Example sentences of "may [not/n't] [vb infin] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Participating in a benchmarking exercise may tell you that your performance in a particular area needs to improve , but unless you also find out how it is that other companies are beating your performance , you may not feel much the wiser . |
| 2 | Unless you also find out how it is that other companies are beating your performance , you may not feel much the wiser |
| 3 | And trouble may not mean just the change of ruling party that it would in Western Europe . |
| 4 | It can give teachers more insights into the kinds of communication skills that school demands from children but which many children may not possess e.g. the ability to process context-independent speech , to use language for certain intellectual functions or to process certain kinds of written language ( see Perera , 1982 ) . |
| 5 | However , it should be mentioned that estimates of annual emissions of VOCs are based on statewide average monthly temperatures and may not reflect fully the possible impact of the hot weather on evaporative emissions from vehicles in 1988 . |
| 6 | A sense of being in darkness is common in mystical accounts of spiritual life though it may not indicate precisely the same experiences in each writer . |
| 7 | If we are drowsy we may not hear either the piccolo or the dog whistle . |
| 8 | An opportunity today which may not come again The campaign has appealed to our baser instincts , argues W. F. DEEDES , but with our democracy and economy in the balance , the choice before voters has never been starker |
| 9 | Well , league and cup matches may not have quite the lure of England and Australia , but , as far as I can tell , clubs are doing their utmost to keep rugby 's momentum going . |
| 10 | Now I may not remember always the make first glance off unless I look at it . |