Example sentences of "may not [be] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gossip may not be a female prerogative , but it certainly is so in the social stereotype of women . |
| 2 | There may not be a General Election . ’ |
| 3 | It may not be a legal partnership , but it ought to be one ethically . |
| 4 | There may not be a legal duty but what about a moral one ? |
| 5 | Sherfey ( 1970 ) points out that femininity may not be a transhistorical absolute ; but her certainty that it exists now endows it with contemporary universality . |
| 6 | Talisker may not be a healthy place for us . |
| 7 | There is widespread disbelief among Germany 's camp followers , then , that tonight 's match may not be a complete sell-out at Ibrox in spite of thousands of tickets having been given away to youth organisations . |
| 8 | In the middle-class residential areas where most MPs live , law and order may not be a serious worry , but it is of intense concern in poorer districts . |
| 9 | The answer lies in the fact that the risk premium may not be a simple constant ( α in the example ) but is likely to fluctuate from period to period . |
| 10 | The idea that femaleness is part of the definition of the word wife seems relatively reasonable ; but questions arise when one considers that — as we noted above — gender seems to be a conceptual component in many unrelated lexical items ; and that oppositions often function covertly as hierarchies , which means it may not be a neutral fact that this system represents women as the negative of men . |
| 11 | It may not be a correct interpretation , but a better one has not been put forward . |
| 12 | It may not be a perfect match , but from what I can gather , it 's as near as dammit . ’ |
| 13 | Regional policy may not be a major strand of governmental intervention and in the short to medium term it is destined to decline in importance . |
| 14 | This may not be a professional job but Scano 's boy is n't that much of an amateur . |
| 15 | For reasons it would be too complicated to explain to you now , I believe that this may not be a professional kidnapping and that the people concerned are inefficient and very probably frightened . |
| 16 | The people who get caught and imprisoned may not be a representative picture of all criminals . |
| 17 | Though it 's often debated , undergravels may not be a good choice for those who wish to grow plants . |
| 18 | If we are concerned with ex ante possibilities , then actual incomes may not be a good guide . |
| 19 | It may not be a good reason to us , but they must have had a good reason to do it , either family-wise or tension-wise , or because of life in general . |
| 20 | Knowing this , the interpretation given by the assessors to phrases like ‘ reasonable experience ’ or ‘ satisfactory cover ’ has to be sympathetic ; but if a rule can not be enforced , it may not be a good rule . |
| 21 | This appeal to local standards does not solve the problems , but merely moves the solution from the shoulders of teachers , which may or may not be a good thing . |
| 22 | The bridge pickup is mounted on a sort of Tele-style plate , which when combined with the overall shape of the guitar gives the memory a bit of a jog and you find yourself starting to think Thinline or HM Telecaster , which may not be a good thing if Starfield are aiming at total individuality . |
| 23 | You may not be a salaried person at all , you may be a student or a retired person with no mortgage left to pay . |
| 24 | ‘ It may not be a substantial amount , but it does help with the bank manager . |
| 25 | Montenegro , with a population of about 500,000 , may not be a viable state . |
| 26 | The upshot of all this is that a Court Scheme may not be a viable proposition if there are likely to be competitive bids . |
| 27 | The distinctive feature of teacher enquiry , the individual struggling to understand the events and interactions of his or her own classroom , may not be a powerful force for change " . |
| 28 | Also , at the end of the day there may not be a great deal of difference between a system which requires all charges subject to exceptions to be registered as opposed to the present one which requires specified charges to be registered subject to the power of the Secretary of State to add to or delete from their number . |
| 29 | So I understand it will encourage others and there are some very wealthy landowners for whom this may not be a great strain on their resources . |
| 30 | But a Pentagon spokesman told reporters that cargo planes dropping supplies might have to be protected by air power , and that ‘ it may not be a feasible option ’ . |