Example sentences of "may [not/n't] wish " in BNC.
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| 1 | An Anglican may not wish to be seduced into all the absurdities of church politics , still less into the hobby of church ceremonial . |
| 2 | Remember that the vendor may not wish to have you around the house at all , so try to agree a mutually convenient time , starting at , say , 9am or 2pm , which will allow at least three daylight hours for the survey . |
| 3 | Rape victims , for example , may fear the consequences of reporting the act , and may not wish to be cross-examined by the police or in court and be exposed to possible innuendoes and suggestions that they ‘ encouraged ’ their assailant . |
| 4 | Firms may not wish to prosecute an employee who has been fiddling them but may prefer to deal with the matter informally , to avoid bad publicity or appearing inefficient and the Possible loss of the confidence of their clients . |
| 5 | One or both of them may not wish to cope with parenting a second time round , having not long been released from the exhaustion and limitations of childcare on their own account . |
| 6 | The opportunist housebreaker will not shirk from breaking a window , of course , but the more levels of protection you create , the more time it will take him — which is a risk he may not wish to take . |
| 7 | ‘ But of course , you may not wish to meet another man , except with a whip and when he is manacled . |
| 8 | Mounted in a conspicuous position and in a convincing enclosure , a would-be thief may not wish to risk a break-in for fear of attracting attention from an alarm system , even though no such system may exist . |
| 9 | Others realise that it will be difficult to extend their stay overseas without becoming an illegal immigrant , an added burden they may not wish to take on . |
| 10 | You may not wish to write them all but imagine them nevertheless and draft out the pattern of the story . |
| 11 | Employees may regard their property in a high-priced area as a ‘ nest egg ’ for their retirement ( as they may plan to retire to a cheaper area of housing and fund their retirement with the sale proceeds ) or they may not wish to reduce their stake in the housing market . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm suggesting , ’ she lied smoothly , ‘ that he may not wish to risk his career by fighting a duel , but instead might try to kill you during a battle . ’ |
| 13 | These include such essentials as a preliminary sounding meeting with the head and whoever else is part of the school 's senior management ( i.e. anyone in a position to further the aims of the group ) to secure their sanction and support ; and an introductory meeting with as many of the staff as possible and manageable , for instance over a working lunch , regardless of who will eventually join the group , so that everybody knows what it will be about and interest is generated even in those who may not wish to join it . |
| 14 | Attitude-holders , aware of this changed context , may not wish their former stance to be directed against the new counter-arguments . |
| 15 | ‘ I have , ’ he answered slowly , ‘ but remember I am only a poor country vicar , and ca n't offer you a job with a high salary , so you may not wish to accept it . |
| 16 | This may occur for various reasons ; the suspect may have died or be below the age of criminal responsibility , the victim may not wish to press charges or a witness may be unwilling , or unable , to give evidence or a person already in detention after conviction admits to further offences . |
| 17 | Erm and it 's sort of erm features that are expressed er like intelligent and then intelligent er it reveals to what extent subjects perceive speakers in a particular language as having desirable or undesirable traits with which they may or may not wish to identify . |
| 18 | In an essentially two-party system like the British one , for example , the main opposition party contending for office may not wish to fight too hard to curtail the power of an executive they may soon have control of themselves . |
| 19 | Likewise , we may not wish a budget-holder to take risks with taxpayer 's money and to ensure equity the official may need to follow formal rules rather than respond flexibly to each new case . |
| 20 | Alternatively he may not wish to pursue the subject in great depth but , instead , may wish to use materials in new and imaginative ways , and therefore needs to understand their properties . |
| 21 | Some graduates , particularly those of the 1950s who remember the Julian Slade musical Salad Days at the Old Vic , of course may not wish to let nostalgia blind them and begin retracing their track . |
| 22 | ‘ Besides , has the possibility not occurred to you that you yourself may not wish to be released ? |
| 23 | This service should be of value to Nigeria specialists , who have a strong scholarly interest in the ‘ whole text ’ , but who may not wish to put ‘ whole-text ’ prices to obtain it . |
| 24 | For instance , a local planning authority may decide that an office of a special character might be allowed in a residential area but at the same time may not wish the premises to be available for any type of office use . |
| 25 | In some cases they may not wish to . |
| 26 | ( 2 ) Equally , an offeror company may not wish to launch a bid if its own results are poor . |
| 27 | Do I get the impression that we 're basically building a a basic aircraft with optional extras , or are we building an aircraft which can be , to some degree , sanitised because obviously there are some parts of the specification of the aircraft we may not wish third cra countries to have . |
| 28 | You may not wish to say in open session . |
| 29 | Second , ‘ join a rugby club ’ , also unsatisfactory because : ( a ) it still does n't guarantee you tickets ; and ( b ) there are many good reasons why a rugby supporter may not wish to be a member of a club . |
| 30 | Even when intervention is compatible with official pay restraint policy , it may still be covert since politicians may not wish to take public responsibility for influencing the outcome of a specific case and prefer to see the opprobrium attached to management . |