Example sentences of "[adj] may [not/n't] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SALESPERSON : I can understand your concern that a newspaper which is free may not be read . |
| 2 | Of course some pound notes may be used more frequently than others , and some may not be used at all , but the velocity of circulation measures the average number of times a unit of currency is used . |
| 3 | This may not be covered in the initial simple descriptions of the portfolio grids , but one would expect the underlying risk analysis to include such matters . |
| 4 | Reasons for wanting to do this may not be restricted to cost , although for many this will be the most important factor . |
| 5 | There is always the risk that you will be treated as a spokesperson on behalf of lawyers generally and this may not be taken too kindly by your colleagues . |
| 6 | Sufficient funds for this may not be allocated if the allocation is based on the medium deprivation of the larger area . |
| 7 | But because exploration costs represent barely a fifth the total North Sea spending of about £10 billion , this may not be considered too heavy a price to pay for an attempt to switch activity towards developing some of the finds already made or maximising the returns from fields already in production . |
| 8 | Valuable interpretive ideas may be found in journals of psychology , aesthetics , philosophy , history , religion , sociology , anthropology , even medicine and biology , although these may not be matched up with descriptions and evaluations of art . |
| 9 | These may not be recognized as symptoms of stress — that is , until the stress is reduced and the symptoms disappear . |
| 10 | There may be central computers but even these may not be required if each salesman ( or a group ) hall a micro-computer and printer at home . |
| 11 | However , these studies employ the modal and spectral matrices , and in practice these may not be known . |
| 12 | For some religious convictions will dictate the manner of disposal , but again these may not be shared by everyone involved . |
| 13 | As a result , the government 's own modest target of stabilizing the emissions of carbon dioxide by the year 2005 may not be met . |
| 14 | But if you simply do n't have room for two or more bushes or trees , all may not be lost . |
| 15 | So if your debtor has insufficient assets to pay you when judgement is given , all may not be lost . |
| 16 | Existing members of pension schemes set up prior to the 1989 Budget or who joined established schemes before 1 June 1989 may not be affected by the rule and may be entitled to a higher tax-free lump sum . |