Example sentences of "may not [vb infin] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Northern Ireland new drivers already have to display an ‘ R ’ ( for restricted ) plate and may not exceed 45mph for one year after passing their test . |
| 2 | ‘ Let's face it — he may not want help of any sort . |
| 3 | Glowing report may not avert closure of Dutch primate centre |
| 4 | So , although the hon. Member for Chislehurst feels that he may not achieve headlines in the newspapers , I feel that he will . |
| 5 | You may not drink alcohol on ES premises unless authorised by your manager in special circumstances , for example , office parties . |
| 6 | They may not reach maturity for several years . |
| 7 | Some of those universities who do demand a dissertation may not deposit copies with the British Library , and may not even have a copy available for inter-library loan . |
| 8 | An even lower profile is provided by teachers who may not set foot in the classroom at all but who may spend considerable periods of time in discussion with colleagues on ways in which the curriculum can be made more accessible to all children in the class , including the least able . |
| 9 | Later writers , even those sympathetic to Antal 's thesis , have admitted that the argument about class conflict in the period was exaggerated , but this does not exclude the possibility that an equally unexpected approach may not throw light on some apparently exhausted topic . |
| 10 | The omission of the word ‘ allow ’ means that the employer may not deduct damages from monies otherwise due to the contractor . |
| 11 | The Housing Corporation or their related housing associations may or may not favour schemes in rural areas ( to date , they generally have not ) , and therefore their attitudes , rules and regulations can all influence the chances of a rural resident of obtaining adequate housing in the correct location . |
| 12 | The local variation may not represent information at all for , as Figure 5. 14 clearly shows , some high-frequency noise in the form of horizontal scan line patterns may be present on an image , distracting the user and rendering him or her less capable of recognizing underlying trends . |
| 13 | This may not do justice to the proper degree of personal and professional self-regard which is expected of a head . |
| 14 | The report comes out strongly against the imposition of trade sanctions against countries on environmental grounds : in an implicit reference to the recent US action against tuna imports from Mexico [ see ED 55 ] , the report says , " a country may not restrict imports of a product solely because it originates in a country whose environmental policies are different . " |
| 15 | ( b ) a shareholder may not hold shares for others save as nominee for another solicitor with a practising certificate or an RFL or recognised body who is a shareholder or officer of the recognised body or who is working in its practice ; a shareholder may not create any charge or other third party interest over his shares . |
| 16 | ( Standard systemic chemotherapy may not prevent progression of skeletal disease in myeloma . ) |
| 17 | There are several reasons why variation in daily reproductive success may not reflect variation in either seasonal or lifetime success . |
| 18 | We also agree that even effective treatment may not bring benefit in all cases of localised cancer because of competing causes of death and the slow rate of progression of disease in some cases . |
| 19 | Should the local authority refuse to initiate formal proceedings for some reason , perhaps because they are of the opinion that the odour does not amount to a statutory nuisance or they themselves are causing the offending odour , then an individual complainant may himself take summary action under s.99 of the Public Health Act 1936 , ( see Chapter 3 ) but may not bring proceedings in the High Court . |
| 20 | They must be taught through benevolence and sympathy ; when the necessity arises shame may be used , but fear only in the last extremity , and then ‘ with such delicacy that if possible the habit may not gather strength by the use you are constrained to make of it ’ . |
| 21 | For example , the government may or may not attach importance to local unemployment when industries with a heavy geographical concentration are allowed to go under all at once . |
| 22 | It should also be noted that a covenant limiting hours of access may not limit hours of use of the demised property , provided that the tenant arrives before permitted hours cease and leaves after they recommence . |
| 23 | ‘ I may not like London over much but I do know a bit about the place and one thing I know is that it 's big , bloody big . |
| 24 | This is a particular problem with working dogs , such as gundogs and collies , as they do not respond properly to their tasks ; but in the home , pet dogs may not see objects around them , and start to appear abnormally clumsy . |
| 25 | Occasionally it can be achieved by two very different people who may not see eye to eye on a lot of things , but who are determined to try to respect and understand each other for the sake of the man they both love . |
| 26 | Other media , of course , may not require photographs at all , and more of this will be found in Chapter 4 . |
| 27 | It should be noted however , that many computer applications may not require recognition of pen input . |
| 28 | Hence in the 1990s the user may not gain freedom of interaction with spatial data but become a captive of a particular design and control purpose . |
| 29 | When a player receives the ball outside his 22-metre line and runs behind the 22 to kick for touch , he may not gain ground from the kick . |
| 30 | Already , member states may not maintain restrictions on the access of , or marketing prohibitions on , products or services which do not comply with national specifications . |