Example sentences of "[vb infin] that [pron] [vb mod] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes , if elderly relatives are living at a distance , it is not possible to be certain , in spite of advice from us , and help from neighbours with the shopping , that they are eating properly , but if they can only be persuaded to drink a pint of milk every day and eat some fresh citrus fruit , wholemeal bread , cheese or eggs , margarine or butter and a bowl of bran cereal , we shall know that they can not come to any serious harm from a dietary point of view , even though a much more varied diet would be more suitable . |
| 2 | She did n't because the moment was not right ; she did not yet know that she could not plead from her position of privilege that she had suffered too — ‘ So you want to annex our wrongs as well , do you ? ’ he might well have answered to her in just bitterness . |
| 3 | Unless one presumed to know God 's purposes , how could one know that He might not achieve them by varying the quantity of motion ? |
| 4 | Now that he has had to admit to one serious mistake , he must know that he can not afford another . |
| 5 | The hon. Gentleman will know that I can not comment on what he said about taxation . |
| 6 | But every coin has a flip side ; although we might be better equipped to maintain health , we should recognise that we can not stem the effects of time . |
| 7 | The current government must recognise that it can not continue to go down the line of an individualist anxiety- ridden state , of competitive individuals where the poor and disabled are left to starve on city streets . |
| 8 | But we do not like to admit that we masturbate , because people might think that we can not get ourselves a man or a woman of our own . |
| 9 | Some may think that you can not argue — far less , analyse — what is morally right : it is just a matter of personal feeling or common sense . |
| 10 | On the other hand , now he thought about it — that was one of the advantages of taking time out to think things through — there had been occasions when she had looked at him in a special way which made him think that she might not reject him . |
| 11 | I will reaffirm that I can not condone the use of cannabis , nor for that matter daily watching more than 5 hours of TV . |
| 12 | I must emphasize that I will not make a further reduction in interest rates until I 'm sure that it is safe and prudent to do so . |
| 13 | Monetary policy will remain tight ; I must emphasize that I will not make a further reduction in interest rates until I am sure that it is safe and prudent to do so . |
| 14 | For their part any incomers see themselves as having made considerable sacrifices to come to Shetland , giving up their homes in the south near friends and perhaps relatives , and facing the possibility that while they are away inflation will ensure that they can not afford to buy their old houses back again when they return ( hence the price guarantees that the airlines are obliged to offer on their employees ' houses in Shetland ) . |
| 15 | Can he confirm that he will not extend national insurance contributions to savings , because a large number of my constituents took early retirement from the coal industry and use their savings to supplement their income ? |
| 16 | She had been undaunted even when Henry said he 'd wager that she dare not stay alone in the Lodge while he and Lettice explored the woods outside . |
| 17 | And to whom did he swear that they should not enter his rest ? |
| 18 | I , I think that we should assume that we would not get paid time . |
| 19 | If you have been a victim of a crime do not assume that it can not happen again . |
| 20 | We are still negotiating , but let it be perfectly clear that we shall not accept a text that involves such a commitment . |
| 21 | It does not show that we can not start , but only that our initial moves will need to be reassessed later . |
| 22 | I am delighted that I have been able to hit on that point , because the flexibility means that the Opposition can not claim that they will not have enough time to debate those clauses . |
| 23 | " Non , je ne peux pas , " said Clara , realizing miserably that he did not believe that she would not go . |
| 24 | Though it is very disconcerting when we find we ca n't drop off or that we wake early , we must remember that we can not do ourselves any physical harm by having difficulty sleeping . |
| 25 | As Schotland argues , even if abuses are one off , or ‘ episodic ’ , it does not necessarily follow that they should not receive regulatory attention . |
| 26 | and a few lines later : ‘ It does not follow that she would not have signed the charge if those representations had not been made . ’ |
| 27 | It does not follow that he could not say , ‘ You must now pay me the arrears of rent for the past year . ’ |
| 28 | We shall see that they will not work . |
| 29 | This is probably true ; but we can now see that we must not interpret this word magic too uncritically . |
| 30 | I could see that he would not enter that field by long hours of practice , as he had an impulsive nature . |