Example sentences of "might not be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the British Menopause Society is warning that many of them might not be taking it for long enough . |
| 2 | Laurie Mains , the All Black coach , was plainly displeased at Schuler 's decision , for it came about the time that Mains was hoping rugby league scouts might not be chasing his All Blacks in the next few months . |
| 3 | That she might not be thinking of them , but simply indulging herself , is the only factor in the situation that would worry me at all . ’ |
| 4 | If my hon. Friend has any evidence that other countries might not be implementing the regulations as carefully as we are , we shall certainly take action . |
| 5 | But remember it was Mrs Thatcher , who when she was arguing against the er European Monetary System , said you ca n't buck the markets , and ultimately that is true , or at least more precisely , you can only buck them at a cost , you can only buck it by buying or selling pounds , which messes up your money supply , or raising or lowering your interest rates at a time when you might not be wanting to do so . |
| 6 | The food 's all poisoned , and the newspapers are poisoned , and television 's poisoned , and Brian makes money telling people everything is n't — poisoned , ’ she concluded , sober enough to realize that she might not be expressing her thoughts with the clarity their profundity deserved . |
| 7 | It was corporation booty however , and it was only reasonable to expect that this early entertainment centre might not be firing on all cylinders . |
| 8 | The big cats of the Oxfordshire based Jaguar racing team might not be roaring that loud at Le mans this weekend … their three cars are facing exclusion from the 24 hour classic race which gets underway tomorrow … |
| 9 | They might not know him by sight , or might not be looking for him at all . |
| 10 | All the regular attenders were there : the Yorkes , glossy as newly-painted furniture ; the Fords , sending darting glances round the congregation to see if anyone was missing ; the Shergolds , sitting in their usual place near the door in the pew where Melissa had come upon Eleanor the previous day , Rodney with his normal air of self-importance that might or might not be hiding an inner anxiety , his wife pale and twitchy as she pulled off her gloves to turn the pages of her hymnbook . |
| 11 | Arts teachers are also not seen as helping their own cause in as much as classroom practices in the arts might not be living up to the expectations of other professional staff . |
| 12 | And then , unless they had sufficient funds to buy several stocks , they might not be spreading their investment sufficiently . |
| 13 | ‘ The people wearing Hard Yakka now might not be wearing it in 1994 , but the product has a wider appeal than a fickle , professionally-trendy minority . ’ |
| 14 | She realised she might not be helping her cause , but it was satisfying to get the anger off her chest . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm a copywriter at Grantham and Marsh — a top London advertising agency , ’ she responded coolly , finding it unnecessary to add that , because of the recession at present affecting the advertising world generally , her job might not be waiting for her on her return ! |
| 16 | The US State Department also claimed that a third of the 36,000 Cubans admitted as tourists since Oct. 1 had overstayed their visas and might not be planning to return . |
| 17 | Asked about the possibility that Imran Khan might not be leading Pakistan , Gooch said : ‘ I think if he did n't come , having won the World Cup , it would be a blow to their team . |
| 18 | ‘ The Colonel might not be coming back . |
| 19 | ‘ I might not be coming back , ’ she said . |
| 20 | ‘ You might not be saying that when the refugees come back from Australia , ’ Fergus said sourly . |
| 21 | If we stopped to check out what we really wanted to do , our internal voices might not be saying , ‘ Time to go out clubbing , ’ but , ‘ Out with the Ovaltine , on with the duvet and open the Ruth Rendell . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Things might not be going too well in the League for them — but strange things have happened in Cup matches . ’ |
| 23 | You might not be going through an easy time emotionally or materially but all the dramatic sagas now unfolding will eventually come together to produce and excellent outcome . |
| 24 | She had still been half hoping that he might not be going to attend , especially as Family Day was on a Saturday when he was n't officially on duty . |
| 25 | ‘ I did not know the Bioplan hospital might not be going ahead , ’ said Mr Prescott , ‘ If the Darlington health authority can not get hold of a CT Scanner from Bioplan then we will seriously consider getting one . ’ |
| 26 | Sat at the end of the row in front of us , a gentleman whose office we might or might not be standing in at this very moment . |
| 27 | If this was the chalk of the Falaises and Belemnite chalk the chalk of the plains , I wonder whether the Champagne gospel might not be extolling the virtues of the wonderful heart-shaped Micraster sea urchin ? |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm upset , as you put it , because you did n't even have the courtesy to warn me that I might not be giving a lecture that 's due in eight days ’ time . |
| 29 | They might not be doing your figure or teeth a lot of good , but there is no proof that they trigger acne . |
| 30 | For example , in India , graduate schools of social work are a major training resource for the social welfare services but some observers suggest that their educational approach might not be congruent with local needs and might not be making their best contribution to the nation 's social welfare and social development goals . |