Example sentences of "may [not/n't] want " in BNC.
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| 1 | We think it 's a false economy , but we can understand that a seaside hotelier , for example , may not want to train casual , seasonal staff . |
| 2 | ‘ And she may not want to talk about it . |
| 3 | Some novice gardeners may not want to do much actual gardening at all , but conversely , do not want to look out every day over a scene of threadbare grass and rotting fence . |
| 4 | Alas , Mr Shevardnadze speaks almost no English or French and may not want the job . |
| 5 | If I am a chemist already , wanting an overview of another subject , I may not want to read three introductory chapters . |
| 6 | On the one hand , it is clear that we depend for survival upon our bodies , whereas we may not want to say that God depends upon the world for survival . |
| 7 | There 's so much to enjoy at our clubs that once you arrive you may not want to leave . |
| 8 | Second , there is a different sense in which private individuals may not want to conserve soil or have a small family other than the most obvious that it may not benefit them . |
| 9 | You may not want to get up and run a race immediately after eating but you should not eat so much that you find it difficult to climb a flight of stairs . |
| 10 | Though you may not want the negative situation to arise and though you may do your best to avoid it , once you know what the worst possible outcome would be and that you could cope with it , a great deal of the anxiety is removed . |
| 11 | Similarly , parents of children who have been victims of sexual offences may not want their child to be interrogated and to go through the trauma of reliving the experience in court . |
| 12 | Walking out on your partner may not be the answer to midlife change and you may not want a divorce , but you are likely to find that you need to update your relationship if the marriage is to be sound and mutually satisfying for another twenty or thirty years . |
| 13 | Among other quincentenary revelries you may or may not want to get involved in are : jousting at Hever Castle , Tudor music at Kenwood and a pageant at Hedingham Castle . |
| 14 | Although you may not want to go on a course , or can not afford to , it is a good idea to ask a friend or relative you feel comfortable with to play the part of the interviewer and let you have a dummy run . |
| 15 | When a complaint is made to the Commission , the Commission may or may not want to send a copy of the complaint to the other party . |
| 16 | ‘ You may not want them to begin with , but you should n't fix it , do n't say ‘ I 'll never want children ’ , and do n't put him in that position either . |
| 17 | You may not want to redecorate walls completely , but there 's plenty of scope to revitalise them . |
| 18 | Miss B may not want this . |
| 19 | Some physically disabled people like these may not want to vote , but there are probably far more who would like to , but ca n't . |
| 20 | Furthermore , the individual may not want to reveal his private life in a public role . |
| 21 | They can be fairly noisy in operation , so you may not want one in your kitchen , but they are comparatively efficient : 65% , similar to most gas boilers , and easy to control . |
| 22 | You may be still getting this cotton wool treatment , and may not want to relinquish it . |
| 23 | You may not want to go further in your job — perhaps the status you have in your social and personal life may prove sufficient . |
| 24 | A woman seeking employment in her forties may not want to recognise the deterioration of her mother-in-law 's memory . |
| 25 | You may not want to walk down lonely streets or dark paths alone at the end of a day 's work . |
| 26 | ‘ Let's face it — he may not want help of any sort . |
| 27 | President Milosevic of Serbia may not want a fight in Kosovo , since the current campaign of slow ethnic cleansing is doing quite well . |
| 28 | The ties between parents and child are strong ; parents may be forced into , rather than willingly accepting of , separation from their children ; when separated , they may not want to make the final break via adoption . |
| 29 | Some people may not want to send Christmas cards or eat meat at least once a week ( two of Townsend 's indicators of conventional British life ) : the implication is that Townsend grossly exaggerates the incidence of poverty because he ignores the fact that people may choose to do without such things . |
| 30 | After that , and because of that , Birt may not want to be around . |