Example sentences of "[modal v] not [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | To avoid customers being prejudiced in this way , a firm must not effect a contingent liability transaction unless it can show that it believes on reasonable grounds that the customer understands : ( 1 ) The circumstances under which he may be required to provide any margin ; ( 2 ) Particulars of the form in which the margin may be provided ; ( 3 ) Particulars of the steps which the firm may be entitled to take if the customer fails to provide the required margin ; ( 4 ) That failure by the customer to meet a margin call may lead to the firm closing out his position after time limits specified by the firm , and that the firm will be required to close out the position in any event after a period of five business days ; and ( 5 ) That circumstances other than failure to provide margin may lead to the customer 's position being closed out with prior reference to him . |
| 2 | The file name must not contain a node name , device , directory , logical name or version number , eg : |
| 3 | The file name must not contain a node name , device , directory , logical name or version number , eg : CONTAINS-SOURCE-OF [ USERINTERFACE ] - PREFERRED-ISSUE-IN-FILE [ USINT.CRL ] |
| 4 | Where , in complying with s 51(8) , the responsible person reduces the amount which would otherwise be awarded to the person in question , the amount of that reduction must not exceed a prescribed percentage ( for the time being 25 per cent ) and on any taxation of the costs payable by that person to his legal representative , regard must be had to the amount of the reduction ( s 51(9) ) . |
| 5 | However , the Exchange requires that the price must not exceed a price equal to 5 per cent above the average of the middle market quotations taken from the Daily Official List for the 10 business days before the purchase is made ( para 30.4 , Chapter 2 , Section 5 of the Yellow Book ) . |
| 6 | we have had a letter back and it 's exactly the same as I got when I rang them up , if they just say it must not exceed a certain amount and they wo n't be tied down to tell me . |
| 7 | the no profit rule — a conglomerate , when acting as a fiduciary must not make a secret profit from his position without first obtaining the consent of the principal and disclosing the profit ; |
| 8 | On the hearing of a debtor 's petition , the court must not make a bankruptcy order where the total of the debtor 's debts would be less than the " small bankruptcies level " , currently £20,000 , the minimum value of the debtor 's assets would be equal to or more than the " minimum amount " , currently £2,000 , the debtor has not been adjudicated bankrupt nor entered into any composition with his creditors or scheme of arrangement within the last five years and it would be appropriate to appoint an insolvency practitioner to prepare a report ( s 273 ) . |
| 9 | The court must not make a bankruptcy order unless it is satisfied that the debt , or one of the debts , in respect of which the petition was presented has not been paid nor secured or compounded for , or is a debt which the debtor has no reasonable prospect of being able to pay when it falls due ( s 271(1) ) . |
| 10 | The hon. and learned Gentleman must not make a speech that he might make if I were to call him . |
| 11 | The obligation of directors to account for profits made as a result of abusing ( in the sense of taking advantage of ) their position as directors is often described as the principle that directors must not make a secret profit . |
| 12 | Rule 5 – 43 provides that a firm must not make a personal recommendation to a private customer to deal , or arrange a deal in the exercise of discretion for any customer , if the dealing would reasonably be regarded as too frequent in the circumstances . |
| 13 | The second is that you must not expect a large metropolis . |
| 14 | The creep of the wood is the reason why one must not leave a wooden bow or a violin tightly strung . |
| 15 | Pupils must not leave a class or go out of school during school hours without permission . |
| 16 | You must not tell a citizen of Marseilles that Petronius , the author of the Satyricon , was not born near the Vieux-Port . |
| 17 | Dr Jolyon Oxley of the Standing Committee on Postgraduate Medical Education warns that we must not reach a stage where teaching is done ‘ only by the professional educators . ’ |
| 18 | ( 1 ) He must not reach a decision which is irrational , that is : |
| 19 | One of these was Piccadilly Circus , the authors observing that : ‘ here the architectural setting becomes a major consideration , although this must not preclude a satisfactory traffic solution ’ ( para. 32 ) — an almost prophetic comment , bearing in mind the events relating to Piccadilly in the 1960s ( see p. 168 ) . |
| 20 | He must not miss a chance when it comes through being preoccupied with something else . |
| 21 | If you are fond of flowers and gardens , you must not miss a visit to the gardens of Quinta do Palheiro . |
| 22 | The press will be looking for a strong statement of your own point of view , but you must not present a wholly one-sided picture . |
| 23 | We must not believe a word that Herman says , for she described her Christmas stocking differently , and with some pleasure . |
| 24 | Rule 5 — 30(1) provides that a firm must not recommend a transaction to a private customer or act as a discretionary manager unless it has taken reasonable steps to enable the private customer to understand the nature of the risks involved . |
| 25 | She must not let a nervous glance betray her . |
| 26 | ‘ Oh , please , you must not say a word to anyone ! ’ |
| 27 | You must not exit a REPEAT … |
| 28 | It is appreciated that you may , through no fault of your own , experience difficulty in returning corrected tests promptly but you must not allow a backlog of unmarked tests to accumulate . |
| 29 | They would all be returning to town in the autumn to meet some sons of good families in Riba ; she 'd been saving for years , money from the pigeons , money from the cheeses , the almonds , her mother 's money when she died — may she rest in peace and perpetual light shine on her — she 'd hidden it from that villainous landlord who 'd strip everyone of their surplus if he knew how much they 'd hoarded , but they 'd never find out , the folk were far too tight to let anyone know , and he , Davide , must not breathe a word . |
| 30 | But she must not have a wooden leg or a cast in her eye , since these are things most of us hope to escape . |