Example sentences of "[vb mod] not [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Must not theology , if it were to be possible at all , be established from the other side , by God himself — by the God who makes himself known to us in Jesus Christ rather than the God whom we choose to recognise in him , a God who comes from beyond ourselves to judge , redeem and save ?
2 If you were in for 9 in the morning , you were out at 9.30 and the other fellow must not book in till 9.31 a.m .
3 And Moses was well peeved and did lose his rag saying , ‘ Thou shalt not Rock ‘ n ’ Roll , for this is the eleventh commandment … ’
4 Thou Shalt Not Spy on thy Mother 's Old Schoolfriends Parading around in the Nude .
5 The court can not attach a meaning to words which they can not bear , but if the words are capable of bearing more than one meaning why should not Parliament 's true intention be enforced rather than thwarted ?
6 However , there are some very sound reasons why we should not re-petition just yet .
7 Sewed my lips with hexes so I should not blaspheme against their godling …
8 Salinas visited Portugal , the United Kingdom , West Germany and Belgium in late January 1990 when he expressed the concern that the dramatic changes in Eastern Europe should not disadvantage Latin American countries in terms of aid from West European countries and from the European Communities .
9 When a donor-funded Essential Drugs Programme began to supply the primary level with kits , WHO specifically recommended that : ‘ Mozambique should be supplied exclusively through UNIPAC and should not canvas suppliers independently ’ ( Cliff et al , 1986 ) .
10 Availability dates for OSF/1 on MIPS , he said , had been re-targeted until after the Alpha version , but as the developers version is already shipping , the date change should not impact ISV and customer development schedules too heavily .
11 But that should not distress us .
12 But when she moved jobs , she was subject to a policy stating that nurses should not suture faces or hands .
13 ‘ Anyway , should n't union membership be a separate decision from joining a political party ? ’
14 I have followed the fitter directive but I am not convinced it is the best for the vehicle — should n't engine oil be used for engines and gear oil for gearboxes ?
15 Should n't Christian be staying up , as this party is all in his honour ? ’ she queried , with a teasing smile at Anneliese 's horrified reaction .
16 You may not value your own life — ’ she paused , then said : ‘ But do you want to kill Ace ? ’
17 I may not rate that high among Fielding and the filmstars , but in here I 'm a catch .
18 Let's not chance that decision , let's all move forward together and cooperate and make it work .
19 ‘ Oh , let's not harp back to the war , Daddy , ’ Madeleine said as she reached up to plant a kiss on his cheek .
20 Might not History , at the level of the grand ensembles , be an ambiguous interpenetration of unity and plurality , of dialectic and anti-dialectic , of sense and nonsense ?
21 In other words , might not loyalty in large companies be bought by promises of job security ?
22 The activities of Whips are a mystery to most people outside Parliament but it is known that they do occasionally cajole , threaten and even bully MPs who might not toe the party line .
23 Consequently , the Franco regime could not institute a programme of land reform without arousing the hostility of the landowners .
24 A slightly more critical eye might have felt that the very fact that they were publicly proclaiming the existence of such a rumour could not advantage Profumo in any way and might easily damage him .
25 But Hide could not floor the tough 30-year-old .
26 But even though Lewis used him for target practice with heavy right crosses and upper-cuts , he could not floor the durable American , who took a standing eight count early in the fourth round .
27 Certain staff could not telework and teachers and social workers are obvious examples .
28 The outsiders either would not or could not resort to those tactics which were thought to have assisted the establishment of the three large criminal practices characterised by an ‘ outside ’ solicitor as ‘ The Barons ’ ( Thomas and Mungham 1976 ; Smith and Thomas 1978 ) .
29 What this adds up to , then , is the claim that if there existed an organism which either could not act or whose actions made no difference to its perceptions then not only would that organism not be cognisant , it could never become cognisant .
30 They could not foot the increased deficit .
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