Example sentences of "they may [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The routines suggested are guidelines : some of them may not apply to you in your current work . |
| 2 | It is possible for an aircraft to have several different modes of spinning , and all of them may not have been discovered during the testing . |
| 3 | Forty eight and and presumably many of the people who are perhaps seventy drawing pensions , they may not have even paid in thirty years themselves , I mean they may be many of them may not have been around for that period of time . |
| 4 | One or both of them may not wish to cope with parenting a second time round , having not long been released from the exhaustion and limitations of childcare on their own account . |
| 5 | In particular we discuss two aspects of the interpretation of definite pronouns , which we call role mapping and name mapping , and suggest that either one of them may not occur in the interpretation of any particular sentence . |
| 6 | While they may not realise it , owners can be held liable if their dog attacks someone , or causes an accident or damage , and this policy covers them up to £1 million . |
| 7 | Something may be wrong but they may not realise it . |
| 8 | Even if the adults do not try to talk the child out of it , they may not persist with their request . |
| 9 | They may not reach maturity for several years . |
| 10 | A second kind of relation is to be found in the interpretations of current political situations and trends by thinkers who , while they may not contribute an original theory of politics , nevertheless draw upon extant theories in ways which are especially pertinent in the existing conditions . |
| 11 | Retiring players will not be penalised if their failure to retire 10 metres is due to the rapidity with which the kick has been taken , but they may not stop retiring and enter the game until an opponent carrying the ball has run five metres ’ . |
| 12 | They may not stop the wife 's contribution to the household economy . |
| 13 | Task allocation also means that nurses become very familiar with doing particular procedures , even though they may not give much thought to why they are doing something . |
| 14 | Members can present petitions at the close of business of the House each day , but in future should we disregard them because people have merely put their signatures to something which , according to the Minister , they may not give a damn about ? |
| 15 | On the other hand , being box shifters , they may not care what software they ship and some people are betting they 'll both wind up licensing from Microsoft . |
| 16 | On the other hand , being box shifters , they may not care what software they ship anyway and some people are betting they 'll both wind up licensing Windows from Microsoft . |
| 17 | For example , said Mr Webster , while many investors shun nuclear weapons at all costs , they may not care if the portfolio includes alcohol . |
| 18 | They may not exist or access to them may be refused . |
| 19 | They may not bite as such but simply close their jaws around your hand for a few moments . |
| 20 | Important as they may be to the birds and trout , they can be very annoying to humans and , although they may not bite , the sheer numbers of midges and blackflies have been known to send birdwatchers — and particularly photographers — into paroxysms of rage and frustration . |
| 21 | As in so many other matters , the judge should be given the discretion to tell the press that they may not publicise the name of a person , because to do so would be in contempt of court . |
| 22 | The ties between parents and child are strong ; parents may be forced into , rather than willingly accepting of , separation from their children ; when separated , they may not want to make the final break via adoption . |
| 23 | And I think another reason why we do so well educationally is that the baby gives them a sense of direction and purpose and they may not want to get 16+ exams but they want to for their baby . |
| 24 | Members would , it is felt , like to browse over books they are thinking of buying as without being able to see the items they may not want to buy . |
| 25 | Freud 's view is a realistic one of human nature , which says that people will experience anxiety and frustration and er , all kinds of erm , feelings that they may not want to have . |
| 26 | I 'd like to , they may , they may not want to sixteen . |
| 27 | I do n't know how that all worked with work , because erm , they may not want me too . |
| 28 | And inside , they may not feel that much different from when they were younger . |
| 29 | They may not feel easy at moving fast on a polished floor . |
| 30 | They have not chosen the new family and they may not feel love or even liking for the new partner . |