Example sentences of "may [not/n't] know " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may not know it , but I have n't had a thing to eat since eight o'clock and it 's half-past two now . ’ |
| 2 | Owens may not know the course intimately , but he knows Hare 's game , which relies on consistent direction off the tee and accuracy on the green . |
| 3 | Owens may not know the course intimately , but he knows Hare 's game , which relies on consistent direction off the tee and accuracy on the green . |
| 4 | Many subsequently returned to their homes , all over the Soviet Union , where the local doctors may not know that they worked at Chernobyl and may therefore not recognise subsequent cancers or other problems as radiation-linked . |
| 5 | Though he may not know it , it is broadly the procedure of a creative artist who seeks to redefine his criteria of success , perhaps over the period of his lifetime . |
| 6 | Ask what a vinyl group is though , and they may not know , because although students know the polymer as PVC , they actually call it polychloroethene , and it does n't occur to many of them that there must be something called vinyl chloride . |
| 7 | Yet although the problem is officially recognised , workers may not know the risks , say researchers . |
| 8 | And you my Sister Doña Ximena , and your women , see that ye utter no cries , neither make any lamentation for me , that the Moors may not know of my death . |
| 9 | ( Some , in this less heroic age , may not know what a Guest Tea was . |
| 10 | They may not recognise when they are in danger , for example when crossing a busy road , or they may not know how to carry out even the most basic safety precautions necessary for the prevention of fire , accidents and infection . |
| 11 | ‘ They may not know what he 's done . |
| 12 | First-time parents may not know how to tell stories or share pictures ; they may not know what books are available or how they should be used ; and they may not realize how important and how enjoyable books and pictures ( and talking about them ) can be . |
| 13 | First-time parents may not know how to tell stories or share pictures ; they may not know what books are available or how they should be used ; and they may not realize how important and how enjoyable books and pictures ( and talking about them ) can be . |
| 14 | For those who may not know , the correct method of picking up a ferret is to gently place your hand underneath the animal , thumb uppermost , with the front feet of the ferret being between index finger and middle finger . |
| 15 | The complainant may not know the precise details of the agreement or arrangement or conduct which is damaging its competitive interests in the market place . |
| 16 | You may not know him , |
| 17 | For the benefit of readers who may not know how a magneto operates , Fig. 1 shows the basic principle of this device . |
| 18 | But few CPNs are experienced in dealing with this eating disorder and may not know how to respond . |
| 19 | Private individuals looking for a stockbroker to advise on or manage their investments may not know how to start . |
| 20 | You may not know , that I have had a book on philosophy published , and am working on another ; my superiors at London University College are pleased with me , and promotion seems probable . |
| 21 | He may not know a word of Burmese but he will share a fag with the interested Burman who is watching all that is going on , and as they puff away together contentedly , something intangible will pass from the one to the other . |
| 22 | ‘ I may not know much , but I know the best way to deal with situations like this . ’ |
| 23 | Initially , your children may not know how successful World Environment Day was . |
| 24 | You may not know this — I 've studied sleeping , around the corner at the local college — grinding 's the result of too much stress . |
| 25 | He added : ‘ John Major may not know what poverty is , but he certainly knows how to create it . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ DISAPPEARED ’ people around the world may not know it yet , but 28 of them were recently ‘ twinned ’ with British celebrities as part of the publicity for the Day of the ‘ Disappeared ’ , held on 18 July at The Garage , Kings Road , London . |
| 27 | On the other hand , in the perspectival sense of ‘ appears ’ an object can present a certain appearance to someone occupying a certain point of view and he may not know it . |
| 28 | We still may not know who gave orders and made guide sketches — and Professor Alexander is extremely cautious in references to heads of workshops and their assistants — but the fact that such marks exist at all will send us all back to gazing into the parchment margins beside initials . |
| 29 | They are largely aware of which areas are dangerous , although they may not know specific details of traps , just that there 's ‘ something there ’ . |
| 30 | Similarly , we could follow up people 20 years on to assess the results of our child care work , but even if we could successfully trace them , is it right to contact them after all that time when their spouses and children may not know of their earlier histories ? |