Example sentences of "may [not/n't] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has never been de rigueur for academics who rise to high places in English departments , and , conversely , students who possess it may not do well in formal examinations . |
| 2 | ‘ After 10 years of employment legislation focused on what unions and their members may not do , the Government would do better to spell out the positive rights it believes trade union members are entitled to at the workplace . ’ |
| 3 | And while a little plumpness may not do much harm , being very fat is a definite health hazard , increasing the risk of heart disease , gall bladder disease , some cancers and arthritis . |
| 4 | Yoga may not do much for stamina , but it can be excellent for suppleness and also relatively good for strength . |
| 5 | ‘ You have just told me what patients with heart disease may or may not do . |
| 6 | Mr Kinnock and Mr Smith may not do much to frighten us , but by the system of patronage — some would call it deference or sycophancy — which operates in this country , we will find , overnight , that respectability somehow has a new meaning : that judges , policemen , journalists , school teachers , even the local sanitary inspectors or environmental health officers , suddenly start looking at things in a different way . |
| 7 | They can always do more than is required , and how they do it is left open ; but they may not do less . |
| 8 | Officials in charge of the roads in California and Texas say the material , called epoflex , is difficult to apply and may not do the job intended . |
| 9 | It is important to note that these authorities remain free to demand more stringent standards of the companies for which they are responsible , but may not do so in respect of those firms trading in the member state but authorised in another member state . |
| 10 | Ask it to do more than it can and it may not do what it should . |
| 11 | The usage of ‘ rule ’ by biologists is clearly different from that employed by social scientists when they talk about verbally transmitted instructions for what humans may and may not do . |
| 12 | E. M. WELLINGS objects to the inconsistencies over what a bowler may or may not do to the ball |
| 13 | I thought that covered it but , it may not do . |
| 14 | Exceptionally he may not do so . |
| 15 | So you ca n't really take for granted can you that erm he may or may not do anything . |
| 16 | While television may not do much to add to the information available to voters , it could increase its impact . |
| 17 | The public-interest objective is harder to reject , because it is eminently reasonable that public policy should be concerned with more than just economic efficiency , though it clearly generates considerable uncertainty for firms about what they may and may not do . |
| 18 | Brut a lot of the time , they do n't want to report that their child is riding without lights , but they accept that if you have a quiet word , he may not do it . |
| 19 | Before the elections of 1964 , 1966 , and 1970 , real personal disposable income was rising at more than double its normal rate of growth — so supporting the political business cycle thesis , but Alt suggests that these " short pre-election spurts may not do the government of the day all that much good , and there is no evidence that they do ( at least if short-term enough ) the economy any particular harm " . |
| 20 | ’ The good news is that he may not do you any positive harm . |
| 21 | This may not do justice to the proper degree of personal and professional self-regard which is expected of a head . |
| 22 | And we 're looking to , to do similar transactions in the U K , but of course with the lack of , or the reduced competition in the U K we , we may not do quite as well . |
| 23 | It may not do |
| 24 | They may not do them and we could still issue , we would still have to issue the statements of general conformity . |
| 25 | ( 6 ) You may not do or permit to be done in the premises anything which may invalidate or increase the premium payable for any policy of insurance maintained by our clients and you will comply with all requirements and recommendations of our clients ' insurers . |
| 26 | Is there anything else like that which erm er which we do that they may not do . |
| 27 | Presumably this will make it easier for voters in the Tory heartlands to shop abroad and avoid duty , though it may not do much for the Conservative vote in Kent . |