Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] not be [verb] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cruelty often has a hidden sexual element which may or may not be evinced in the actual nature of the offence . |
| 2 | In this chapter , we will take a brief look at the variety of grammatical categories which may or may not be expressed in different languages and the way this area of language structure affects decisions in the course of translation . |
| 3 | Non-financial ratios indicate the relationship between quantifiable pieces of information , and may or may not be expressed in percentages . |
| 4 | my Lord , er , er , in , in my submission the , the , the highest really could put their case is that if the matter were referred your Lordship simply did n't stay proceedings or permitted them for example to apply for interim payment or permitted them to take some procedural steps to pursue their action so that they were n't unduly delayed should they succeed at the end of the day and that would be a major concession because it would run against a normal rule cos on a reference the entire proceedings are stayed , that 's not a case just saying even if that is done , er that anybody is saying that particular measure is or is good is not good or may not be forced in the interim |
| 5 | Suddenly a mechanism was provided by which the brain ( which may or may not be considered in some way related to the mind ) could intrude on the elementary processes of message reception and transmission . |
| 6 | They may or may not be articulated in formal jargon or ‘ in languages ’ which restrict their currency and mark off the professional status or their practitioners , as in medicine and the law . |
| 7 | In this they may or may not be correct , empirically , and they may or may not be theorizing in the most fruitful manner , but the very structure of the approach suggests an ambiguity about this key issue . |
| 8 | Whatever else may or may not be happening in your life , the seeds of success are being planted in 1993 and , if at no other time , between November 13-15 you may get a hint of what they are . |
| 9 | In the embryo , each body segment may bear a pair of outgrowths or appendages which may or may not be retained in postembryonic life . |
| 10 | The House itself will take a decision on the matter later this evening when the Question will be put whether the Bill should or should not be considered in Committee of the whole House . |
| 11 | Students away from the university , say on a sandwich course or having a year abroad , might or might not be included in lists one used . |
| 12 | It has also set out some rules about which menu items can or can not be increased in price . |
| 13 | Each of the terms has a significance that should not be overlooked in the application of the Act . |
| 14 | The conversation between group members often reveals ideas that might not be expressed in other circumstances . |
| 15 | The advance publicity for the show was very coy about this particular piece , promising us a surprise that could not be revealed in advance . |
| 16 | In the 1860s and 1870s , the evolutionists turned to morphology , the detailed study of animal structure , as a means of working out relationships that could not be traced in the fossil record . |
| 17 | ‘ Drive ’ was also called upon to explain variations in behaviour that could not be explained in terms of learning ; but what is drive ? |
| 18 | The earliest accounts of transmutation fell into this trap , projecting the process as the gradual unfolding of trends that could not be explained in terms of a response to the environment . |
| 19 | An important question that could not be addressed in this study is whether a single dose of IPV would also reduce the risk of infection with wild poliovirus and subsequent spread to susceptible contacts . |
| 20 | Any discrepancies that could not be resolved in the headquarters led to a revisit to the child 's home and checking of information on the relevant variables . |
| 21 | It said the MPs offered no factual material that could not be found in the report . |
| 22 | The Admiralty would probably say something to the effect that Crabb was testing highly secret equipment that could not be discussed in detail and had unfortunately drowned . |
| 23 | How section 60(2) is to be construed and applied in such a case , or in the equivalent case of an assignment , is a question that need not be decided in the instant case . |
| 24 | Yet during family sessions , feelings can rise so quickly that very damaging statements can be made , which may be frank and honest but have a destructive meaning or impact that would not be intended in calmer and more reasonable moments . |
| 25 | Suspects and witnesses have special characteristics that will not be found in precisely the same mix in other randomly chosen members of the population and can not , therefore , be precisely re-enacted with others . |
| 26 | There are a number of compounds ( particularly personal nouns ) that will not be found in a dictionary which will be of use to an NLP system . |
| 27 | Students , tutors and the curriculum are supervised by representatives of MSC and unnecessary luxuries like crêches attached to women 's courses are conspicuous by their absence ‘ in case women become dependent upon support services that will not be provided in the wider society ’ . |
| 28 | Whether these entry positions can , in turn , be levered into positions of more than a new dependency on the technological leaders is an open question and one that can not be answered in the general case . |
| 29 | If it is important to understand a number of practical policies , because of a concern about their effects upon society , it is necessary to accept studies that can not be defined in terms of a discrete intellectual discipline . |
| 30 | And if you do pages that could be done in metal , they are more convincing than pages that can not be done in metal . |