Example sentences of "may [not/n't] find " in BNC.
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| 1 | The potential reader of a monograph on a minor artist may not find a book easily , but there are plenty of publications on Leonardo , Rembrandt or Picasso . |
| 2 | This suggests that the next MB Group foray will require fresh equity of some sort but investors may not find that too alarming . |
| 3 | New Zealand , silver medal-winners last time , may not find it easy against the improving Finland . |
| 4 | You hang it in the wardrobe and although you may not find the smell unpleasant , the moth certainly will ! |
| 5 | And it may see a child as a foal , and may not find it as intimidating or threatening as a mature person . |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , a pattern , of course we may not find it at once — ’ |
| 7 | The po-faced and the pious may not find that funny , but to hear him tell it and keep a straight face is a considerable feat . |
| 8 | Often someone who wishes to use the toilet may not find it within easy reach or be able to get out of their chair in time . |
| 9 | They may know , intellectually , that their partner is less adaptable , but may not find the reality easy to deal with . |
| 10 | Those who are mentally alert may not find it easy or pleasant to take help from the very ones they have supported and cared for over the years . |
| 11 | ‘ There are times when we may not find each other attractive . ’ |
| 12 | But his video may not find as many overseas buyers as his rivals think . |
| 13 | A business consisting of a group of diverse subsidiary companies may not find this adequate , where one or more subsidiaries demand a different chart of accounts . |
| 14 | ‘ Of course , if you get married now , ’ Aunt Lilian said , ‘ you may not find it so easy to get into politics . ’ |
| 15 | Without it , any 100th-birthday binge in 1998 may not find New Yorkers in much of a party mood . |
| 16 | Much of this may not find its way into local authority budgets , as a dramatic increase in students in further education of 222,000 ( 25% ) is signalled over the next three years . |
| 17 | If you were to examine the work you may not find any faults , or perhaps just a few minor ones which ‘ do n't really matter ’ . |
| 18 | Small firms may not find it so easy to make this commitment , particularly if they have either a small , stable workforce , or the need to recruit at short notice when vacancies occur . |
| 19 | If the baby 's fed on water or for some reason does not take food normally , you may not find the problem , but a few days after milk feed this substance will begin to rise and it can be protected so the diagnosis is made by a test , does anybody know how the Guffbry test is done ? |
| 20 | Some may not find suitable lodging until they get 4,500 feet up in the mountain . |
| 21 | Black people can be denied eligibility by rules which were originally drawn up for completely different purposes ; property let to ethnic minorities tends to be of lower quality than that allocated to the white population ; and black families , which tend to be larger , may not find council accommodation which is large enough for their needs ( Brown , 1984 ) . |
| 22 | The algorithm may not find the ’ best ’ answer . |
| 23 | For example , the general notion of a ‘ building ’ is clear , but a judge may not find it easy to decide whether a temporary wooden hut , or a telephone kiosk , or a wall , or a tent , is a ‘ building . ’ |
| 24 | Marketability varies between assets ; some assets are easily realizable , but some — such as perhaps the shares of small companies — may not find ready buyers . |
| 25 | They may not find it , they may not find it impossible to change contracts but it will become increasingly harder for them to do so . |
| 26 | They may not find it , they may not find it impossible to change contracts but it will become increasingly harder for them to do so . |
| 27 | DIY superstores tend to be a little cheaper for plumbing goods , but you will be lucky to get any advice and you may not find unusual fittings . |
| 28 | Apart from what the customer may or may not find with the price of beer , is it not the case that what the hon. Member for Rotherham ( Mr. Crowther ) has described would not have taken place if the beer orders had not been passed by the House ? |
| 29 | The original ( but still available ) Brewer 's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable is an example of a nineteenth-century collection of somewhat idiosyncratically chosen historical , mythical and literary information ; it is useful partly because of its eccentricity , in that it contains information you may not find elsewhere . |
| 30 | For example , if you choose to write an essay on the novel A Very Quiet Street by the contemporary Glasgow author Frank Kuppner , you may not find it easy to get any critical work either on the book itself or on this writer ( since no books may have been written about him ) . |