Example sentences of "[pers pn] may [not/n't] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , muscles need different types of exercise ; exercise that contracts muscles but does not elongate them may not be adequate . |
| 2 | Every Home has its own way of doing things , and yours may not be run exactly along these lines . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll call you tomorrow , ’ said Lucy , then she whispered , ‘ Only I may not be able to give you a date . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I may not be screwing Lucy , ’ said Jay coldly . |
| 5 | ‘ I may not be as much with my family as I should be , but at least I am at home , ’ he reasons . |
| 6 | ‘ I may not be a wizard with sphygmomanometer , ’ said Wexford derisively , ‘ but I 'm not daft . |
| 7 | This time , Eleanor Thorne decided , I must think , I may not be selfish . |
| 8 | Having said all of which , I have to admit that I may not be able to vote on Thursday . |
| 9 | ‘ I may not be able to be with her . ’ |
| 10 | I may not be an intellectual but I 'm not a fool . |
| 11 | ‘ I may not be allowed to stay here , ’ the woman said . |
| 12 | I may not be a trained speaker , but I do have knowledge . |
| 13 | And by the way , I have an appointment in the city around eleven , so I may not be back to stand in for the dinner breaks . |
| 14 | I have a busy schedule for the next few days , so I may not be in touch . |
| 15 | I may not be able to stay long . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Mind you , I may not be the right person to be giving an opinion on this , because , as I said , I do n't think ‘ combo ’ anyway . |
| 17 | I may not be alone . |
| 18 | Benjamin 's modest but handsome little portrait seems to want to relay a message to us : I may not be blue-blooded , it says , but please do n't for a minute put me down as any kind of manual labourer — I belong to the established and rising ranks of the artisan middle-class . |
| 19 | Once up in her room , he said , ‘ I 'm afraid I may not be able to come again until next Friday . |
| 20 | Sub-text : ‘ I have to convey my message , which is more important than yours ( and I may not be listening to you ) . ’ |
| 21 | Other sorts of things can constrain my actions too , of course ; I may not be able on my income to afford a Ferrari . |
| 22 | In his Chicago lectures , for example , he described how certain passages of Notes toward the Definition of Culture had been exposed as a " mass of contradictions " and , at the end , he also made a rueful disclaimer — " I am quite aware that I have been trying to persuade , although I may not be quite sure of what " . |
| 23 | I think , I may not be in perfect shape , but I ai n't gon na run away from you . |
| 24 | ‘ I may not be able to agree to this particular request . |
| 25 | ‘ I may not be of your persuasion but tonight I have been persuaded that the world is reaching a turning-point in its history and that the ancient biblical promise to your people is about to be redeemed . |
| 26 | I wish I may not be too fond and make him indifferent . |
| 27 | I I may not be away very often this summer . |
| 28 | I have begun to sense that , despite the touching and the ‘ precious boy ’ , I may not be headed for the Dark where the soft , fat spiders watch and wait . |
| 29 | I have a feeling that I may not be the only language tutor who has asked herself : |
| 30 | I may not be home till seven o'clock . " |