Example sentences of "they [modal v] [not/n't] [vb infin] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trainer also has the responsibility to convey to the trainees that they must not think of themselves as problem solvers , but only as facilitators . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | standard sort of middle class thing but the pre thin they might not think of that because people sort of quite often think of that as not being an accent . |
| 4 | When I wrote to Dr Barnardo 's , I said that they might not approve of money from such a source but the secretary who answered the letter said he was an old Selwyn man and the more we could send him the better . |
| 5 | until one day they could n't think of any way that you could may improve it . |
| 6 | 11 out of the 20 forms returned left blanks here and two said they could n't think of anything to say . |
| 7 | They did not and they could not think of themselves as remotely like a frog and a princess , yet mental shapes similar in heritage or configuration managed to creep stealthily up in between the tangles of their individual cells . |
| 8 | It was held that a normal examination would have involved looking inside and that they could not complain of defects in the glue which an inspection inside would have revealed . |
| 9 | Mr Edmonds said all companies would have to pay the same base rate so they could not complain of unfair competition . |
| 10 | They need not conceive of their practical programme as one of systematic cultural intervention : they were simply making transitional preparations for a reincarnation of the spirit of Poetry : |
| 11 | Simple , you say , yet how many people force down meals on a diet that they would not dream of choosing if they were not on that diet ? |
| 12 | No , no … they would not dream of having potatoes or a dessert . |
| 13 | But he smiled rather overpoweringly at the Gnomes , and said that : no , they would not dream of asking them to make such a journey , so hard on the heels of their march in from Gallan . |
| 14 | She prayed they would not think of looking under the bed . |
| 15 | The men who came to see you , they would n't think of somebody having to empty their pockets before they play the piano — but that 's really what a woman does , is n't it ? |
| 16 | Erm I do n't think I did no , oh no they did n't they would n't think of doing that then , but they do now and erm then I , I 've been around at Wiggens the old hall table where people you know , worked in the warehouse there and I 've done all sorts |
| 17 | They would n't dream of causing offence to Muslims . ’ |
| 18 | Miranda said , ‘ People only say that when they ca n't think of any other reason for doing something damned stupid . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ People always say that , ’ she said , ‘ when they ca n't think of anything else to say . |
| 20 | I mean , we do make all sorts of allowances with exams you know , people repeat words and th and they can leave words out and they ca n't think of a eloquent way of expressing that something at the spur of the moment so it 's |
| 21 | Oxford District Health authority say they ca n't commentbecause of the threat of legal action , but they say Jasmine 's case has already been acted on . |
| 22 | ‘ They will not think of me here . |
| 23 | But environmentalists have pointed out that it is already being used by western companies to dump toxic materials with impunity which they can not dispose of legally in the west . |
| 24 | One reason for this is that many people have a fear which they can not conceal of anything or anybody who reminds them of death ; knowing that contact with a grieving widow will exacerbate these fears they tend , after expressing their sympathy by word or letter , and sending flowers to the funeral , to withdraw to a safe distance ‘ to give her time to get over it ’ just when she needs them most . |