Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It may not arise because I may not be staying . ’ |
| 2 | But it is also worth while to check up at other times , because there is still a great deal about Epsilon Aurigæ which we do not know , and it may not shine quite steadily at any time . |
| 3 | It may not thrill , but it certainly does not offend either . |
| 4 | The person giving it may not realise the full legal consequences of it as regards the release of a co-debtor ; but that is not , in my opinion , a sufficient ground for reading into the document something that is not expressed in it ; and unless you find in it something qualifying the general words , it appears to me that the legal consequences of the general words of discharge must follow , notwithstanding that those consequences may go beyond what the person giving the document would have intended if they had been pointed out to him at the time , and he had had an opportunity of addressing his mind to them . |
| 5 | ‘ Send away the ark of the God of Israel , ’ the people cry , ‘ and let it return to its own place , that it may not slay us and our people ’ ( 5.11 ) . |
| 6 | One reason is that it may not leave sufficient motivation for the individuals to set about increasing the value of the company . |
| 7 | The landlord 's argument will be that the rent should be paid on time , but the tenant could respond that it is a fairly recent innovation for rent to be paid in advance as opposed to in arrears and , furthermore , that the landlord has the benefit of three months ' rent in advance , despite the fact that it may not arrive on the actual quarter day . |
| 8 | The two are said to be concerned over Sun 's ability to deliver code on time and suspect it may not prioritise their platforms over Sun 's own . |
| 9 | Second , there is a different sense in which private individuals may not want to conserve soil or have a small family other than the most obvious that it may not benefit them . |
| 10 | But this time lag , combined with dilution by water already in the aquifer , means that if a pollutant enters the ground , it may not affect water supplies for many years . |
| 11 | Now , it may or not me noticeable if it 's a minor alteration in the surface geometry then it may be so slight as to make no difference in the way it performs so if , for example , it 's an enzyme it may not affect it at all . |
| 12 | Tony Benn 's agent , Tom Vallins , says Benn has fought on the party manifesto ‘ though it may not represent all his own individual opinions ’ . |
| 13 | Therefore , it may not represent a hiatal hernia as reported by Lauren and Cauthorne , who showed that these mucosal rings occur near the upper margin of the lower oesophageal sphincter . |
| 14 | Although they use the same subject matter , the stories they tell about it may not match . |
| 15 | Even if , in general terms , the curriculum model is adequate , and the test items valid , it may not match the particular curriculum experienced by the student who is being tested . |
| 16 | But it may not remain so for long , for there are already plans to develop a recreational complex on the island and to install a much-needed sewage treatment plant . |
| 17 | And this , as once again Wollheim argues , though it may not lead to action like that in the representation , acts as a lure to the formation of fresh dispositions to act — of fresh desires . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , TNCs do introduce much useable technology into the Third World , and while it may not lead to the conquest of global markets it may still have a very positive effect on industry and employment in particular countries . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | In practical terms it may not make much difference to consumers when they do that . ’ |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | It may not make them popular , but it will usually make them right . |
| 23 | In the civil service it may not exist lower down the organisation . |
| 24 | Beware of the trap of spending time on long explanations in English on what something is. it may not exist in the other culture . |
| 25 | Not now , not next year but in the next twenty years so there are a problem with schools , there are problems , I think , with changing leisure habits er people , the way that people take their leisure has changed over the last twenty years and not always have clubs , organizations and sailing schools taken account of that in , in their programme , especially with youngsters and I have to say I also believe there is apathy in some clubs and other organizations , not every club has an active youth sailing scheme and I believe that any club that does n't either must be extremely popular because of its er prices of beer or , or some other reason or it may not exist perhaps in twenty years ' time , so I think it 's an ext extremely important topic brought about by the maybe , without being melodramatic , some of the stuff that we 're reading in the papers about youngsters these days but looking at it from a purely selfish sailing point of view if we 're to get more youngsters into the sport even if we 're to hold our ground we 've got to make a big effort over , over this year and , and it 's important make sure that it runs on for future years . |
| 26 | Be sure to overlap the tape on itself as it may not adhere to the foam |
| 27 | But the question is where will it do the greatest good … in Bosnia where it may not reach the people it 's meant for , or in Croatia where it probably will . |
| 28 | Erm the assurance from the Environment Trust is that i it need not happen erm , it may not hold things up |
| 29 | The big potential drawback of a personal pension , particularly for an older person , is that it may not offer you such attractive benefits as your present pension arrangements . |
| 30 | It has never been de rigueur for academics who rise to high places in English departments , and , conversely , students who possess it may not do well in formal examinations . |