Example sentences of "but he [modal v] not [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he would not sow until he was perfectly sure that the land was fit for drilling . |
| 2 | He might have to sacrifice somewhat of pay for this end but he would not mind that owing to the chance of rising in the Imperial Service . ’ |
| 3 | I want a divorce , that 's what I want , but he 'll not budge as long as he 's drawing two salaries and has me cooking for him — but I 'll not eat with him , I stick myself in that tiny kitchen in there — can you imagine the life I lead ? |
| 4 | But he will not succeed because you are not a force which Government recognise , despite your having the best transport brains and experience in the world among your members . |
| 5 | STEVE Perryman admits a new striker is his priority but he will not say if fans can expect good news this week . |
| 6 | However , if the accused obtains property on credit but he can not pay when the instalments fall due , he has not acted deceitfully if he intended to pay at the time of obtaining the item . |
| 7 | Amar can not sleep , either , but he can not sleep because he can not forget . |
| 8 | An ideal utilitarian like Moore may claim to have the moral insight that promise keeping is only right or obligatory , where one can not do better or as well by breaking the promise ( taking general account of effects on human trust into account ) but he can not claim that this insight is merely into how words are properly used . |
| 9 | Grant felt light-headed , but he could not tell whether it was due to the drug taking effect , or the happiness he felt at this news . |
| 10 | But he could not move and , even if he had been able to , he knew that the Robemaker could fell him in a breath-space by sorcery . |
| 11 | But he could not settle when he was put to bed . |
| 12 | Dewey saw that there was a potential conflict between the ideal of education as an instrument and that of education as self-development , but he could not believe that such equally desirable ideals could ultimately be in contradiction one to the other . |
| 13 | An otherwise perfectly honourable sea-officer may state by symbol that he is a Frenchman , but he must not state that his ship has struck upon a rock , nor must he lower his colours and then start to fight again , upon pain of universal reprehension . |
| 14 | The government will help your son , but he must not say that he killed the white man on purpose . |