Example sentences of "may [not/n't] [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , it may not want the same sweets as , as the little kid , you know little kids like little kids ' sweets , and grown up kids like more grown up sweets , they may like bubble-gum and things you would n't give to a little baby . |
| 2 | While they may not alter the actual risks that something will happen , they at least inspire the feeling that such events are not entirely outside the hunter 's control . |
| 3 | We do this because we fear that the other language may not contain the sophisticated concepts we may need in the communication . |
| 4 | if choreographers wish to make their design more interesting they should attempt to give each step and pose some distinctive quality or unusual place in the design , which may or may not break the old conventions . |
| 5 | These conditions may not affect the following provisions as to legal representation and certain other matters . |
| 6 | Religious apologists have also fallen into the same trap as White and Draper in projecting backward a model — in this case of harmony — that , although consonant with their own reconstructed religion , may not fit the religious beliefs of the past . |
| 7 | They might or might not ask spot the point , they may or may not answer the right questions , but you 're in a marvellous point of view , position , to actually be able to spot angles . |
| 8 | There is the suggestion that France may not promulgate the additional seats . |
| 9 | Of course , the identity of the region and the regional identity of its inhabitants may not coincide : what outsiders identify as a particular region may not have the same contours as the insiders — on the outsider 's and the insider 's view , see Johnston ( 1988a , 1988b ) . |
| 10 | Now , it seems , the meteorites may not have the same origins as the Earth . |
| 11 | On the other hand she regrets the collapse of the grant-aided sector because other women like her may not have the same opportunities in the future . |
| 12 | If you invest here , your money may lose its value , your products can not be reliably priced for trade across Europe ; you may face high transaction costs ; and you may not get the full benefits of a single market . ’ |
| 13 | The complainant may not know the precise details of the agreement or arrangement or conduct which is damaging its competitive interests in the market place . |
| 14 | The man may or may not be earning a wage ; he may not understand the particular needs of the children . |