Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [not/n't] [vb infin] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may not stop the wife 's contribution to the household economy . |
| 2 | As in so many other matters , the judge should be given the discretion to tell the press that they may not publicise the name of a person , because to do so would be in contempt of court . |
| 3 | They may not see the value until they 've been on them . |
| 4 | The answer is that while they may not have the male 's full attention they do often get a good territory with plenty of food . |
| 5 | Sometimes they do n't know how to even they may not have the language for communicating feelings . |
| 6 | If you call they may not have the cash in the house . |
| 7 | There are of course reasons why people do not set goals : they may not realize the importance of goals ; they may not know how to set about it ; or more importantly , they may have a fear of failure . |
| 8 | They may not understand the Deutschmark or live cattle , but even idiots know about the Yankee trade figures . |
| 9 | It is also important to explain the content of the mortgage offer to many clients , as they may not understand the offer that they receive directly through the post . |
| 10 | The ‘ Naith ’ of Lórien , though , across the second river , is Heaven ; the company undergoes a kind of death in getting there , while there is a feeling of significance in the fact that they may not touch the water , not even to have their ‘ stains ’ washed away . |
| 11 | Natural fibres such as silk and wool do n't retain perspiration smells , and are the best insulators , but they may not take the moisture away after exercise . |
| 12 | If they have overprotective parents , always worried and fearful , they may not develop the confidence they need , and become shy and timid , unable to take responsibility and always looking to others to take the lead . |
| 13 | Every third day they are not allowed to enter the forest ; and on all important religious occasions — at mourning , the birth of twins , the appearance of the new moon , the departure of a chief , in menstruation or child-birth — they may not enter the forest until special rituals have been performed by men . |
| 14 | Parents of allergic children have to walk a tightrope — on the one hand they need to warn their child about things to avoid , but on the other hand they must not make the child over-anxious . |
| 15 | Yet they must not lose the support of the environmental lobby or local Conservative councillors . |
| 16 | The New York judges who sat in Elmer 's case , for example , all agreed that they must not disobey the decision of the legislature reported in the statute of wills . |
| 17 | A draft constitution bill prepared by the Sejm constitutional committee was rejected on Oct. 18 , as deputies felt that they should not restrict the work of the new parliament . |
| 18 | Such suspicions were certainly not entirely stilled when , at an early stage , Baker told staff that while they should not disparage the premier 's opponents , Central Office was , nonetheless , the office of the leader and therefore must not create the impression of neutrality . |
| 19 | Staff can touch the body provided they wear disposable gloves , although they should not wash the body . |
| 20 | These foods should only be eaten occasionally ; they should not form the basis of your diet . |
| 21 | Under Rachel 's serene autocracy the firemen agreed that there was nothing much to be done now , that the house seemed safe enough but they should not use the attic until someone ‘ from the department ’ had been and inspected it the next day . |
| 22 | They feel that it is not appropriate for their naughty child to receive special treatment or they feel that they should not reward the child for doing something that other children do naturally . |
| 23 | They should not take the attitude that ‘ risk management is someone else 's business ’ ; rather , they should take the initiative . |
| 24 | They were apparently advised by people not named , that they should not take the petition round in their area , and they were also apparently reminded who they were employed by . |
| 25 | if the government and public undermine the professional status of solicitors , they should not have the benefit of the Compensation Fund . |
| 26 | He was outstanding in charity and compassion , paying for the release of prisoners who were detained for debts and succouring families in time of need , but giving strict charge that they should not acknowledge the source of this help . |
| 27 | There is some validity in most of these criticisms , but they should not obscure the fact that the fundamental problems with the RPF were conceptual rather than tactical or organizational . |
| 28 | Although considerations of cost should be considered , they should not dominate the debate . |
| 29 | If people do n't like jail , they should n't break the law . |
| 30 | Though staff and parent governors do n't serve in a shop steward capacity to relay complaints and grumbles , they should n't miss the opportunity of raising problem issues at the meetings as open discussion often provides a springboard towards a solution . |