Example sentences of "he [modal v] [not/n't] [vb infin] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may not fancy it , but it 's a safe bet that he would be the first man to do it . |
| 2 | But then he may not invest it , he may just consume . |
| 3 | ’ The good news is that he may not do you any positive harm . |
| 4 | Brut a lot of the time , they do n't want to report that their child is riding without lights , but they accept that if you have a quiet word , he may not do it . |
| 5 | ‘ But he may not think it grand enough . ’ |
| 6 | Dad 's oldest friend — he may not make it . ’ |
| 7 | HE MAY not say it in public , but George Graham has a clear message this morning for Ian Wright : ‘ I can always get another forward but see what trouble you 'll have leaning backwards on a broken career ’ . |
| 8 | Though he may not know it , it is broadly the procedure of a creative artist who seeks to redefine his criteria of success , perhaps over the period of his lifetime . |
| 9 | On the other hand , in the perspectival sense of ‘ appears ’ an object can present a certain appearance to someone occupying a certain point of view and he may not know it . |
| 10 | The new owner , Mr. Bolsover , came to see me last week , and I 'm afraid he may not let us go on using the barn . |
| 11 | He may not look it , but he is a smooth operator . |
| 12 | Gandalf tells him that since he is not in a position to pass judgement on everyone he should not pass it on one person . |
| 13 | If he has only tinned fruits and custard in his larder , he should not serve them up as coupe de fruits avec creme anglaise . |
| 14 | He failed to understand why that man was so adamant that he should not approach her . |
| 15 | Having coined and rehearsed the right phrases he never saw any reason why he should not use them several times , so he concluded , ‘ We do n't , I take it , want the police putting their big feet in it all over the place . ’ |
| 16 | A reminder that he should not take it for granted that he would in time succeed to England , Normandy and Anjou ? |
| 17 | He should n't leave it lying about . |
| 18 | It was odd , but Greg noticed Bill Clough 's eyes following them sharply : he was saying nothing to the purpose so there was no reason why he should n't watch them , but Greg , following his lead , did wonder whether Hilary 's mutterings were not of a rather different kind from Desmond 's . |
| 19 | I 've told him , he should n't do it . ’ |
| 20 | His friend vows steadfastness in friendship , but repeats his warning : his illness came from too much study , and he should n't do it again . |
| 21 | Tom told him he should n't do it , should tell them he was n't going to co-operate any more . |
| 22 | no he should n't do it |
| 23 | He should n't mess it up |
| 24 | Yeah well he should n't have he should never have left that engine running cos he was n't |
| 25 | I say I 'll have a word with them and he should n't follow me . |
| 26 | she said he must n't lick it . |
| 27 | He must n't see me cry . |
| 28 | But no — he must n't condemn him . |
| 29 | He must n't touch her tonight , headache or not . |
| 30 | He must n't touch her or she would shatter to pieces , fall on him and ask him why he was ignoring her in favour of her sister . |