Example sentences of "[modal v] not be [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , having won our laurels we must not be tempted to rest on them . |
| 2 | So unilateralism says Mr. O'Brian must not be made to pay damages for the emotional injury he caused Mrs. McLoughlin even though the judge thinks the opposite rule would be better for the future . |
| 3 | He must not be asked to perform tasks in any area where an error might jeopardize the success of our forthcoming conference . ’ |
| 4 | Servicemen must not be asked to fight and risk their lives equipped with inferior weapons ; and yet , they will have too few weapons if the costs are too high . |
| 5 | Therefore the laudable desire to contextualise the message must not be pressed to provide a carte blanche advocacy of every aspect of a particular culture . |
| 6 | Yet I must not be understood to rely on any so-called growth dividend . |
| 7 | Both Lyons and Ochs stress that context must not be understood to exclude linguistic features , since such features often invoke the relevant contextual assumptions ( a point made nicely by Gumperz ( 1977 ) who calls such linguistic features contextualization cues ) . |
| 8 | Dulles agreed that the United States must not be seen to aid colonialists . |
| 9 | The legitimate aim of raising the consciousness and expectations of old women must not be used to deny old women the right to determine their own future and lifestyles ( Hughes and Mtezuka , 1992 , p. 237 ) . |
| 10 | The planning process must not be used to stifle sensible development . |
| 11 | The results must not be used to justify wildly-exaggerated claims , which should be resisted until the implications of this non-locality are explored further . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , as Wensley ( 1981 ) argues , the portfolio grids must not be used to suggest to non-financial experts that the company must be a cash recycling machine ignoring the external market as a source of funds . |
| 13 | In all cases insulation material must not be allowed to block the ventilation openings . |
| 14 | Who not achieve a forward — looking coup : preventing future murders by declaring that in the future murderers must not be allowed to inherit , but improving social prosperity by allowing Elmer himself to win . |
| 15 | It must not be allowed to happen to anyone else . |
| 16 | That must not be allowed to happen . |
| 17 | TOLL booths on motorways will simply push motorists on to other roads and that ‘ must not be allowed to happen ’ , an RAC report claims . |
| 18 | They say scenes like this must not be allowed to happen here , and infiltrators must be rooted out … |
| 19 | It accounts for the decision of the Council of Jerusalem that the issue of circumcision must not be allowed to split the Church ( Acts 15 ) . |
| 20 | Where such worries exist the inconsequential chatter must not be allowed to continue too long . |
| 21 | However , she was adamant that W. must not be allowed to die . |
| 22 | Tears must not be allowed to fill their eyes and under no circumstances run down their cheeks . |
| 23 | Must not be allowed to matter . |
| 24 | That 's why I 'm not explaining anything more to you , ’ she asserted stonily , almost grateful for the reminder that his opinion must not be allowed to matter . |
| 25 | Alcoholic drinks should only be given if the doctor allows it , and the patient must not be allowed to drink excessive amounts of alcohol . |
| 26 | They must not be allowed to lose sight of the prime message . |
| 27 | The notion that ideas come only from the professional specialists in the field must not be allowed to obtrude , nor the traditional ‘ we tried that and it did n't work ’ story . |
| 28 | The notion that ideas come only from the professional specialists in the field must not be allowed to obtrude , nor the traditional ‘ we tried that and it did n't work ’ story . |
| 29 | The issues are complex and multi-faceted , but a concentration on economic questions — as in the application of the QALY approach — must not be allowed to overshadow humanitarian considerations . |
| 30 | An orientation towards the pressures in the CAB today makes the reiteration of the opening words important : that problems must not be allowed to overshadow the fact that 15,000 people in the UK are experiencing satisfaction , involvement and a sense of achievement within their communities through their work in a Citizens Advice Bureau . |