Example sentences of "he [vb mod] not [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Heseltine may not prove as co-operative as his DTI forebears and , while he may not earn the adulation of predators such as Hanson , he will increasingly enjoy the appreciation of potential targets , such as ICI , Trafalgar House and Vickers . |
| 2 | Garrison Savannah who almost won the National two years ago appears to have returned to his old form if you take his Gold Cup run on board for he was always in touch before blundering and losing his chance late in the race , but he may not stay the trip as happened two years ago when he was beaten by Seagram . |
| 3 | But if he decides to go the Hollywood route , he may not have a choice . |
| 4 | But he may not have a home to go back to . |
| 5 | But he may not have the power to overrule the precedents ; in any case , reasons of strategy argue against this . |
| 6 | Someone other than the trustee or his nominee may be elected chairman , but if the trustee is the chairman , he may not adjourn the meeting without the consent of at least half , in value , of those present ( in person or by proxy ) and entitled vote ( r 6.129(3) ) . |
| 7 | Next year he may not get a drive at all . |
| 8 | Then er even one percent of nuclear weaponry that er could be used is a danger to world congregation and I fear very much er that unless there is some kind of a proper cast iron guarantee er with the successor to the Soviet Union er there 's going to be much er trouble especially if er there is an ethnic violence er erupting on the borders and again er Boris Yeltsin has said that er , er he is going to want to control er the position on the borders , well he may not get the agreement that he seeks , er one hopes that he will , but he , he may not . |
| 9 | He may not know a word of Burmese but he will share a fag with the interested Burman who is watching all that is going on , and as they puff away together contentedly , something intangible will pass from the one to the other . |
| 10 | He may not ride a Monster . |
| 11 | However , since he may not release a prisoner unless and until he is recommended to do so by the Parole Board , the stage in an individual prisoner 's sentence at which the board considers whether to make a recommendation for his release is therefore very important . |
| 12 | He may not take the law into his own hands . |
| 13 | The formalities were gone through — including , in this case , the obtaining of a marriage licence ; the bachelor of St Ethelburga 's parish made an allegation that he knew of no lawful impediment why he should not marry the girl from St Dunstan 's in the West , and it was there that they became man and wife on 21 June 1799 . |
| 14 | Therefore , if an employer wants to sue on the basis of a continuing obligation which lasts after determination and requires a remedy other than damages , he should not accept the repudiation but treat the contract as if alive . |
| 15 | If possible , he should not have a television in the room where he spends most of his time . |
| 16 | I did n't see why he should n't suffer a bit . |
| 17 | He did n't see why he should n't have a stab at the more serious mode of public address . |
| 18 | But , determined that he should n't have the satisfaction of seeing her vexation , she said drily , ‘ Do n't mention it ; I 'm only glad it was n't rush-hour . ’ |
| 19 | She added : ‘ It was a joint decision when it was decided that he should n't retire a couple of years ago . |
| 20 | ( 1 ) He must not reach a decision which is irrational , that is : |
| 21 | He must not miss a chance when it comes through being preoccupied with something else . |
| 22 | He must not diminish the capital value of the land by the commission of acts called ‘ waste ’ , such as cutting timber or opening mines . |
| 23 | He must not create the impression that recognition will stop the killing . |
| 24 | But while the certificate-holder may take the order outwith permitted hours , he must not complete the sale outwith permitted hours , by accepting payment , or handing the liquor to the customer , or delivering the liquor to the customer 's house . |
| 25 | He must not address the defendant in terms which suggest that the sample must be of one kind rather than the other unless and until the two possibilities have been explained to the defendant and a fair opportunity given to him to say , if he wishes , which he would prefer to give and why . |
| 26 | But he must not deny the statute . |
| 27 | Ruggia did everything possible to take his mind off the fact that he might not have a ride at all . |
| 28 | he might not have a place . |
| 29 | I then pointed out to him that I strongly deprecated a dissolution at this moment as I had implicit confidence in him and in the Conservative Party now in power , and I considered that as most countries in Europe , if not in the world , were in a chaotic and indeed dangerous state , it would be a pity if this country were to be plunged into the turmoil of a General Election on a question of domestic policy which will arouse all the old traditional bitterness of the hard fought battles between Protection and Free Trade : also that it was quite possible that his majority might be reduced , or that he might not get a majority at all . |
| 30 | He might not get an ice lolly . |