Example sentences of "[pron] may [not/n't] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every Home has its own way of doing things , and yours may not be run exactly along these lines . |
| 2 | It 's just possible Mr Deputy Speaker , it 's just possible I may not be selected for all kinds of reasons but if I was selected it might at least give the people of that lovely part of the world the chance of having the referendum they never had over Maastricht because of the shameful way in which the Labour party was not willing to allow the people to have their say on that vital issue . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ I may not be allowed to stay here , ’ the woman said . |
| 5 | Case management in rehabilitation work with these clients involves specific ( sometimes called ‘ intense ’ ) components , such as skills training , medication review , assertive outreach , 24 hour coverage , etc. , which may not be seen in other forms of case management . |
| 6 | Access to such sites is often obscure , possibly only by a footpath which may not be noticed at ground level . |
| 7 | It never hurts to give an extra and helpful bit of information to your friends in the media which may not be connected in any way to your client . |
| 8 | Emphasize the difficulty of saying anything at all with regard to religion which may not be received by someone in a misleading way . |
| 9 | In response to the numbers of queries it has received , the Stamp Office has issued a guidance note on which documents can benefit from the higher threshold , in particular circumstances where the documents are signed on or before 19 August but relate to a sale which may not be completed until 20 August or later . |
| 10 | The employees in such departments are often out of touch with changes in public opinion , relying instead on research data which may not be framed in a context most likely to discover what changes of attitude are occurring in consumer habits . |
| 11 | Anger , which may not be expressed because of personality factors , such as excessive control , or fear of the consequences . |
| 12 | Although many norms are shared by the majority in society , there are also intra-group norms which govern the behaviour of particular groups of people but which may not be accepted by the majority . |
| 13 | Prepare agendas for the meetings which set out the ground rules , issues to be covered and those which may not be discussed ( i.e. whether to talk price ) . |
| 14 | The dilemma of whether to improve ( or not ) an old building which may not be needed in a few years ' time can last for decades . |
| 15 | Category D1 — ( not for hire or reward ) — for passenger carrying vehicles with between 9 and 16 passenger seats which may not be used for hire or reward . |
| 16 | New uses may generate traffic — particularly heavy traffic which may not be welcomed by local residents . |
| 17 | Security of stay is one aspect which may not be guaranteed . |
| 18 | Schools which operate option choices in years four and five and the sixth form may experience a considerable fluctuation in demand between courses which may not be reflected in pre-set department allocations . |
| 19 | Francis Latham put the point yet more clearly : ‘ women are physiologically disqualified from contention with men in the political arena , not by virtue of any tyrannical law of man 's devising , but by reason of fixed and irrevocable decrees of nature which may not be violated with impunity ’ . |
| 20 | The policy implications of resource management and the administrative culture of Whitehall , departmental policy interests and the political orientations of ministers , concerns about equity and accountability , and the technical difficulties of effective performance measurement , all stand as obstacles to further progress , obstacles which may not be removed easily in the absence of a powerful central authority to co-ordinate and force the pace of future change . |
| 21 | The term ‘ special children ’ immediately brings to mind certain groups of children : those with limited or no sight who can be provided with materials in an appropriate form — books in large print , books to be read with trained finger-tips , books to be heard ; those with hearing impairment who can fully utilize print and picture materials but who may not be given access to music ( the value of such access is demonstrated by the career of the distinguished percussionist Evelyn Glennie ) . |
| 22 | Does he recognise , for example , that insisting on veterinary reports may cause problems in that the examinations may cause distress to animals as well as additional cost to the farmer , who may not be compensated ? |
| 23 | It tends to present in elderly people , who may not be known to be diabetic . |
| 24 | Yet , I will go on to argue that black kids seriously involved in sport tend to be rather better placed academically than others who may not be immersed in sport . |
| 25 | What happens on the you may not be employed ? |
| 26 | If you are not disciplined enough to arrive at the agency as though dressed for work you may not be taken on to the books . |
| 27 | For example , you may not be allowed to study , say , economics unless you also take statistics or computing . |
| 28 | The Judge said , " You may not be hanged for your crime , you must be sentenced to seven years to his Majesty 's colonies in Virginia , where your bond will be purchased , and you will work as a purchaser directs for seven years in Virginia . " |
| 29 | You may not be insured for theft or malicious damage by a lodger and usually you can only claim for theft if there has been a forced entry from outside . |
| 30 | She may not be taken out of Scotland without special permission . ’ |