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 | I 'm not saying that they should n't make a mess or like that |
| 10 | Cambridge United will be their quarter-final visitors next month and they should n't stand a prayer . |
| 11 | Councillor Willie McCafferty said that a lot of hot air was being blown about the issue , and that they should n't hold a seminar until they were actually sure mining would go ahead , adding , ‘ A lot of people here will have their pockets well lined and I make no apologies for that ’ . |
| 12 | It 's like me telling someone from India that they should n't write a book about the caste system , because we do n't have one ! ’ |
| 13 | It 's like me telling someone from India that they should n't write a book about the caste system , because we do n't have one ! ’ |
| 14 | ‘ If they do n't meet the standards which the Government set they should n't have a licence , ’ he said . |
| 15 | They should n't have a team like that in Britain , acting so openly . |
| 16 | Anyway , there 's no reason why they should n't pick a law student for the first fifteen . ’ |
| 17 | Erm , but the training contradicted that and said that they they showed them how they should be used , but , but they should n't tackle a fire and they |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | ‘ We 'd been told that they might not have a lot of clothes , but they arrived with these huge suitcases , ’ Michelle recalls . |
| 20 | They might n't have a pound between them but he knew it would be paid . |
| 21 | I 'm sure they 're the nicest guys in the world , but I was at the MTV awards in America when they were trying to do a soundcheck , and they could n't do a song because their tapes were n't working . |
| 22 | ‘ Playing cricket as well always caused a bit of a problem come April , unless you were n't in the team in which case they could n't give a stuff . |
| 23 | The ‘ flavour ’ of the piece in Guitarist was one of balanced vetting by the various A&R departments , when in fact they could n't give a damn . |
| 24 | ‘ They could n't give a damn . ’ |
| 25 | Of course they were , thought Henry , they could n't give a toss about the poor bastard . |
| 26 | Anyway , they could n't light a fire and there was no meat . |
| 27 | This cost them the lead , and though they recovered well they could n't stop a second Risley boat , crewed by husband and wife team and , slipping through to take the chequered flag after five circuits . |
| 28 | He contacted the South Africans who had been told they could n't meet a council delegation independently and invited them to a meeting in Darlington town hall . |
| 29 | See the first week I went to these schools they could n't speak a word of Punjabi . |
| 30 | And then they could n't sing a ballad in the key that they recorded it because of some studio trick ! |