Example sentences of "may not [verb] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | After that , and because of that , Birt may not want to be around . |
| 2 | It may not appear to be strictly in keeping with the true spirit of love , but there is a great deal of useful ‘ good ’ to be learned from a military background . |
| 3 | We also saw how closely related these two stitch formations really are , even though at first sight this may not appear to be true . |
| 4 | As Fulbright presented it , in what amounted to a proclamation of American innocence and British guilt , the US had been had' by her allies ; and while this may not appear to be entirely convincing , Fulbright had picked up the importance of what Acheson had described as the danger of Ho Chi Minh 's ‘ direct communist connection ’ — and might , indeed , have gone further . |
| 5 | Does it apply to a public utility which may or may not appear to be similar to a local government ? |
| 6 | This may not appear to be a splendid dish , but its star-rating qualities are in its simplicity . |
| 7 | Harris research director Robert Waller may not care to be reminded of a quote attributed to him in The Independent on Sunday on March 8 at the start of the campaign : ‘ Oh yes , it 's exciting . |
| 8 | The literal translation of onyxectomy , however , is simply ‘ nail-cutting-out ’ and that is what vets are doing , even though they may not like to be reminded of the fact when they record their day 's work . |
| 9 | Longer term aims may not require to be re-stated after just one year 's experience — numerous changes of direction will only serve to confuse , but they should be re-examined in the light of progress in attaining short term targets and the development plan should be altered accordingly . |
| 10 | For example , a superior variant of a module may exist but not be used in a package and consequently may not require to be transferred as part of the package . |
| 11 | Mr Cash and his Friends of Bruges seem to want to fight a battle against federalism today which may not have to be fought at all . |
| 12 | While the recommendations of the Code may not have to be followed in every case , tribunals hearing unfair dismissal claims are entitled to take note of any breach of the Code . |
| 13 | According to the type of enterprise chosen , certain formalities may or may not have to be carried out , those participating in the finance of the company may or may not be protected by limited liability , and the potential growth and financial resources of the enterprise may also be determined . |
| 14 | The selectivity may not need to be absolute — for example , if the promoter is specifically activated in breast epithelial tissue it may be possible to produce a ‘ genetic mastectomy , ’ effectively destroying all normal as well as malignant breast cells . |
| 15 | Now , clearly , in many circumstances where the property of an adjective matches a speaker 's perception , it may not need to be assigned — i.e. stated explicitly to be valid for the entity concerned — on the grounds that it is felt to be a characteristic sufficiently basic to the entity not to need assignment , as opposed to being called upon as an initial qualifying and identifying element . |
| 16 | For example , the last syllable of teacher may not need to be distinguished in the tree until the addition of another word of two or more syllables such as tedious . |
| 17 | An Anglican may not wish to be seduced into all the absurdities of church politics , still less into the hobby of church ceremonial . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | ‘ Besides , has the possibility not occurred to you that you yourself may not wish to be released ? |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Now , this may not seem to be a feasible solution , except for the odd application such as electric blanket or underfloor heating where full wave rectified unsmoothed 50 or 60Hz AC will produce heating from a mixture of 81% DC and 19% AC at 100 or 120Hz and above . |
| 22 | Explaining the proposals , MCC secretary Col John Stephenson said : ‘ We have had to cater for all cricket , so it may not seem to be as tough as some people have been demanding . |
| 23 | This may not seem to be a very daunting task , but when a man who has been flying four engine jet transports all over the world is suddenly confronted with a young pilot who has just written-off the landing gear of a light aircraft while trying to land in a cross wind , the true qualities of the new inspector are under test . |
| 24 | Indeed , though the death of a single organism may not seem to be very significant scientifically , it has been well argued by George Dangerfield that this one event did , in effect , mark the end or at least the beginning of the end , of that remarkable period of human history dominated by " Liberal England " . |
| 25 | This on the surface may not seem to be hostile to religion , but it causes severe re-interpretation encouraging many people to regard religion as little more than a culturally derived dressing-up game . |
| 26 | Jobs will be found in Harrogate as elsewhere , and if we 're thinking of lumping in the B one office use and the other B uses in with the manufacturing , I think it 's fair to say that office uses are going to be far denser in terms of number of jobs per hectare than manufacturing , and therefore the allocations may not seem to be as great as otherwise might have been demanded . |
| 27 | This may not prove to be a serious problem , but having it happen twice in a short period of time makes me wonder . |
| 28 | Inner-city riots , the politics of nationalism , peace protests , community action , and the emergence of single-issue movements around the felt concerns of blacks , women , the youthful , and the disenchanted , may not prove to be permanent features on the political scene but whilst they are around they are likely to defy easy incorporation into the snugness of the state . |
| 29 | Such statements , estimates and projections reflect various assumptions made by the Shareholders and by the management of the Company concerning anticipated results , which assumptions may or may not prove to be correct . |
| 30 | Car dealers say the world 's fastest production car may not prove to be the sellout they 'd expected it to be . |