Example sentences of "they [vb mod] not [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Members can present petitions at the close of business of the House each day , but in future should we disregard them because people have merely put their signatures to something which , according to the Minister , they may not give a damn about ? |
| 2 | Individuals may not have access to private transport to substitute for inadequate public provision ; they may not be able to obtain a lift when necessary and they may not possess a telephone or the resources to obtain a car or phone . |
| 3 | ‘ But when they meet me , they may not see a kind creature who has helped them . |
| 4 | A Mob of Netters may have a Boss armed with a club , they may not have a Boss armed with a net . |
| 5 | They may not have a reason to prefer one way of going about things to another , but the fact that they chose to do it in a particular way gives them a reason to prefer that way from now on . |
| 6 | However they may not need a bus much longer . |
| 7 | Speak to a Kenyan distance runner in the high hills of the Rift Valley , a Bulgarian hurdler , a Soviet pole vaulter or even a Chinese high jumper and though they may not understand a word of what you are saying , when you utter the words ‘ Andy Norman ’ lights will shine in eyes and heads will nod in recognition and they will search , sometimes desperately , for an interpreter . |
| 8 | While there is no reason why local authorities should not keep a list of known offenders in the area who have been convicted of offences against children , they should not keep a blacklist of those suspected but not convicted of such offences ( R v Norfolk County Council , ex pM [ 1989 ] FCR 667 ) . |
| 9 | Several senior broadcasters , including Sir David Attenborough , Sir Paul Fox and former BBC managing director Bill Cotton , have indicated they might not attend a farewell dinner tomorrow for former director-general Sir Michael Checkland because of the row . |
| 10 | ‘ We 'd been told that they might not have a lot of clothes , but they arrived with these huge suitcases , ’ Michelle recalls . |
| 11 | Does Article 37 mean that they could not make a claim to terminate the right on this ground ? |
| 12 | In reply the Namibian authorities stated they could not grant a licence as the islands were South African territory , thus indirectly providing the information required ! |
| 13 | Effective anti-syphilitic drugs , the arsenicals and later penicillin , made prevention possible , though they could not effect a cure if damage to the brain had gone too far . |
| 14 | Few people would ever own a home if they could not have a mortgage . |
| 15 | The Immigration people were being very nice about it , but with the stringent new visa regulations for Indians and Tamils they could not let a couple of whites in without ceremony . |
| 16 | Peres 's efforts to form a new government were thwarted a matter of hours before the April 11 Knesset confidence debate was set to open when two of the five ultra-orthodox Agudat Yisrael members withdrew their support from Labour , saying that they could not support a government sustained by Arab supporters of the Palestine Liberation Organization . |
| 17 | But it was such perfect weather that if they could not get a fox away , even the most incompetent hunt in England could n't fail to make something of it . |
| 18 | People were refused regular blood pressure testing because they were 65 , they could not obtain a mobility allowance following an accident which occurred when they were 65 , they were not welcomed by voluntary agencies who — one would imagine — are crying out for workers . |
| 19 | This was because they generally had low and insecure incomes , so they could not obtain a mortgage for buying their own suburban house . |
| 20 | They could not understand a man who chose privacy rather than the comfort of comradeship and shared pleasures ; who read books on mathematics and astronomy rather than drink in the mess with his fellow-officers . |
| 21 | He always talked nicely to the Men even though they could not understand a word he said . |
| 22 | Rumours abounded about the Royston side — they could not raise a team , then they could raise a team but it consisted entirely of old men ! |
| 23 | They may have their private regrets that they could not find a way of solving the equation of conflicting interests that offered deeper satisfaction as well as personal advancement , but it is unlikely that they will reveal these . |
| 24 | Many geniuses have foundered due to their lack of direction ; ultimately they could not find a way of remaining geniuses throughout their life . |
| 25 | The principal concern of Edward 's ministers , as always , was to raise money for the war , and they hoped by making concessions to receive the grants the king needed ; but the concession of pardon for all debts of £10 or less was insufficient , and the commons insisted that they dare not grant a tax without consulting their communities . |
| 26 | There are people whose early experience of bodily closeness , intimacy and care has been so uncomfortable or so traumatic that they dare not risk a repetition of such pain . |
| 27 | Either they do not want to run the risk of miscarriage ( about one in 100-200 ) which the procedure entails ; or they would not want a termination even if the baby was found to be disabled . |
| 28 | Secondly it had demonstrated that the clergy were well nigh powerless against royal tax demands : if they would not make a grant , the king could outlaw them and raise the money by fines , or he could simply seize their temporalities . |
| 29 | But still — within the house , in open view , Meg might have murdered Rubberneck — they would not make a move . |
| 30 | I have been to the Benefits Agency in my constituency , where the manager and staff made it plain to me that if staff were concerned about their safety they would not wear a name badge — but most of them want to because they want to be able to be identified by the public , so that if someone rings up a week later he can identify the person to whom he spoke a week before . |