Example sentences of "may not be [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should be noted , however , that several of these studies used non-tumour epithelium adjacent to colonic carcinomas and this epithelium may not be functioning normal . |
| 2 | Amnesty is concerned that those who remain detained may not be receiving adequate medical treatment for the seriousness of their conditions and some may be close to death . |
| 3 | By sharing songwriting income , the songwriter is recognizing that without the help of the other band members , his or her songs may not be generating any income at all . |
| 4 | Iron deficiency — anaemia — sometimes causes nails to turn upwards and then flake , so you may not be getting enough iron ( found in red meat , eggs , and green veg ) . |
| 5 | Though the flush of larvae on the pasture may be an annual event , the appearance of clinical nematodiriasis is not ; thus if the flush of L3 is early the suckling lambs may not be consuming sufficient grass to acquire large numbers of L3 , and if it is late the lambs may be old enough to resist the larval challenge . |
| 6 | English teachers need to be ready to give careful introductions and support when using texts which might otherwise cause offence to some groups ; for example , if a character with racist attitudes is portrayed , even though the author may not be supporting such attitudes . |
| 7 | They may not be using these terms but , for the first time , a career counsellor can obtain reliable data from interviews or questionnaires which detect goal priorities and motivation profiles . |
| 8 | Sometimes , as in the case of a foreign or inter-state trip , the youngster may just not be old enough or experienced enough to cope , but at other times they may not be showing enough sense of responsibility to be safely granted privileges . |
| 9 | ‘ Training should identify how workers try to ignore certain aspects of the work and that some young people may not be having safe sex . ’ |
| 10 | Or Shakespeare may not be making any such point at all , despite the apparent evidence of 36 and 38 . |