Example sentences of "may no [adv] [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Suppose that I have a sudden impulse to settle when I retire in the village where I was born ; but reality breaks in , I recognize that I had better remember it not as a nostalgic vision but as I indeed saw it before experiencing the city , admit to myself that it will have changed beyond recognition , try to anticipate living in it not as I am now but as an old man who no longer easily makes new friends , try to see myself through the villagers ' eyes as already a stranger who may no longer deserve a welcome .
2 However , if the item in question was sent overseas then please wait at least one month before sending in the claim form to allow sufficient time for delivery , but do try to submit it within four months from the date of despatch , otherwise the Foreign Administration may no longer have a record of delivery .
3 People who were housegroup leaders may no longer have a group to lead .
4 But many commentators believe that there are points of common interest between the government , the traffickers and the traditional ruling class , and that Mr Barco , a lame-duck president in the closing months of his administration , may no longer have the power within his own party to sustain his offensive .
5 Just as someone has short sight , penicillin allergy or diabetes never recovers from these conditions but can nonetheless do or not do various things that diminish their effects or progress , similarly , sufferers from addictive disease even though they may no longer use the substance or behaviour of addiction .
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