Example sentences of "i may [not/n't] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'll call you tomorrow , ’ said Lucy , then she whispered , ‘ Only I may not be able to give you a date . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I may not be screwing Lucy , ’ said Jay coldly . |
| 3 | ‘ I may not be as much with my family as I should be , but at least I am at home , ’ he reasons . |
| 4 | ‘ I may not be a wizard with sphygmomanometer , ’ said Wexford derisively , ‘ but I 'm not daft . |
| 5 | This time , Eleanor Thorne decided , I must think , I may not be selfish . |
| 6 | Having said all of which , I have to admit that I may not be able to vote on Thursday . |
| 7 | ‘ I may not be able to be with her . ’ |
| 8 | I may not be an intellectual but I 'm not a fool . |
| 9 | ‘ I may not be allowed to stay here , ’ the woman said . |
| 10 | I may not be a trained speaker , but I do have knowledge . |
| 11 | And by the way , I have an appointment in the city around eleven , so I may not be back to stand in for the dinner breaks . |
| 12 | I have a busy schedule for the next few days , so I may not be in touch . |
| 13 | I may not be able to stay long . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Mind you , I may not be the right person to be giving an opinion on this , because , as I said , I do n't think ‘ combo ’ anyway . |
| 15 | I may not be alone . |
| 16 | Benjamin 's modest but handsome little portrait seems to want to relay a message to us : I may not be blue-blooded , it says , but please do n't for a minute put me down as any kind of manual labourer — I belong to the established and rising ranks of the artisan middle-class . |
| 17 | Once up in her room , he said , ‘ I 'm afraid I may not be able to come again until next Friday . |
| 18 | Sub-text : ‘ I have to convey my message , which is more important than yours ( and I may not be listening to you ) . ’ |
| 19 | Other sorts of things can constrain my actions too , of course ; I may not be able on my income to afford a Ferrari . |
| 20 | In his Chicago lectures , for example , he described how certain passages of Notes toward the Definition of Culture had been exposed as a " mass of contradictions " and , at the end , he also made a rueful disclaimer — " I am quite aware that I have been trying to persuade , although I may not be quite sure of what " . |
| 21 | I think , I may not be in perfect shape , but I ai n't gon na run away from you . |
| 22 | ‘ I may not be able to agree to this particular request . |
| 23 | ‘ I may not be of your persuasion but tonight I have been persuaded that the world is reaching a turning-point in its history and that the ancient biblical promise to your people is about to be redeemed . |
| 24 | I wish I may not be too fond and make him indifferent . |
| 25 | I I may not be away very often this summer . |
| 26 | I have begun to sense that , despite the touching and the ‘ precious boy ’ , I may not be headed for the Dark where the soft , fat spiders watch and wait . |
| 27 | I have a feeling that I may not be the only language tutor who has asked herself : |
| 28 | I may not be home till seven o'clock . " |
| 29 | I may not be good at long-lasting relationships , but even I can see this is not the way to become those Folks on the Hill , Darby and Joan , who used to be Jack and Jill … |
| 30 | I therefore give due notice to the Government Whips who are on duty that when we examine the bill in Committee and consider some of the things that are set out in this illustrious treaty , I may not be able to support the Government . |