Example sentences of "may [not/n't] make " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Mr Bond was vague on details , because the rules of the race are that once a boat has started , it may not make contact except with officials until the event is over . |
| 2 | In places like Fort William where the rainfall is so high , or on high exposed ground , some vegetables may not make it . |
| 3 | I have suggested that it can be shown to be fair or just to do so ; but this may not make it right if some other principle of greater weight is involved . |
| 4 | In practical terms it may not make much difference to consumers when they do that . ’ |
| 5 | Dad 's oldest friend — he may not make it . ’ |
| 6 | It may not make you very popular with the queue behind you in the post office , but if it helps you that does not matter . |
| 7 | A person detained involuntarily may not make such a declaration ( 1983 Act , s.7 ) . |
| 8 | The proposition that there are no laws which Parliament may not make is one which has been uttered frequently . |
| 9 | ‘ Two wrongs may not make a right , Doctor , but sometimes the second wrong helps the first rest easier . ’ |
| 10 | Welfare rights services , for example could be defined in a variety of ways which may not make them readily understandable . |
| 11 | All your suggestions may not make it into our pages , but they find a place in our hearts … |
| 12 | Eating your greens may not make your hair curl , but knowing what might happen to you if you do n't eat enough cabbage and other vegetables and fruit might make your hair stand on end . |
| 13 | The newly-appointed C E O , Gary who took over at the end of the year when Gill retired has been very involved in these restructuring efforts and has been working very effectively and is on top of the situation , and although three swallows may not make a summer , I can at least tell you that Camco has traded profitably in each of the first three months of nineteen ninety three and now I 'd like to hand you over to Frank , who will talk about the rest of our business . |
| 14 | No form of argument or persuasion is allowed ( eg criticism of the target 's board ) and the buyer ( and its advisers ) may not make any statement or otherwise make public any information in connection with the tender offer which is not already contained in the tender offer advertisement itself . |
| 15 | Some hard-pressed commuters may not make it to the end of the line . ) |
| 16 | The latest findings may not make much difference to clinical practice in this country . |
| 17 | Kenneth Branagh may or may not make a convincing Hamlet , or Henry V , but his interpretation is unlikely to be dissected by an audience of Scandinavian princelings or British monarchs : when it comes to imagining how such exotic beasts behave , the performer has a head start on his audience . |
| 18 | It may not make them popular , but it will usually make them right . |
| 19 | Conversely , the firm may use a non-conventional channel like mail order which requires minimal investment in salespeople , although the physical characteristics of the product may not make it suitable for mail order . |
| 20 | You 'd think , I mean , some people may not make as much mess as that , you 're just in , er like that in a car and the car 's going brurgh urgh urgh ! |