Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] [not/n't] [vb infin] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do not be fooled by the cheeky chappy grin and baggy jumper — Richard Branson may not play by the rules but he plays to win . |
| 2 | A judgment that Nicaragua could not enter into the later treaty without according Costa Rica its rights gave Costa Rica its preferred remedy . |
| 3 | Nellie would n't go near the room . |
| 4 | BMC General Secretary Derek Walker would not speculate on the outcome of these meetings , adding : ‘ It would be wrong for me to pre-empt any decision of the Management Committee . |
| 5 | And West German drivers in their posh BMWs and Mercedes ca n't cope with the poor quality roads in the East — and damage their cars in potholes . |
| 6 | Thus , Pace argues , Corbett can not serve as the authority on which Parker J. wished to rely in Tan . |
| 7 | I would have been quite happy just to have been on the bench for the entire championship but , as it turned out , I had another big incentive in that as Gary might not play for the rest of the Five Nations there would be four internationals available if I proved good enough ’ . |
| 8 | We all knew that Ireland must not fall under the power of the Dark Lords . ’ |
| 9 | The influential Rafael Rodriguez ( who at first refused government positions , but gave advice on economic matters ) believed that Cuba could not rely on the Western capitalist countries ( accustomed to regarding Cuba as their sugar-bowl ) for the assistance necessary to develop an industrial economy . |
| 10 | Security was so tight Stan and Ollie could n't get into the Tory conference . |
| 11 | Since natural selection produced only slow , almost imperceptible changes , Darwin could not rely on the sudden appearance of a new form that did not interbreed with its parents . |
| 12 | But my Edna could n't get over the fact that sh she 'd gone through all that |
| 13 | IT 'S a shot Gary Lineker would n't miss for the world — his baby son George on the road to recovery . |
| 14 | The word Maastricht wo n't appear in the Government motion for Wednesday 's Commons debate on Europe . |
| 15 | Russia can not exist without the Ukrainian sugar industry , and the same can be said in regard to coal ( the Donbas ) , cereals ( the black earth belt ) , etc . |
| 16 | Although both these comforters were with her , Victoria could not settle in the strange environment . |
| 17 | For a breathless instant , made dizzy by the fierce uprush of joy sweeping through her , Isabel could not think beyond the fact that he had come . |
| 18 | Gazza , who will be watched by England No 2 Lawrie Mcmenemy tonight , said : ‘ Luigi could n't get in the side because of Maradona but he talks about him with no jealously , only admiration . |
| 19 | The way in which Eadwine was able eventually to induce Eorpwald , king of the eastern Angles , to accept Christianity ( HE 11 , 15 ) would suggest that the eastern Anglian court was more amenable to Eadwine 's influence than the Mercian upon which Eadwine could not prevail in the same way . |
| 20 | The Environment Department said yesterday that Mr Patten could not agree with the inquiry inspector 's judgement that the needs of the historic house justified the introduction of unacceptable shopping developments in the countryside . |
| 21 | ‘ Coach Ditka ca n't walk across the lines and play football , ’ he said . |
| 22 | ( He was the young man who hoped Tolkien would not read from the manuscript of The Lord of the Rings ) . |
| 23 | A lady I know who saw his mother 's funeral said that Yeats would n't go into the church . |
| 24 | Realistic as ever skipper Peter Wilson will not accede to the pundits who say the championship is his already . |
| 25 | But 5ft 7in Williams wo n't benefit from the extra crossing practice Palace put in yesterday to end his barren spell after scoring 30 goals in two seasons with Wednesday . |
| 26 | But Burma can not depend on the Army indefinitely . |
| 27 | Fleury would have liked to have gone , too , but both he and Harry could not go at the same time ; someone had to stay behind to fight off the sepoys . |
| 28 | Blanche could not go to the hospital herself . |
| 29 | It is thought that the UK could not cope with the increase in price and non-price competition which the SEM would bring about . |
| 30 | Li also told reporters that China would not object to the participation of the Taiwan and Hong Kong " economies " in the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation ( APEC ) forum , although it was not prepared to join APEC as one of " three Chinas " [ see p. 37613 ] . |