Example sentences of "who [vb mod] not [verb] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | Women sailors who might not have their sights set on such lofty goals — or , for that matter , those who have — will be interested in a seminar about women 's sailing to be held in February . |
| 2 | Those who could not contain their resentment had little option other than to emigrate . |
| 3 | Since 1989 nearly a million summonses have been issued to people who could not pay their water bills . |
| 4 | Later authors , Hemming on the bishopric of Worcester , Hugh Candidus on Peterborough , and William of Malmesbury on Glastonbury and Malmesbury , record that those who could not pay their taxes under Cnut were likely to suffer temporary or permanent losses of estates . |
| 5 | Julia said drily that she thought that free Capitalism with an adequate system of social welfare for all those who could not make their own success in it was probably the fairest workable system , and then laughed as she saw David 's expression . |
| 6 | If he does , he will be at odds for the first time with the hordes of admiring supporters who could not conceal their disappointment when news of Ronnie Whelan 's late equaliser at Highbury was announced just before the kick-off . |
| 7 | But the misery of those who could not obtain their release , either honestly or dishonestly , by appearing before an Insolvent Debtors Court and agreeing to assign their property , still drew sympathy . |
| 8 | They chattered and laughed , being rude about Western passersby who could not understand their language . |
| 9 | At the Trades Union Congress in 1916 Wilson moved a motion , which was carried unanimously , that the government should repatriate all Chinese who could not prove their British nationality and that no Chinese should be signed on British ships west of the Suez Canal . |
| 10 | And it was in me thoughts that I bred a bunch of punch-drunk pansies who could n't use their heads or , for that matter , any other part of their make-up , 'cept their fists . |
| 11 | As she muttered to herself about interfering Australians who could n't mind their own business she did n't hear Leo come back , or see him loom over the fence . |
| 12 | He hated untidiness and waste ; he thought that babies who threw things from their cradles should be punished , and children who would n't eat their food should be starved until they ate what they had been given in the first place . ’ |
| 13 | Be interesting , of course , if fire cover were withdrawn , because then they would have to rustle up the R.A.F. crews from Brize Norton who would n't know their big toes from their elbows when it came to plutonium and highly enriched uranium and chemical explosive . |
| 14 | Figuratively speaking , who would not give their right arm to find such a love ? |
| 15 | A Jacobite agent writing towards the end of Queen Anne 's reign thought that there were people in England who " wish the King [ i.e. " James III " ] well , who would not hazard their estates for him " . |
| 16 | for me to have er I I tell you what I do get concerned about Lynda is somebody who ca n't spell their first name . |
| 17 | Ordinarily , I get a trifle fidgety around females who ca n't leave their faces alone , but this one had a good excuse and anyway it was like watching an artist in front of a canvas . |
| 18 | The reason the farmer at Ben More has put up the sign you talk about is that he has been particularly troubled by dog owners who ca n't control their animals . |
| 19 | It is simply a footnote to the failure of people who ca n't focus their displeasure , and who anyway are scared of acting upon it . |
| 20 | Men who ca n't keep their minds on their job , or their hands to themselves . ’ |
| 21 | I could n't possibly allow my wife to work for men who ca n't keep their minds on the job and their hands to themselves . ’ |
| 22 | Among the many popular items in this Bill is the provision that councillors who will not pay their community charge or their council tax will not in future be entitled to vote on setting a budget for their local authorities — |
| 23 | ‘ Well , ’ the big man declared , ‘ I see two lords sitting here who will not change their minds . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Well , I do n't like Men phoning who wo n't give their name , ’ she said as I drew level . |
| 25 | Feeling the pinch … the parents who wo n't pay their private school fees . |
| 26 | ‘ Lifetime is basically for people who wo n't use their cellphones , ’ admits Cellnet , which is promoting the new system as more of an emergency breakdown tool . |
| 27 | Psychiatrist Dr Gerald Silverman runs kleptomania therapy groups ( for people who can not control their desires to steal ) , and claims most of his patients shoplift due to emotional worries or personal problems . |
| 28 | The list is endless , but for starters : liver diseases caused by alcohol ; drug-induced illnesses ; overdoses ; aids developed through promiscuous sexual behaviour ; heart disease and circulation problems in severely obese people who can not control their desire for fattening foods ; osteoporosis and other arthritic conditions caused by ‘ couch potatoes ’ who refuse to take exercise . |
| 29 | Mothers or fathers on their own who can not earn their own living , or who decide ( as they are fully entitled to ) that they would prefer to care for their children instead , must get paid for the important work they do . |
| 30 | They have shown by their tasteless and tactless menace tonight that they are still not prepared to take on board the problems of people who can not pay their poll tax because they do not have sufficient funds . |