Example sentences of "so we [vb mod] [not/n't] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were marched out in a crocodile , just like schoolgirls — were n't allowed to go out two-by-two or in threes or fours , but all in a line so we would n't disturb the pedestrians . |
| 2 | And even as he gave up , as he let himself lean back against the wall , he was holding on , knowing he had backed down and it was over , but doing it gradually so we would n't see the change come over him . |
| 3 | Just as " big-step reductionism " can not work as an explanation of mechanism , and must be replaced by a series of small step-by-step peelings down through the hierarchy , so we ca n't explain a complex thing as originating in a single step . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's open ground to those trees , ’ the captain continued , ‘ so we ca n't risk a crossing until the moon disappears behind some cover . |
| 5 | ‘ You have only brought one teacup with you , McAllister , so we may not share the tea as we shared the coffee earlier today . ’ |
| 6 | We were facing the front of the truck , so we could n't see the men . |
| 7 | This is because the images RB'C " and LE'F " of ABCD and ADEF no longer stretch right across the original rectangles , so we can not guarantee the existence of a trajectory corresponding to every sequence allowed in Fig. 6.6b . |
| 8 | ‘ The cause of this violence is the state security services … they are using certain organisations as a smokescreen so we can not have a majority in an election , ’ Mr Mandela told supporters . |