , an ageing population , which tends to consist of smaller household sizes , may need a larger number of dwellings , perhaps smaller and with special requirements such as ease of access . |
| 16 | Cannabis may not lead to crime , but jailing people for drug offences does . |
| 17 | A " slip " , a temporary recourse to the mood-altering substance or behaviour , may or may not lead on to a full-scale relapse . |
| 18 | The Business is constantly engaged in negotiations which may or may not lead to a contract . |
| 19 | Nevertheless , TNCs do introduce much useable technology into the Third World , and while it may not lead to the conquest of global markets it may still have a very positive effect on industry and employment in particular countries . |
| 20 | Cannabis may not lead to crime , but jailing people for drug offences does . |
| 21 | The feeling is , rather , that a certain genetic vulnerability is inherited which may or may not lead to schizophrenia . |
| 22 | There is no requirement to name the potential offeror , and the announcement may simply be that the talks may or may not lead to an offer being made . |
| 23 | ( c ) following an approach to the board of the target company , which may or may not lead to an offer , the primary responsibility lies with the board of the target , which must accordingly keep a close watch on its share price . |
| 24 | Readers should note that a warning announcement ( which may be an announcement that the target is having talks which may or may not lead to an offer ) or a temporary suspension of listing ( pending clarification of the position ) may be required . |
| 25 | They may not bite as such but simply close their jaws around your hand for a few moments . |
| 26 | Important as they may be to the birds and trout , they can be very annoying to humans and , although they may not bite , the sheer numbers of midges and blackflies have been known to send birdwatchers — and particularly photographers — into paroxysms of rage and frustration . |
| 27 | Thus there is generally a presumption that business agreements are intended to be legally binding , and the courts generally accept an element of imprecision in business agreements so that " the dealings of men may so far as possible be treated as effective and that the law may not incur the reproach of being the destroyer of bargains " ( per Lord Tomlin in Hillas v Arcos [ 1932 ] All ER Rep 494 , at p499 ) . |
| 28 | yeah but er yeah there , there 's a gre there 's a great er it 's a great shame actually erm we may not have Jenny for very much longer , they may not renew her contract which will be a big shame . |
| 29 | Once you have told LIFESPAN about a Charge Code ( ie. Storage Directory ) , YOU MAY NOT EDIT THAT INFORMATION . |
| 30 | Both bodies fear that the travellers , once established near the stones , may not move on . |