Example sentences of "he may [not/n't] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | While he may not be collecting as actively as he was a few years ago , his name still inspires sufficient awe in most art world people for them to request complete anonymity when discussing him . |
| 2 | ‘ He may not be able to get round immediately , but he 'll let us know as soon as he can . |
| 3 | It does so on two grounds : that Duran is no longer a champion and that he may not be fit . |
| 4 | ‘ He may not be as daft as you think , ’ said Simon . |
| 5 | Tactically , he may not be Brearley or Fletcher , for he sticks with what he knows ; but Brearley or Fletcher could not bat like Gooch . |
| 6 | Tactically , he may not be Brearley or Fletcher , for he sticks with what he knows ; but Brearley or Fletcher could not bat like Gooch . |
| 7 | Some MPs are worried that he may not be able to work with Mr Smith , the favourite for the leadership . |
| 8 | Do n't waste another night , she said ; if there is somebody here you want then you go right up and tell him about it , you just tell him , because he may not be here tomorrow night . |
| 9 | He may not be the biggest pop star in the world but he 's certainly the most unapproachable . |
| 10 | I would therefore argue that one of the chief tasks of education , perhaps its overriding task , is the education and encouragement of a child 's imagination , so that he may not be a slave to a perception confined solely to the present , a perception that is little more than blindness . |
| 11 | Since his surplus stock may be in keen demand he may not be able to supply you — but he can at least point you in the right direction by suggesting alternative sources , ones that have proved themselves so far as he is concerned . |
| 12 | He can offer more money but he may not be suitable . |
| 13 | However , he may not be that popular in England after his ungracious comments before and after the World Cup final and his decision to drop out of the Barbarians game — not to mention the ‘ try that never was ’ against England in the 1987 World Cup . |
| 14 | Even now , however , he is prepared to accept that he may not be able to come back in a new guise after three years . |
| 15 | Afterwards , Little said : ‘ He may not be the biggest keeper in the world but technically he 's very good . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ He is a bubbly character and while he may not be a favourite of the Everton fans he is certainly a favourite among his team mates . |
| 17 | But he may not be able to help his boss Alex Ferguson , who could face an FA charge for his verbal assault on Hill . |
| 18 | He may not be a rock 'n' roll comedian , but TV 's Mr Sardonic PAUL MERTON is more than just an ubiquitous face , and ANDREW COLLINS salutes him |
| 19 | I am afraid he may not be with us any longer ’ . |
| 20 | First commissions could be obtained through political interest , and this would appear to have been the situation of Philip Hay , whom Admiral Lord Keith managed to place in the 11th Foot as an ensign on the strength of imaginary past service , though his patron remarked that ‘ if his father can not get at old General Grant or Lady Sutherland he may not be confirmed . |
| 21 | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 'S earnest captain Tim Robinson does n't strike me as a student of W.C. Fields , but recent events at Trent Bridge suggest he may not be unacquainted with his philosophy . |
| 22 | In crisis situations , the initiative inevitably rests with the executive — it is the president who authorizes immediate military responses and in so doing he may not be as carefully respectful of the Constitution as some purists would like . |
| 23 | " He may not be the Only one . " |
| 24 | ( vii ) In every case it is made clear to the prisoner from the information supplied to him that he may not be recommended for release at the end of his tariff period at the first or any subsequent review . |
| 25 | ( 2 ) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection ( 1 ) above , where a person , having possession or control ( lawfully or not ) of property belonging to another , parts with the property under a condition as to its return which he may not be able to perform , this ( if done for purposes of his own and without the other 's authority ) amounts to treating the property as his own to dispose of regardless of the other 's rights . |
| 26 | He may not be authorized to make changes to other components ; these may be owned by other design teams or may have become " fixed once production has commenced . |
| 27 | Then the questions arise ; should the MP speak in a debate ? — he may not be called . |
| 28 | ‘ He may not be dead , ’ put in Charlotte , drawing from Frank a withering glare . |
| 29 | ‘ Lovey , he may not be back till eleven ! |
| 30 | Nor will he necessarily be able to prevent his share of the equity from being diluted even if he is offered pre-emptive rights ; he may not be able to afford to buy more shares but can not prevent the new issue being made unless he has voting control . |