Example sentences of "may [not/n't] [be] [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 The disparity between groundmass compositions reconstructed by and and the Haiti glass trend suggests that the selective clast melting and alteration are important effects that may not be easily circumvented when attempting to decipher impact melt petrogenesis .
2 What we were trying to say is there is actually a place and my Right Honourable Friend thinks that there is and indeed so do I , for people to contribute to the problem of policing in their locality who have n't necessarily for one reason or another and my Noble Friend Lord Whitelaw said , decided not to erm be on the police authority , maybe they have n't had time , maybe there has n't been their , their particular but nevertheless they do know and they do care about their locality and they have got a er er a contribution to make and we think that that would actually improve the local the police authorities , provided that they are not in an overwhelming position and that is the reason why we 've suggested that eight erm t er , er , er o of a police authority of sixteen , eight should be councillors in the majority , five should be independents and three should be er er er magistrates and My Lords and then of course the complaint was ah , but then some people may not be properly represented and the number ought to be larger .
3 A reader has pointed out to me : ‘ It is quite unreasonable for you to criticise the scheme since it may not be generally known that any Senior Manager is able to purchase a top-of-the-range BMW K Series four-cylinder model anti-lock brakes , black paint finish , radio etc and still have funds to spare . ’
4 It may not be generally known that on the first Tuesday of each month there is an Interdenominational Church Service at 10.30 am at the Nursing Home which is usually well attended .
5 However , this concern may not be wholly justified as he has been an active member of the CNAA and is known to be a keen supporter of public sector provision and an advocate of breaking down the barriers between the two sectors of higher education .
6 However the time taken to re-charge the capacitor is proportional to the charging time constant , so if a high resistance is used the capacitor may not be completely charged when its stored energy is next required .
7 However , she concedes that there will probably always be people who choose to work outside the mainstream , though they may not be formally organised or funded in the future .
8 All groups are invited to send resolution which may or may not be actually debated but erm , we , we do n't normally send one in , but some , some groups they send them in , no , no one 's thinking
9 In answer to his last question , I do not believe that it necessarily makes sense for those who may not be fully qualified or experienced to get rid of such waste when those who are involved in a similar business are much better qualified to do so .
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