Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] look [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of all , he must not look at the food on his plate . |
| 2 | The first is whether in construing ambiguous or obscure statutory provisions your Lordships should relax the historic rule that the courts must not look at the Parliamentary history of legislation or Hansard for the purpose of construing such legislation . |
| 3 | You must not look for the book until you reach the shelf carrying its class number . |
| 4 | Long before Wilkins sought to popularize the Copernican system , the Protestant reformer Calvin had declared that those who wished to learn astronomy should not look to the Bible . |
| 5 | But erm I 'm sure you should not look on the Institute as a sort of vehicle for introducing western technology . |
| 6 | we should n't look at the box |
| 7 | Thus , in construing a written agreement the court is entitled to take account of surrounding circumstances ( with reference to which the words of the agreement were used ) and the object appearing from those circumstances that the person had in view ; but the court may not look at the prior negotiations of the parties as an aid to construction of the written contract resulting from those negotiations ( Prenn v Simmonds [ 1971 ] 3 All ER 237 ) . |
| 8 | It would not be consistent with the obligation for a national court to be subject to a precondition such as a requirement that it may not look behind the text of a national implementing measure unless it is first found to be ambiguous . |
| 9 | Roodepoort Hyperama may not look like the sort of place where white South Africa bares its heart . |
| 10 | We 've said well let's not look at the parish organizations , specifically , because those are covering areas that we do n't need to look at . |
| 11 | The carcass , unfortunately , was in quite an advanced state of decomposition by the time we got to it , so we could not look at the detailed histology ( cell structure ) of the internal organs or the central nervous system . |
| 12 | And when it came , the sun itself could not look upon the death of God . |
| 13 | When his coolie picked up the shafts and broke into his loping stride , Joseph found he could n't look at the narrow , sweat-streaked shoulders bobbing in front of him without seeing the bleeding welts caused by the French colon 's cane . |
| 14 | ‘ Of course , ’ she added slyly , ‘ there 's no reason why you could n't look after the children . |
| 15 | Although the other judges would not look at the assessors ' lists , Burn met them at the hall and compared his list of preferences to theirs . |
| 16 | Dr Johnson would not look at the bones . |
| 17 | As is usual in such cases the myth seems to be somewhat remote from the historical facts but , for what it is worth , Wilberforce is supposed to have remarked that : " Whatever certain people might believe he would not look at the monkeys in the Zoological Gardens as connected with his ancestors ' , to which Huxley replied : " I would rather be descended from an ape than a bishop " , which has merits as repartee but is hardly a contribution to science . |
| 18 | We shall not look into the myriad issues springing from problems of definition which are vital for philosophers and aestheticians . |
| 19 | They must have guessed we would n't look under the shrine . |
| 20 | She said it was premature but she had n't made any , provision for it , and would n't look at the baby . |
| 21 | When using those dramatic frames which require children to prepare and then share small group work ( e.g. the investigation , the pageant , the making of a documentary ) take the opportunity to question or comment on their use of space : " I wonder why the council official would n't look at the interviewer ? " |
| 22 | So you would n't look on the , the older |
| 23 | ‘ Beryl would n't look after the baby so her sister took it temporarily , but then Beryl really was ill with poliomyelitis so the little boy stayed with her sister . |
| 24 | If you ca n't look at the rushes , you come in every day wondering . |
| 25 | The fact that they ca n't look at the real problems makes them attack someone or something else . |
| 26 | ‘ You ca n't look into the future , ’ she said . |
| 27 | She ca n't look after the salon at lunchtimes , as she 's unable to answer the phone . |
| 28 | The women of Britain — the women in the work force and those who want to be in the work force — will not look to the Minister to offer them any hope of liberation or any hope of a better future . |
| 29 | ‘ Firstly , at its most mundane level , you will not look at the world through a narrow tunnel of perception . |
| 30 | They will rightly look to a Labour Government who will not look at the matter in the narrow economic calculus that we have heard from Conservative Members but will recognise that , unless we are prepared to accept the role of women in the labour force , we will fail as an economy to receive and achieve our full potential . |