Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb mod] [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In times of crisis and extreme demand it is easy to overlook the willing horses some of whom may not know their own limitations . |
| 2 | Adoption should not be underestimated as a potential problem , and Howe ( 1990 ) estimated that there are approximately 600,000 relinquishing mothers in the UK — many of whom may not have come to terms with their loss . |
| 3 | Verily I say unto you , Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child , he shall not enter therein . ’ |
| 4 | An even lower profile is provided by teachers who may not set foot in the classroom at all but who may spend considerable periods of time in discussion with colleagues on ways in which the curriculum can be made more accessible to all children in the class , including the least able . |
| 5 | There are lessons in that for people thinking about applying this year , and who may not intend to take a year off . |
| 6 | ( Often the term is used in a rather derogatory way , as ‘ mere housekeeping ’ — albeit then mainly by male biochemists who may not recognize that housekeeping is a pretty serious business ! ) |
| 7 | There may also be a place for preserving a useful gall bladder in young patients with solitary or few stones , who may not reform stones . |
| 8 | If Reynolds finds the atmosphere of these gigs so offensive , he should simply stay away from them , rather than inflict his Points Of View mentality on the thousands of people who may not pass his muster , but have just as much right to see live music as anyone . |
| 9 | If Reynolds finds the atmosphere of these gigs so offensive , he should simply stay away from them , rather than inflict his Points Of View mentality on the thousands of people who may not pass his muster , but have just as much right to see live music as anyone . |
| 10 | These include such essentials as a preliminary sounding meeting with the head and whoever else is part of the school 's senior management ( i.e. anyone in a position to further the aims of the group ) to secure their sanction and support ; and an introductory meeting with as many of the staff as possible and manageable , for instance over a working lunch , regardless of who will eventually join the group , so that everybody knows what it will be about and interest is generated even in those who may not wish to join it . |
| 11 | This service should be of value to Nigeria specialists , who have a strong scholarly interest in the ‘ whole text ’ , but who may not wish to put ‘ whole-text ’ prices to obtain it . |
| 12 | This could also be because women with unexplained lower abdominal pain are often referred in the first instance to gynaecologists , who may not consider an intestinal cause until they have removed the pelvic organs . |
| 13 | Yet when Cornwall pronounces him the new Earl of Gloucester , and orders him to seek his father out , Edmund has yet another layer of pretence at hand : Edmund 's perversion of such words as ‘ nature ’ , ‘ loyalty ’ , and ‘ blood ’ is grimly evident to us , but not to Cornwall — who may not understand those terms , in any case — and who now puts himself into the position of an adopted father to Edmund : ‘ I will lay trust upon thee ; and thou shalt find a dearer father in my love ’ ( 24f . ) . |
| 14 | CONCERN has been expressed that emergency calls are being answered by people who may not understand local accents . |
| 15 | Although these methods are fairly simple , very thorough and no doubt excellent for those who make interviewing a large part of their life 's work they are not particularly useful for those who may not need to exercise interviewing skills often but who want to use the interview to good effect when they do . |
| 16 | Nihilist is the case but it risks confusion between Dostoevsky and Turgenev who may not have invented the word but certainly gave it very wide currency . |
| 17 | Spanish , Portuguese , Arabic and Japanese are the most useful languages , Sir Alfred says , because they ‘ have a wide catchment area containing many decision-makers who may not have a command of English ’ . |
| 18 | This scheme evokes strong doubts from some area officers and bureaux managers who may not have been among those who carried the vote to accept the plans . |
| 19 | I hope that this book overall will provide additional assistance in both respects , particularly for those who may not have had the advantage of formal systems training . |
| 20 | Others , who may not have had such a happy relationship with their parents in the past , take on care out of a sense of duty . |
| 21 | Michael Pisani 's informative notes with this set supply a good deal more information , revealing an extraordinary story indeed : Eckhardt-Gramatt é's; maiden name had been Friedman , after her mother 's ex-husband , who may not have been her father . |
| 22 | Also remember that although signing one card for everyone might be cheaper for you , there are still some folk within the fellowship who may not have a big circle of family or friends and who would really appreciate a card from you . |
| 23 | Introducing change , however , calls for patience , sensitivity and consideration for others who may not have had the opportunity to move on in their thinking . |
| 24 | Is the more optimistic forecast to be made of the dutiful immature girl who has some mildly appreciative responses , knows her books and has paid careful attention to what she has been told to think , but who has few independent ideas and writes with neither firmness nor joy ; or of the mature and independent boy , who may not have studied his notes or perhaps his texts so thoroughly , but who has a sense of relevance , whose judgements are valid , who writes with assurance and betrays in his style … that he has made a genuine engagement with the literature he has encountered ? |
| 25 | The reputations of others who may not have been so willing to be identified are sacrificed in the quest for titillation . |
| 26 | Currently , MIS staff have to maintain the integrity and security of corporate data as well as providing users who may not have — and who probably do n't want — knowledge of the database structure , ways to access information . |
| 27 | Lloyd de Mause reports that ‘ the earliest lives I have found of children who may not have been beaten at all date from 1690 ’ . |
| 28 | This is particularly important for young children who may find it difficult to explain their ideas and for children whose mother tongue is not English and who may not have the necessary English vocabulary to explain their ideas to their teacher . |
| 29 | Transmission of infection is occurring both among the young , who may not have been fully exposed to the health education of the mid-1980s , and in older age groups , who may have changed to unsafe sex practices after previously heeding health advice . |
| 30 | The Vigilance Association for the Defence of Personal Rights , a radical anti-statist grouping whose members included some repealers , launched a counter-attack against the new act , complaining that : ‘ Miss Hopkins … is at present … crying for the wholesale kidnapping of little girls who may not have perfect domestic surroundings and their consignment to large prison schools . ’ |