Example sentences of "and [vb mod] [not/n't] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And let's not forget there are one or two more in there as well . |
| 2 | Today , for example , I think it means next to nothing to simply state that blacks are working class when we are likely to be unemployed and may not recognize our experience and history in those areas of political life where an appeal to class is most prominent . |
| 3 | He says a child with meningitis could need urgent treatment and may not get it fast enough because its too far . |
| 4 | And it may see a child as a foal , and may not find it as intimidating or threatening as a mature person . |
| 5 | Both sides have seen the UN force at its weakest and may not respect it when it gets up to full strength . |
| 6 | Governors should control the money with this end in view and must not allow their thinking to become dominated by financial concerns . |
| 7 | A consequence of this duty is that a fiduciary must make available to a [ customer ] all the information in his possession which is relevant to the [ customer 's ] affairs ; ( 4 ) The duty of confidentiality : a fiduciary must use information obtained in confidence from his [ customer ] , the beneficiary , for the benefit of the [ customer ] and must not use it for his own advantage or for the benefit of any other person . |
| 8 | It goes without saying that a great urban conurbation such as Nottingham can not and must not have its affairs meddled in by councillors from Mansfield , Worksop and Retford who , although loyal Nottinghamshire people , have no community of interest in our great city and who , not surprisingly , want their towns to have as much of the county cake as they can get . |
| 9 | ‘ He keeps telling me that I must fight every contender and must n't dodge anyone . |
| 10 | Ch Chairman I , I , I , I would agree with Mr that we might er successfully change the order , but we ca n't er and should n't make it a condition of issuing that statement of conformity that Aida have done those things . |
| 11 | Even so , the humour 's very accessible and should n't leave you scratching your head at ‘ in ’ jokes too often . |
| 12 | Randall , 38 , who hit more than 1,000 first-class runs for Nottinghamshire , said : ‘ I 've had a bit of cartilage trimmed off , but it feels fine now and should n't cause me any problems at all next season . ’ |
| 13 | Government can not and should not do everything . |
| 14 | But her heart , her poor , long-neglected heart , had answered yes , before her head had even begun to calculate all the reasons she absolutely could not and should not give herself over to this madness . |
| 15 | Accordingly , the bidder should treat his own shares ( and those of persons connected with him ) as a separate class and should not cast his votes on the resolution approving the scheme . |
| 16 | The moral is plain : any help for airlines should be tailored to the Gulf war and should not survive it . |
| 17 | It was a flimsy pretext and might not get me anywhere , but it was the best I could do at such short notice . |
| 18 | Whenever Annunciata came to fetch the child she was firm : he must go at once or otherwise his mother would be displeased and might not allow him to come at all . |
| 19 | He was possessed by devils , Kate said , and then wept and could not contain herself . |
| 20 | The person who hears his words and obeys them ‘ is like a man building a house , who dug deep , and laid the foundation upon rock ; and when a flood arose , the stream broke against that house , and could not shake it , because it had been well built ’ ( Luke 6:48 RSV ) . |
| 21 | He was clumsy and could not make his grip . |
| 22 | He seldom corrected , and could not bring himself , as company teachers should , regularly to attend company performances to watch his pupils in action . |
| 23 | The Friar was bewildered by his loss and could not bring himself to think clearly about the disaster . |
| 24 | — He understood very little of what was said to him in the Outpatient Clinic and could not explain it to his wife . |
| 25 | These were questions you should not have asked , and you were not answered ; but you heard that men were animals , and could not control themselves . |
| 26 | I was trembling at the unexpected sight of him , and could not control my voice , so I approached in silence . |
| 27 | The Fortress , N620L , suffered a gear extension malfunction during an airborne sortie and could not extend its right main wheel . |
| 28 | Simon Sherwood has been breathing fire about Dragons Den for some time now and could not disguise his delight when the Furry Glen gelding burnt off Musthaveaswig by three lengths at Uttoxeter last month . |
| 29 | When the young laird of Dunvegan , Norman Macleod , came down late for breakfast , Johnson ticked him off , saying laziness was worse than toothache : ‘ I have been trying to cure my laziness all my life , and could not do it . ’ |
| 30 | Clive spilled some of the powder as he heaped it in the spoon , and could not hold it steady over his lighter flame , but finally he got it liquefied . |