Example sentences of "they [modal v] not [adv] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fuzziness of the boundaries and the technical differences between the three types of cohesive device need not concern us here ; after all , they may not even operate in the same way in other languages . |
| 2 | They may not even know of the bogs . ’ |
| 3 | In such cases the draftsman should provide for the costs of periodic maintenance and inspection to be recoverable from the tenants , for they may not always fall within a provision to pay the cost of repairs . |
| 4 | If you , the reader , are not of a scientific bent , then they may not much appeal to you and you may wish to gloss over them . |
| 5 | Many people do not like working in an atmosphere of petty theft , and while they may not actually inform on their colleagues , they might well have taken the first opportunity to leave . |
| 6 | In discussing the various types of eruption that are generally recognized , it was emphasized that labels such as ‘ Strombolian ’ or ‘ Plinian ’ should only be applied to recognizable phases of an eruption ; they may not necessarily apply to the whole thing . |
| 7 | This case shows neither that employers should refuse jobs to those who have a murky past nor that they should not entrust secrets to subordinate employees — that is impracticable — but that they should not simply rely on the implied duty of confidence ; it can lead to misunderstandings and difficulties as to what is really secret . |
| 8 | They should not entirely supplant from political discourse and practical consideration the separate question of restrictions on the use ( as distinct from possession ) of nuclear weapons . |
| 9 | She says it 's all about giving the children an opportunity to play with things they could n't normally play with . |
| 10 | ‘ Until then , they could n't even ask for a glass of water or to go to the toilet . |
| 11 | I do n't mind the half past nine , half past , but I do feel concerned about those older people , who 've already said they they could n't possibly get for half past nine . |
| 12 | They could n't half do with a goal now . |
| 13 | They could n't really disapprove of him , though they longed to , because he 's studying for the ministry . ’ |
| 14 | They could not even think of washing my hair until I had had this operation to put the two rods in my back . ’ |
| 15 | Following the great betrayal of 1882 , when Gladstone presided over the annexation of Egypt , they could not even rely on the Liberal party to resist the imperialist tide . |
| 16 | Desperate for points to avoid relegation , they could not even succeed in keeping the score down despite a creditable second-half rally ; only Summers 's try was added to Gill 's 25th try . |
| 17 | Unless full powers were given to the pope 's ambassadors their success was likely to be qualified — without telephones , " hotlines " , faxes , they could not speedily refer to the centre . |
| 18 | He said teachers in the humanities believed that pupils were obtaining grades they could not possibly achieve in exams . |
| 19 | But this is not to say that the great were the only people who mattered politically ; and they could not always rely on their followers . |
| 20 | Since railways were built anywhere , they could not necessarily rely on a local labour-force , but developed a corps of nomadic labourers ( known in Britain as the ‘ navvies ’ ) , such as still characterises the great construction projects all over the world . |
| 21 | The ideological nature of social contracts means that they need not always correspond to individual self-interest . |
| 22 | Every community will have its secrets , and every individual in it will have views that they would not normally express to others , but do express to the researcher . |
| 23 | They would not normally interfere in local decisions about where new housing would be located , unless such decisions clearly breached Government guidelines . |
| 24 | Jen Longbottom says its a race for the country lovers … they try to take people to a part of the country where they would not normally get to … it 's not a race for softies … |
| 25 | Proposals intended to benefit the rural economy will normally be supported provided that they would not unacceptably detract from the character and appearance and general amenity of the surrounding area . |
| 26 | It 's just one of those things that happens at parties ; people do get drunk and they do do things they would n't normally think of . |
| 27 | We got we 've got I could have twenty five sales execs sitting er in the Newca Tyne and Wear area put it that way on on across those products and they would n't even bump into each other . |
| 28 | In most cases when a game is acquired illegally , they would n't even think about buying the game if copying was impossible . |
| 29 | Why , only a couple of weeks ago you were saying you hoped they would n't even meet at the Family Day ; now you 're suggesting that she actually goes and stays where he works . |
| 30 | ‘ I hear things are so bad between the prince and princess , they ca n't even bear to be in the same room as one another , ’ said an estate worker . |