Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Throughout this book , I have emphasized that we must not think of genes as conscious , purposeful agents .
2 She must not think of Benedict .
3 She must not think of Jake .
4 Especially , she must not think of fitzAlan .
5 exceptions to that ability must not extend beyond fraud and mistake .
6 However , we must not leap to conclusions too hastily .
7 ‘ This must not go by default , ’ pronounced Herluin at his most majestic .
8 ‘ Steve , ’ scolded the teacher , ‘ tonight I want you to stay behind and write out I must not belch in class 100 times . ’
9 B. Regulations must not conflict with provisions of the Act .
10 You must not gamble on ES premises ( other than raffles etc for charitable purposes ) and must not borrow from or lend money to colleagues or people with whom you have dealings during your work for the ES .
11 We must not let in daylight upon magic . ’
12 We must not let in daylight upon magic . ’
13 Something I must not bungle through unpreparedness .
14 Visitors must not take in presents , except cigarettes — which must be smoked there and then .
15 But you must not plead in behalf of your will and refuse to give due weight to mine .
16 CRYSTAL PALACE 'S struggling squad did their bit for Children in Need yesterday — but today charity must not begin at home .
17 We must not look at goblin men
18 The gutter is supported at frequent intervals on brackets which can be raised or lowered to determine its ‘ fall ’ , and gutters must run to a good fall and should be cleaned at least annually to free them of leaves and mud ; they must not sag between brackets .
19 OUR DOGS MUST NOT LIVE IN FEAR ! said another .
20 There is no known reason why a commission should not sit in parallel with criminal proceedings .
21 Voronov-Vaux 's red vision was his vulnerable flaw ; for the Imperium might just decide puristically that a mutant should not continue as governor .
22 They should not consist of invitations to comment directly on the policies of other parties in the House , for which the Prime Minister has no responsibility .
23 It is certainly in our interest that the republics of the former Soviet Union should not disintegrate into anarchy and , as my hon. Friend the Member for Rugby and Kenilworth ( Mr. Pawsey ) said , starvation .
24 I have been quietly considering if we too should not break with philology as practised till now and its educational perspective .
25 The Review of Child Care Law stated an acceptance that the state should not intervene between parent and child simply because it could provide something better than the parents but only if parents were falling so far below an acceptable standard that their children were suffering harm as a result ( DHSS , 1985 ) .
26 When you come to internal democracy and how much , say , the pupils have , I agree with Bob that is a very tricky one and certainly you ca n't just transplant erm democracy onto what is really a rather authoritarian system , you 'd have to prepare and train pupils much more than we do and what I think is the most dangerous thing is playing at democracy which I am sure we should not do in schools .
27 It was therefore in Magnetics ' interest that Electronics should not go into liquidation .
28 ‘ You should not go through life alone , Miss Dawson , ’ he said absent-mindedly .
29 In general , they should not go to students who have not explored all other reasonable sources of finance .
30 The fact that it will rain tomorrow , for example , may mean that I should not go to London , even though the balance of reasons on the merits of my going ( i.e. all the reasons pro and con but the rain ) suggest that I should go .
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