Example sentences of "[noun prp] may [not/n't] have " in BNC.

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1 Pierre Le Rue may not have mega sales or an exceptionally large following behind him , but the combination of the band 's musical ability and his stage presence made for a very enjoyable evening .
2 Amelia may not have been in the same league as the great adventurers who scale mountain peaks , cross oceans and the icy wastes of the Antarctic and Arctic or shoot the white water rapids of unnavigable rivers , but she was a real traveller , ranked among those who actually get up and go , sacrificing security and facing the cold disdain of their bank managers .
3 C. P. Snow may not have delineated the cultural divide until 1959 ; but commentators still return to Victorian England for the most potent illustrations of desiccated , materialistic science set against the life of the imagination .
4 Ben may not have been much of a theatre-goer , but he would no doubt have been fascinated by one unexpected visit in the June of 1801 :
5 Says another curator , ‘ Rusty may not have the vision to say , ‘ We need a Guido Reni at the National Gallery ’ he 's not the sort of person who could walk through the baroque galleries and realise they even need one , though if a curator went to him wanting to buy one , I think Rusty would certainly be supportive of the move , whereas Carter would basically have turned up his nose and said ‘ no ’ ’ .
6 Clearly Whiteson is suspicious that Duran may not have shed 30lb to get down to the middleweight limit for Leonard by wholly natural methods .
7 Thus , prices on Simex may not have had a measurable effect on the index .
8 Freud may not have foreseen that it would be a difficult task for parents to consciously recognize infantile sexuality without being seduced into the role of a participant .
9 Mr Gorbachev may not have the authority to send Soviet troops to non-Russian parts of his own country at this point , so it 's very unlikely that he could or would try to send ground forces to the Persian Gulf .
10 Among the western Saxons Ine may not have acquired royal power until the following year ; he abdicated in 726 and the West Saxon Genealogical Regnal List gives him a reign of thirty-seven years which implies an accession in 689 , not 688 .
11 Mr Murdoch may not have the time or the money to wait .
12 Stuart McCall may not have been a second Peter Reid , Kevin Richardson was hardly another Paul Bracewell and Neil McDonald was very much a poor man 's Colin Harvey , but all three were far more constructive than the people who have replaced them .
13 Jake may not have many teeth yet but developing a sweet tooth now could lead to decay later .
14 The launch of the NHS information management and technology strategy in December may not have been high on the agenda of most practising doctors .
15 SSRs can also be used to describe the problem more clearly and in more detail , which is necessary because the originator of an SPR may not have been able to indicate the full extent of the problem or how it applies to other users .
16 SSRs can also be used to describe the problem more clearly and in more detail , which is necessary because the originator of an SPR may not have been able to indicate the full extent of the problem or how it applies to other users .
17 In the meantime , as Bernard says : ‘ England may not have the World Cup , but at least in my fair English blazer pocket there will always be a part of it . ’
18 Johann Sebastian may not have been the most avant-garde composer of his generation , but Kuhnau emerges as almost archaic in comparison .
19 The historian of these events believes that the CNAA may not have shown sufficient flexibility : ‘ if the same attitude as was adopted in the early 1970s by its new Chief Officer , Edwin Kerr , had been taken , amalgamation might have occurred sooner ’ .
20 Stan Reynolds , Harry Little , Carl Einstien and Fred Grummidge may not have the same ring about them but between 1950 and 1960 these were the names on the footballing tongues of Whaddon .
21 Erm I 'm not too sure whether Rozario may not have just caught his studs in the ground and tweaked a knee something like that .
22 The hospitality I was used to in Scotland may not have been so lavish , but it was certainly warmer and more personal .
23 ELL , I 've had a happy life ’ — as Hazlitt may not have said after all , in which case bang goes the cheeriest of all the Famous Last Words .
24 Robinson may not have the stature , but he is a magnificent player with great footballing skills and enough versatility to be included .
25 In terms of product development , HDTV may not have profound implications but it may change some design factors .
26 Mr Weller may not have actually been the one who shut the door but it was inferred from what was heard that he was .
27 China may not have been unsympathetic towards the neutralisation of the region , but may have been doubtful about her capacity to act as a guarantor of such a regime .
28 Jesus may not have supported a particular party line , but His criticism of the political-religious leaders of His day led to His crucifixion on a Roman gibbet .
29 There is , however , a very real difficulty here , and one which curriculum managers in the United Kingdom may not have thought about : that as a concept , ‘ managing the curriculum ’ is highly culture-specific .
30 NEIL Booth may not have won any silverware in Swansea .
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