Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] who [modal v] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a curious way , and despite its commitment to vigorous prosecution of the war , Common Wealth provided a refuge for pacifist-minded individuals who could not bring themselves to oppose the anti-fascist war . |
| 2 | ( We may notice that in the Baptism Service there is no suggestion that women are second-class Christians who can not represent Christ . ) |
| 3 | For the majority of Fijian citizens who can not emigrate , there seems little alternative in the short term to growing unemployment and hunger . |
| 4 | There are , however , a lot of old soldiers who can not attend but who would welcome the chance to meet their old comrades . |
| 5 | But , of course , the £50 deposit , at a time when the annual wage was less than £500 , was a powerful deterrent to all but the wealthiest families and remained so until the Baldwin Fund agreed to put up the money for children without guarantors or for foster parents who could not afford to pay . |
| 6 | This has serious implications for people in rural areas who can not afford to run a car or are physically unable to do so . |
| 7 | ‘ Counterfeiting is a form of theft which hits customers who end up with sub-standard goods , honest traders who can not compete with rivals who market cut-price alternatives and manufacturers of the genuine articles . ’ |
| 8 | ( Often the term is used in a rather derogatory way , as ‘ mere housekeeping ’ — albeit then mainly by male biochemists who may not recognize that housekeeping is a pretty serious business ! ) |
| 9 | The patient with perceptual problems who can not judge distances should not be allowed to go out alone into situations where he will have to cross roads . |
| 10 | The Vigilance Association for the Defence of Personal Rights , a radical anti-statist grouping whose members included some repealers , launched a counter-attack against the new act , complaining that : ‘ Miss Hopkins … is at present … crying for the wholesale kidnapping of little girls who may not have perfect domestic surroundings and their consignment to large prison schools . ’ |
| 11 | BRITISH motorists must be grateful this festive time to three ladies who will not see a Christmas day lunch . |
| 12 | David Watson used to say : ‘ Much of the church 's warfare today is fought by blindfolded soldiers who can not see the forces ranged against them , who are buffeted by invisible opponents and respond by striking one another . ’ |
| 13 | Normally serene palms toss their woolly mop heads like distraught grieving women who can not take any more suffering . |
| 14 | Then he launched what was called a charm offensive against Tory MPs who might not support the Government . |
| 15 | Spanish , Portuguese , Arabic and Japanese are the most useful languages , Sir Alfred says , because they ‘ have a wide catchment area containing many decision-makers who may not have a command of English ’ . |
| 16 | Which Royal suggested parents who can not read should go back to school with their children ? |
| 17 | Are there not many moralists who would not wish to be considered religious ? |
| 18 | I 'm thinking of the other poor chaps who might not feel that they 're getting cut glass decanters . |
| 19 | This includes people with hearing or visual defects who may not hear or see danger . |
| 20 | Many executives who would not consider these second and third options would actively welcome the first . |
| 21 | Lij Yasu is camped out in the bush with only five Abyssinians in his retinue ; while in the neighbouring villages are various messengers from the government and from provincial chiefs who dare not approach to deliver their letters for fear of the flogging with which anyone who disturbs him is threatened . |
| 22 | ‘ There are 11 players who can not wait to get this game started and as soon as those Scotland jerseys are pulled over our heads the dream of playing against the world champions will give way to proving individual worth , ’ said Robertson . |
| 23 | Then there are some very talented conductors who can not do anything with a really top orchestra . |
| 24 | Lack of travel concessions are another area involving burdens for many pensioners who can not afford cars and have to rely on public transport . |
| 25 | In the past , it was often assumed that all babies who could not tolerate milk were lactase-deficient , and this idea is still current in some quarters . |
| 26 | Let me advise Council now , that if they proceed down this primrose path any further then it becomes a resignation issue for me and , I suspect , many others who can not believe this farrago . |
| 27 | And there are not many boys who would not want to be him , because A he is attractive , B he can write and act , C he can play the drums and D he is a wild boy and rebel . ’ |
| 28 | He has been careful to confine his biggest tax penalties to those ‘ trapped ’ salaried employees who can not substitute leisure for work , while giving the self-employed special dispensation from higher National Insurance contributions . |
| 29 | Incredulity greets even more esoteric difficulties surrounding the non-appearance of those fans who would not go to watch Scotland wherever they were playing . |
| 30 | The matchwinner threw his boots among the 4,000 fans who would not go home until manager Lennie Lawrence and players returned from the dressing room . |