Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] not make [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I could not make Adèle concentrate on her lessons because she was constantly talking about the presents Mr Rochester had promised to bring her . |
| 2 | As hard as I tried , I could not make use of the staff , so I carried it , hobbling like a stage imbecile . |
| 3 | I will not make use of the ransom theory in my retelling of the drama , but I shall cling on to the primitive belief , which I believe to be the correct biblical one , that God 's atonement in incarnation and cross was the crucial victory in the Great Battle not only over sin but also over the Devil and the powers of darkness . |
| 4 | I can not make sense of that rhyme . |
| 5 | Ann Windiate , director of social services , conceded : ‘ I can not make guarantees on job security . ’ |
| 6 | I enjoyed reading your material , but after consideration I 'm afraid to say that I can not make use of short stories . |
| 7 | Tell him that I am very sorry but I can not make exceptions . |
| 8 | I can not make generalisations without a far more detailed study of hospitals . |
| 9 | You must not make contact until you are over your border . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ You should not make friends with an elephant keeper , ’ he had said , ‘ unless you first have room to entertain an elephant . ’ |
| 11 | She must not make capital out of her distress , on the one hand ; on the other the items were quite small and there was no need to humiliate herself . |
| 12 | A STUDENT , Sarah Molyneux , hanged herself because she could not make friends during her first term at university , an inquest was told yesterday . |
| 13 | And his mother , anxious when she could not make contact with him , reported him missing nine days later . |
| 14 | Some help may come from looking at large law and consulting firms , where even the most senior partners tend to be specialists , and associates who will not make partner are outplaced fairly early on . |
| 15 | The benefit of this form of publicity is that it could reach those in the home ( women , unemployed , disabled ) and especially those who can not make use of the coverage in newspapers ( i.e. the blind ) . |
| 16 | ‘ You can not make peace with dictators , you have to destroy them , ’ Nelson asserts at one point for the benefit of inattentive members of the audience . |
| 17 | The sceptical argument therefore claims that you can not make sense of the idea of a subject of experience other than yourself . |
| 18 | Unbalanced for some , but those who know the area will agree that you can not make Moderates out of vertical rock . |
| 19 | You can not make lace on your first row and there has to be at least one stitch between each hole . |
| 20 | There is a very popular cant phrase that you can not make men good by Act of Parliament . |
| 21 | On the other hand , there 's no reason why you can not make material gains , particularly if you follow the suggestions earlier to break out of old patterns and courageously go forth into new and uncertain territory . |
| 22 | The new philosophy said that we should not make value judgements : you ca n't think in an Aristotelian way ; no value judgements , no good and bad . |
| 23 | JACKEY : Why , aunt , if they are actually married there 's no help for't and we must not make mischief between man and wife . |
| 24 | ‘ We must not make assumptions about that child watching . |
| 25 | We shall not make changes to the assisted areas , at least in the lifetime of this Parliament . |
| 26 | However , we will not make changes unless they benefit the United Kingdom . |
| 27 | And now she could not stop talking , and he had put the book down , and they were shaking in each other 's arms , and he was kissing her , and she was kissing him , and really this would not do — they were in the embassy library , and anyone might come in , and , ‘ Dr Neil , we can not make love here ; it would not be proper , ’ she said breathlessly . |
| 28 | We can not make forecasts , but in 1991-92 our aid is expected to be about 0.3 per cent . |
| 29 | Branches should avoid merely asking the insured to obtain estimate(s) or quotation(s) unless the type of claim or the remoteness of the location means that we can not make use of our own local or national arrangements with traders . |
| 30 | We can not make generalizations here like those for inheritance , for development is less well understood . |