Example sentences of "[det] may [not/n't] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | You always hope that you will be able to select a large , easy field , but that may not be possible . |
| 2 | That may not be enough to save the Japanese from cutting each other 's throats . |
| 3 | And that may not be as bad as it first sounds . |
| 4 | Diluting it and mixing in it into slurry lagoons or spreading it at a low rate on grassland was a method used in the past , but even that may not be possible now . |
| 5 | But that may not be such a bad thing , says Ian Marshall . |
| 6 | That may not be all it implies . |
| 7 | That may not be real but it was certainly my perception and it is the perception that counts . |
| 8 | ‘ Fs , Gs , and the Big U. OK , that may not be great earthquakes for you , but people like my folks press you . |
| 9 | ‘ I suspect that may not be possible , ’ Edward told her . |
| 10 | They had one daughter , who I believe is not right in the head ; but that may not be the one you met . |
| 11 | But he fears that may not be possible . |
| 12 | But that may not be quite right . |
| 13 | The FCC 's cleverly contrived technical contest may have helped accelerate the move to digital broadcasting , but that may not be of much help to the terrestrial TV broadcasters it had hoped to escort into the digital age , nor give much of an edge to American equipment makers . |
| 14 | Clearly any or all of these are possible but erm er naturally you would understand that if you had them daily by film you would be having you know ninety pieces of paper er and clearly that may not be appropriate at times well times , you know hundreds by the looks of it now but usually times ten at least . |
| 15 | So a female quail does not begin to incubate her clutch of a dozen or so eggs until it is complete , and that may not be for a fortnight after the first was laid . |
| 16 | That may not be as important , being so frequent , in his estimation . |
| 17 | That may not be easy this weekend . ’ |
| 18 | Although that may not be against a literal interpretation of the wording of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty , would not such a move be a gross affront to the potential proliferators who are reconsidering the need to indulge in the acquisition of nuclear weapons ? |
| 19 | That may not be so evident in larger towns , but in smaller towns and villages — for example , in the mining valleys of South Wales — the TA is held in high esteem . |
| 20 | That may not be a bad thing . |
| 21 | ‘ That may not be necessary , Miss Postlethwaite , ’ he said smoothly . |
| 22 | So prices have tend to have fallen on world markets for agricultural goods because of support right , and they 've also become a lot more volatile and that , and that is the er the source of the international frustration with erm the common agricultural policy and this is why we 've got agriculture er being introduced into the G A T T. Not only does it impose huge costs on domestic tax payers and consumers , it also in incurs erm a large cost on third country exporters , right now if you think that most of those countries may well be developing countries and agricultural output is their only source of foreign exchange erm then er the policies of the rich countries in the West are erm a actively erm hindering the development prospects of developing countries alright and that may not be the desired intention . |
| 23 | That may not be by name , John . |
| 24 | So , I mean what I 'm saying is that I think we should have a league table if you like of , of attendances , I , I recognise that that may not be popular , but I think it 's going to be one way of sorting out those people who attend every opportunity , and sometimes just to pat an officer on the back . |
| 25 | That may not be too far off if the progress of the last 50 years is anything to go by . |
| 26 | That may not be . |
| 27 | What environmentalists are concerned about is the fear that in spite of a clay lining — dangerous waste from the site will eventually leak through the porous chalk below and into the groundwater — though that may not be for another fifty years . |
| 28 | That may not be too bad a criterion for many of us . |
| 29 | The best we can hope for is rain and that may not be too much to hope for with Wimbledon on the horizon . |
| 30 | That may not be as difficult as S&N or anyone else fears given that women 's more consensus-based approach to management is increasingly seen to be an appropriate style of management . |