Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] not [vb infin] [Wh det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | PAMELA : Since I must not say what I think on one hand nor on the other , let me depart your presence . |
| 2 | I said that did I share his belief I should not contemplate what I do , but that I did not share it . |
| 3 | I said that , did I share his belief , I should not contemplate what I do , but that I did not share it . |
| 4 | I might not like what you are . ’ |
| 5 | I 'll not forget what you did . |
| 6 | I could not think what it was that could be for me and yet so heavy . |
| 7 | I heard a strange sound coming from the hut , but I could not think what was making the noise . |
| 8 | I could not imagine what they were , apart from an unattainable marvel , part of a world gone for ever . |
| 9 | There was nothing in my own life that I could not confide to him , and I could not imagine what there might be in his that he needed to keep from me . |
| 10 | I could not imagine what she had done to deserve such a punishment , but she did not look ashamed or unhappy . |
| 11 | I could not imagine what he had found to interest him so much . |
| 12 | There was movement to the side of them , but I could not see what they were doing because of the size of the boulders . |
| 13 | I could not see what was happening as I was falling upsidedown and my legs obscured all view of the aircraft above me . |
| 14 | I could not see what had happened , as I was standing on the settee to reach into the tank ( on a bookcase ) and the Meth blue was n't helping either . |
| 15 | I could not remember what she was saying , nor even if I had understood her , but I knew that what she was saying must be , in some sense , significant . |
| 16 | I could not deny what I heard with my inner ear . |
| 17 | I could not believe what I was hearing . |
| 18 | Although the breathlessness was noticeable , I could not understand what was the matter with her . |
| 19 | I could not understand what he was so worried about . |
| 20 | ‘ I could not understand what she said , because it was too preposterous for her to say . ’ |
| 21 | I could not understand what he meant , and wanted to hear more about Céline , so I encouraged him to finish the story . |
| 22 | I could not understand what they were shouting , but I heard them throwing things . |
| 23 | Now I could not hear what was going on and I was quite sure nobody could hit a ball , or whatever they use in baseball , away out where I was standing . |
| 24 | But , she thought , I might be called back and I would not know what to say , I do not want to go amongst mad people , to have them stare at me , to see the unpleasantness of a lot of geriatric cases . |
| 25 | I would not know what orders to give my men . |
| 26 | ‘ I would only consider using it in very particular circumstances , and for obvious reasons , I would not predict what those circumstances might be . ’ |
| 27 | No ; otherwise , I shall not finish what I have to say . |
| 28 | I shall not repeat what I said to the Government of India , but it is perfectly fair to say that it was well taken . |
| 29 | I would consider using it only in particular circumstances ; for obvious reasons I will not predict what they might be . |
| 30 | Certainly I can not deduce which goals to pursue from the facts to be faced ; but will it not be a causally necessary condition of obeying ‘ Face facts ’ that I let myself be moved , at least incipiently , in the direction in which the facing of the facts would cause me to move ? |