Example sentences of "and may [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Regrettably no , the safety standards and regulations in operation overseas are those of the country in question and may not reach the same level as those we enjoy in the UK . |
| 2 | Moustaches shall not extend below the vermilion border of the upper lip or the corners of the mouth and may not extend to the side more than one-quarter inch beyond the corners of the mouth … |
| 3 | When people have enough resources in their lives — psychological , financial , or decision-making power — they can cope with these demands and may not suffer ill-health effects . |
| 4 | In Northern Ireland new drivers already have to display an ‘ R ’ ( for restricted ) plate and may not exceed 45mph for one year after passing their test . |
| 5 | Answer guide : In this case the future benefit to be obtained is difficult to judge and may not exceed the rental . |
| 6 | Officials in charge of the roads in California and Texas say the material , called epoflex , is difficult to apply and may not do the job intended . |
| 7 | The usage of ‘ rule ’ by biologists is clearly different from that employed by social scientists when they talk about verbally transmitted instructions for what humans may and may not do . |
| 8 | The public-interest objective is harder to reject , because it is eminently reasonable that public policy should be concerned with more than just economic efficiency , though it clearly generates considerable uncertainty for firms about what they may and may not do . |
| 9 | ‘ Kansas had a real beauty for avoiding accidents : ‘ When a train reaches a crossing ( with another track ) about the same time as another train , the engineer must stop the train and may not start again until the other train has completely passed . ’ ’ |
| 10 | General practitioners can determine the pattern of later health care delivery in Alzheimer 's disease and may not refer to specialist outpatient care . |
| 11 | Further , even if Reagan approves , Congress would have to enact the necessary legislation — and may not think that handing over the craft is in the nation 's best interests . |
| 12 | Now the woman has established her pattern and may not pay much conscious attention to her surroundings , if they serve her needs well . |
| 13 | Alas , Mr Shevardnadze speaks almost no English or French and may not want the job . |
| 14 | You may be still getting this cotton wool treatment , and may not want to relinquish it . |
| 15 | Managers may be used to using briefs and may not want to stray off them too far . |
| 16 | Today , for example , I think it means next to nothing to simply state that blacks are working class when we are likely to be unemployed and may not recognize our experience and history in those areas of political life where an appeal to class is most prominent . |
| 17 | However , it should be mentioned that estimates of annual emissions of VOCs are based on statewide average monthly temperatures and may not reflect fully the possible impact of the hot weather on evaporative emissions from vehicles in 1988 . |
| 18 | Some companies advertise kit , knowing that stocks are low and may not last for the full life of the ad . |
| 19 | Some companies advertise kit , knowing full well that stocks are low and may not last for the full life of the ad . |
| 20 | Supratentorial infiltrating , low grade gliomas are often difficult to identify on computed tomography because they are not associated with significant mass effect and may not enhance with intravenous contrast medium . |
| 21 | And it is n't without its pathetic aspects anyway , this evening scene with the two mature parties , their spectacles , their hair , their heavy old shoes , and the extra trust that she in particular will be needing to feel , and may not feel . |
| 22 | The man was in hospital and may not recover . |
| 23 | Is not it madness to be spending billions of pounds on a missile system which does not deter and may not work — and when we have no one at whom to point it ? |
| 24 | Although Doodlebug breaks no new ground and may not prove challenging enough for hardened players , it 's still a neat little platformer . |
| 25 | Extensive grassland based systems are especially sparing of energy use ( 14 ) and could well assume an increasing importance not only for this reason but also because the rate of expansion of production has now declined to around 2% per annum in lowland agriculture and may not increase ( 15 ) . |
| 26 | But few CPNs are experienced in dealing with this eating disorder and may not know how to respond . |
| 27 | IBM is said to be late off the mark and may not get the chance to inject itself officially . |
| 28 | Anyway back to main point , so up to retirement quite straightforward , no problem at all and this is why he could have gone on for donkey years without a return of income , his salary goes up of course , it 's picked up in the tax tables , his personal allowances do n't change so they could swan along there for so many years without even looking at his affairs , but then see what happens in the very next tax year , when he has n't had a return and may not get a return for a couple of years . |
| 29 | He says a child with meningitis could need urgent treatment and may not get it fast enough because its too far . |
| 30 | 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 . |