Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] not [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that the claim is made in third party proceedings in the context of a denial by the third defendant that he has conspired against the plaintiffs or defrauded them must not be allowed to conceal the fact that the claim for contribution from the third party necessarily asserts the contrary , albeit on a contingent basis . |
| 2 | Greece and Turkey will be asked to accept that the border between them must not be changed by force , and to agree to a set of ‘ confidence-building measures ’ — pull-backs from the border , inspectors on the ground , aerial reconnaissance — to help them trust each other . |
| 3 | In Sweden , it is claimed that nearly 10,000 lakes have such high concentrations of mercury that any fish caught in them should not be eaten . |
| 4 | The fact that ECGD may have instructed them should not be taken as an endorsement of their expertise , official or otherwise . |
| 5 | G. R.Shepherd , the Labour National Agent , wrote to local Labour Parties in March 1939 , warning them against close liaison with the Club : Since groups of the Left Book Club are not entitled to affiliation with constituency parties , joint political activities with them should not be entered into , especially when these are in the direction of a so-called " Popular Front " with any other political party . |
| 6 | Every Home has its own way of doing things , and yours may not be run exactly along these lines . |
| 7 | ‘ It may not arise because I may not be staying . ’ |
| 8 | Sub-text : ‘ I have to convey my message , which is more important than yours ( and I may not be listening to you ) . ’ |
| 9 | It 's just possible Mr Deputy Speaker , it 's just possible I may not be selected for all kinds of reasons but if I was selected it might at least give the people of that lovely part of the world the chance of having the referendum they never had over Maastricht because of the shameful way in which the Labour party was not willing to allow the people to have their say on that vital issue . |
| 10 | I have begun to sense that , despite the touching and the ‘ precious boy ’ , I may not be headed for the Dark where the soft , fat spiders watch and wait . |
| 11 | ‘ I may not be screwing Lucy , ’ said Jay coldly . |
| 12 | ‘ I may not be allowed to stay here , ’ the woman said . |
| 13 | I must not be misunderstood . |
| 14 | Yet I must not be understood to rely on any so-called growth dividend . |
| 15 | ‘ I must not be understood to be laying down a rule that in no case where a wife acts on her husband 's instructions and under his influence is it necessary to show that she has received independent advice . |
| 16 | He added that I must not be intimidated by his and Rozanov 's fluency ; I was really quite good . |
| 17 | It took me a long time to accept the fact that now I should not be killed — that I should be one of the survivors . |
| 18 | Edward , tired of the rules , encouraged by something in her voice , replied : ‘ If I were a gentleman , I should not be telephoning . |
| 19 | I should not be pressuring her in this way . |
| 20 | I should not be thrown around like luggage ! ’ |
| 21 | I should not be doing this . |
| 22 | According to court papers passed to the New York Post , Mr Boesky argued : ‘ I should not be forced … to incur further debt while [ Seema ] redecorates the marital estate and her penthouse apartment … and has personal expenses of almost $42,000 a month . ’ |
| 23 | All my life , he wrote , I have been preparing myself for this moment , but if I have prepared myself correctly then it is so that when the moment came I should not be encumbered with the sensation of having waited for it all my life , for such a sensation , wrote Harsnet , is too heavy a burden for anyone to carry . |
| 24 | He made me give him Celia 's address , and he wrote to her and said I should not be working and living alone at my age . |
| 25 | Perhaps sometime I 'll be able to devise a way round my official non-existence and apply for a gun myself , though even then , all things considered , I might not be granted a licence . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm upset , as you put it , because you did n't even have the courtesy to warn me that I might not be giving a lecture that 's due in eight days ’ time . |
| 27 | ‘ I might not be coming back , ’ she said . |
| 28 | ‘ I had rather expected before I went that I might not be taken seriously as a woman . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm here to get that treasure , ’ shouted Silver , ‘ and I 'll not be beaten by man or ghost ! |
| 30 | I know one thing I 'll not be eating at the buffet . |