Example sentences of "[vb base] we [modal v] not [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean we ca n't even have a bonfire round our way now , can we , without them phoning the police . |
| 2 | But those symbols of fire and of wind are useful because when we say God is in us , when we say the Holy Spirit is in us , we ca n't actually grab anything and say you know we ca n't actually put it on a video and say , that little bit to the right of my heart is the Holy Spirit . |
| 3 | When we need to forgive someone else we know we can not just forget it right away , but we can certainly say it is not on file against them any more . |
| 4 | Leading up on this as the members state at the E C , I believe we should not only have for the benefits of the European legislation to protect employees , but also to seek , form and strengthen links with the European union . |
| 5 | I think there 's probably a strong argument against that in human history , and I think we should n't naively expect these very intelligence creatures to be benevolently disposed towards us . |
| 6 | You see we can not always help who our brothers and sisters are but we can make alliances of people on issues of liberation and freedom that goes beyond that narrow family relationship and develops into a very solid alliance that helps to change situations . |