Example sentences of "[conj] he [modal v] not do [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ The good news is that he may not do you any positive harm . |
| 2 | When George saw that Curley was attacking Lennie , George allowed Lennie to fight back because he knew that he could not do everything for Lennie . |
| 3 | Locke replied that he could not do it ; it would take someone of the intellectual stature of Newton . |
| 4 | Except on the vital matter of Europe , where the outcome is not yet clear , but where , at least , he is better than his opponents , I am quite confident that he will not do anything damaging to Britain . |
| 5 | ‘ No , but all the other proof was in West Germany so he could not do anything more . |
| 6 | ‘ My father-in-law was well aware of all this ; it has been going on for some years but he would not do what was necessary to right the situation , that is cut out the loss makers and , perhaps , substitute other lines — stationery , office equipment , videos or any other line compatible with the book trade . ’ |
| 7 | But he will not do it on his own . |
| 8 | Even when he could not do it properly he loved it , and very soon he pleased as much as he was pleased . |