Example sentences of "[noun prp] may [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miss B may not want this . |
| 2 | Workouts featured by stars like Hollywood tough guy Dolph Lundgren and TVam 's Lizzie Webb may not help fight the flab and could land you in bed for weeks , says BBC TV 's Watchdog . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | According to PC Week , while the Macintosh will use Jot , Newton may not take advantage of the ink standard . |
| 5 | MAGIC ITEMS : Magnus may not carry magic items — until his election as Emperor Magnus the Pious used no magic weapons or other items . |
| 6 | Their squad could just prove to be too big , ie Ferguson may not know who to pick . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 : |
| 10 | 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 ’ ’ . |
| 11 | Clearly Whiteson is suspicious that Duran may not have shed 30lb to get down to the middleweight limit for Leonard by wholly natural methods . |
| 12 | Thus , prices on Simex may not have had a measurable effect on the index . |
| 13 | The right hon. Member for Blaby may not like the idea of a European central bank , but he is clearly on record as saying that he believes that in this country 's economy an independent central bank would be a guarantee against inflation . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Mr Murdoch may not have the time or the money to wait . |
| 18 | Do not be fooled by the cheeky chappy grin and baggy jumper — Richard Branson may not play by the rules but he plays to win . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Jake may not have many teeth yet but developing a sweet tooth now could lead to decay later . |
| 21 | The launch of the NHS information management and technology strategy in December may not have been high on the agenda of most practising doctors . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . ’ |
| 25 | Johann Sebastian may not have been the most avant-garde composer of his generation , but Kuhnau emerges as almost archaic in comparison . |
| 26 | 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 ’ . |
| 27 | The most interesting condition occurs under item 9 ( Liability of seller ) : Under the Trade Descriptions Act , SLAD may not stipulate the period of time of this warranty , but it recommends that its members guarantee the authenticity of what they are selling for a period of six years . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | SCORPIOS may not like to appear outwardly ambitious but you set yourself specific goals and work relentlessly towards them regardless of the opposition . |
| 30 | Although CBT may not cover the full range of expert decision support facilities such systems incorporate additional , purely training features such as teaching , practice and checking . |