Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] [vb infin] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had said ‘ we ’ , which heartened McAllister enormously but also meant that she must try to justify his confidence , and not let him down ; he must not think her a fine lady only playing at life — she meant to do her share , and yet try not to hinder him . |
| 2 | A tough looker is not necessarily a tough fighter , and we should not do him the favour of allowing his warpaint to add to our problems . |
| 3 | They should not think her a woman who had let herself go . |
| 4 | Student union leaders at both Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores Universities stressed that students should not make themselves a target by going out alone . |
| 5 | The retailer should not sell you the first slice and the second cut should be of a bright , usually pink colour . |
| 6 | The courts should not deny themselves the light which Parliamentary materials may shed on the meaning of the words Parliament has used and thereby risk subjecting the individual to a law which Parliament never intended to enact . |
| 7 | Sorry , I should n't do it the other side cos it wobbled . |
| 8 | I mean , if we have a petition like they do on the counter in Welfare Rights in the Town Hall , I do n't think there be any opposition to that and the Libraries for the setting up of a P D S A branch , you know , I do n't see why , why we should n't give it a try . |
| 9 | Ch Chairman I , I , I , I would agree with Mr that we might er successfully change the order , but we ca n't er and should n't make it a condition of issuing that statement of conformity that Aida have done those things . |
| 10 | So if you follow that , it should n't , should n't cause you a problem . |
| 11 | We 're simply saying that if we 're going to build the vehicle over there with in excess of 60 per cent local content , you should n't charge us the 10 per cent duty . |
| 12 | Now erm on the other hand , the experience of being abused may not give one a very strong sense of one 's own survival . |
| 13 | What with the cacophony of sounds assailing us from all sides and the crowd of shoppers jostling and pressing between and around us , this reply may not give him a very clear indication of where I am standing . |
| 14 | The degree of emphasis given in each religion may vary considerably — some may not give it the prominence which another does . |
| 15 | Although many Homes may not give you an induction pack , you could start to make up one of your own . |
| 16 | I 'm serious about that , it grieves me greatly the possibility that he may not hear what the patch has to say . |
| 17 | They may not call it a " pedagogical grammar " , but it is what they will mean . |
| 18 | ( Some , in this less heroic age , may not know what a Guest Tea was . |
| 19 | He may not know what a lying , idle little slummock he 's taken under his wing . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I was afraid you might not think him the right friend for me , ’ said Mrs Ames . |
| 21 | And then he gave order that all the windows of the towers which looked in upon the town should be closed up , that the Christians might not see what the Moors did in their houses ; and the Moors thanked him for this greatly . |
| 22 | Now he has revealed the mistakes that led to England 's early departure from the tournament , though fans might not find themselves a lot the wiser . |
| 23 | and it 's on minimum premiums , you 've got a little bit of a discount there , but again , bearing in mind nine pound sixty might not buy them the cover they want . |
| 24 | In any case , she thought , I 'll not give him the opportunity to try . |
| 25 | Sons and spouses attended the meeting , having prepared beforehand that they would tell their mother personally that they could not offer her a home , but would keep in touch with . |
| 26 | This birth was so quick and easy , Wilson could not think it the same process as Oreste 's . |
| 27 | Which was okay when he was younger ; his mother , she had helped him choose his first wigs ( even if he could not tell her the cause of his fright , all his hair was on the pillow ) . |
| 28 | Even so , he could not disillusion her ; could not tell her the depths to which he had sunk . |
| 29 | Rain asked whether he could not tell her the story on the telephone . |
| 30 | She felt she could not tell him the truth to his face , but there was another way . |