Example sentences of "[noun sg] may not [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the similarity between the two of an early influence of nutrition may not stop there . |
| 2 | Another plea may not go amiss . |
| 3 | A solicitor employed by a non-lawyer may not carry out professional work for any person other than his employer ( ie working directly with the employer 's clients is not permitted ) but may act for a company or other organisation controlled by the employer or over which the employer has substantial control or for a company in the same group as the employer or which controls the employer . |
| 4 | The formica board you are working on may also be contributing to the buckling , as gum strip may not adhere too well . |
| 5 | Opponents of the building programme " which in any case may not go ahead as planned because of a lack of funds " claim that political instability in Russia , antiquated technologies and economic pressures ( to cut corners on safety in order to produce much-needed electricity ) could lead to another major nuclear accident . |
| 6 | A group action may not turn out exactly as the individuals involved intended ; but in order for it to happen at all there must be individuals acting on the basis of various desires , beliefs and intentions . |
| 7 | These arrangements are an unknown quantity and the administration may not turn out to be up to scratch . |
| 8 | Is it that you may actually have lost fat but the loss may not show much on the scales because you are retaining water . |
| 9 | The issue may not seem very important , unless you happen to believe that the authority of a book rests entirely on its authorship . |
| 10 | Some items of warm clothing may not seem very fashionable today , but they can be very effective . |
| 11 | ‘ While I respectfully agree that recommendations of a committee may not help much when there is a possibility that Parliament may have decided to do something different , where there is no such possibility , as where the draft Bill has been enacted without alteration , in my opinion it can safely be assumed that it was Parliament 's intention to do what the committee recommended and to achieve the object the committee had in mind . |
| 12 | The wood may not stretch very far one way or the other . |
| 13 | If their receptive fields are illuminated with spectrally pure light , say red , these cells respond vigorously , even though the stimulus may not look particularly red to a human observer . |
| 14 | The sun may not shine that much on Britain but that does n't exclude us from using solar power . |
| 15 | However , our Universe may not expand forever . |
| 16 | The report to the DTI was due to be published shortly anyway , so , on the face of it , its premature appearance may not seem too important . |
| 17 | Also , scintigraphy may not differentiate clearly between neuropathy and myopathy . |
| 18 | This conclusion may not remain universally true when we allow for heterogeneous capital ; none the less , the possibility remains that shifting may take place and we need to check when considering policy proposals the likelihood of this actually happening . |
| 19 | There may be important conditions to be observed ( eg to ensure that the road has been adopted by the local authority ) , and if it is not possible to comply with these , the mortgage may not go through . |
| 20 | If your partner is suffering from aching muscles and joints which the massage may not have completely soothed , try the following technique which can be amazingly pain relieving and balancing to the emotions . |
| 21 | Nor do I consider that the principle is advanced by identifying specific categories such as husband and wife or elderly parents and adult children ; the principle applies whenever a creditor knows or ought to have known that the relationship between debtor and the surety gives rise to a real risk that the surety may not contract freely and with a full appreciation of the nature of the obligation being assumed . |
| 22 | The continuing theme during basic training will be interviewing skills , without which the advisory process may not get underway . |
| 23 | Sometimes , because your employee is paid at intervals which are not exact multiples of a week or a month , the earnings period may not match exactly with tax weeks or months . |
| 24 | Again , many decisions which are successfully carried out in a given period may not turn out to have been the best possible courses of action . |
| 25 | INSPIRATION may not spring readily from the prosaic-sounding north Midlands town of Southwell but it is the black stuff that dreams are made of in the eyes of Ron and Richard Muddle , the father and son team of racing entrepreneurs extraordinary . |
| 26 | Take care when mixing colours , as plants which work together in terms of spring or summer flower colour may not work successfully when berries and autumn tints are produced . |
| 27 | As far as records of achievement are concerned , the attitude of pupils is likely to be even more problematic , since pupils ' natural concern with the currency of their certificates , and their now well-documented tendency to see schooling largely in terms of its capacity to provide qualifications ( see , for example , Turner , 1984 ) , suggests that records of achievement may not have as immediate and enthusiastic support among pupils as they do among many teachers . |
| 28 | Reading a work 's introduction can be helpful , though even then content may not live up to the billing , so that a sampling of the text is also advised . |
| 29 | But his video may not find as many overseas buyers as his rivals think . |
| 30 | An EEIG may not have more than 500 employees , nor offer participations to the public . |