Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [vb infin] not [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I 'll make not comment on his budget at all . |
| 2 | During a comical lesson on how to catch her man , Little Cog is told she must weep not buckets but spoons . |
| 3 | ‘ We must pray not Cropper . |
| 4 | In a developing country , like India , a preference for sons would be expected to lead initially to a reduction in the birth rate , which would be to the country 's advantage ; and before long , the more farsighted parents will realise that in order to have grandchildren , they should select not sons , who may not be able to find wives , but daughters , who will be sought after , and be able to enter into advantageous marriages . |
| 5 | They will plead not guilty.The use of an eighteenth century law looks like scraping the barrel . |
| 6 | May I remind the honourable member that there is no reason why he should not tear to pieces these four statutory instruments if that 's what he wishes , but that is what he must do not deal with all the others . |