Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] they [vb mod] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The jockey club confirmed today that two favourites in this year 's St Leger at Doncaster had been drugged to ensure they would n't win . |
| 2 | Although Bigwig might succeed in talking over one or two , most of the rabbits they could expect to join them would not come from the Owsla . |
| 3 | Having died they can not do this themselves , but the Roman Catholic church teaches that the cleansing can be effected by the ‘ prayers and … good works ’ of those still alive . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , I might have known they would n't want Rosie there for too long . |
| 5 | Problem No. 1 : My husband and son started to complain they could not hear the TV . |
| 6 | People are led to believe they might not get their mail if they use the townland . |
| 7 | Now does that matter , so far as being at school is concerned , if they ca n't really do proper experiments does that mean to say they ca n't do proper chemistry ? |
| 8 | That does n't mean to say they should n't achieve inside the home too , but it does mean that they should have the chance of doing both if they want it , and I think perhaps most do . |
| 9 | A happy theatre a happy ship if you like a corny phrase to use is very very apparent and I 'm sure my colleagues and friends around here would appreciate because they do believe they ca n't get at the management committee and they would like to so please Tom will that be possible at some time in the near future ? |
| 10 | If they do find they can not cope , services are available to look after the child . |
| 11 | He had n't wanted to sign anything , but they had said they would n't give him any money unless he did , so he 'd pretended to read the papers carefully and then signed them . |
| 12 | Another , compiled in June , stated that no one believed any longer in an early end to the war in Russia , and that soldiers on leave had said they would not go through a second winter there . |
| 13 | Shares in Bond group companies were suspended on the Stock Exchange after the receivership decision but the group said other lenders had said they would not take immediate action . |
| 14 | The ANC had a court permit for the rally — but Ciskei ruler Brigadier Oupa Gqozo had said they would not enter his territory in eastern Cape province . |
| 15 | Apart from Steve , I do n't think there appeared to be anyone who turned round and said look they could n't do it . |
| 16 | THREE more Lloyd 's syndicates , with a combined capacity of £282 million , are poised to announce they can not close their 1989 accounts and will have to ‘ run them off ’ , exposing names to a stream of claims without premiums . |
| 17 | THREE more Lloyd 's syndicates , with a combined capacity of £282 million , are poised to announce they can not close their 1989 accounts and will have to ‘ run them off ’ , exposing names to a stream of claims without premiums . |
| 18 | Mr Lang — who is coming into line with a decision already made by the Department of the Environment , for England and Wales — said that consultation on the proposed registers had shown they would not achieve their environmental objectives . |
| 19 | Ten soldiers had not been compelled to give evidence and had indicated they would not attend the inquest . |
| 20 | Then of course , when they 've eaten they ca n't get out again . ’ |
| 21 | It is no use whatsoever introducing bait at irregular intervals , for the lesson we are trying to teach them will not sink in if we give them time to forget in between each baiting session . |
| 22 | When Tim helps clients to decorate they have to accept they will not end up with a ‘ decorated ’ house in the London sense of the word . |
| 23 | Private contractors take over from them next month , and have said they wo n't take on Tony and George Sabin . |
| 24 | Anchor have said they will not go ahead with the project without a liquor licence . |
| 25 | HAMBURG ( AFP ) — Two West German city governments with a stake in Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm , the aviation company , have said they will not approve its merger with Daimler-Benz under the current plan . |
| 26 | See look they ca n't do it . |
| 27 | Some of the earlier investors have found they could not adjust quickly enough ; others have been severely battered by innovative competitors but managed to fight back . |
| 28 | This is the first year that Catholics or anyone else have known they could n't expand if there was a surplus in other schools nearby . ’ |
| 29 | Several senior broadcasters , including Sir David Attenborough , Sir Paul Fox and former BBC managing director Bill Cotton , have indicated they might not attend a farewell dinner tomorrow for former director-general Sir Michael Checkland because of the row . |
| 30 | Roman Catholic voters have warned they will not vote Tory in the General Election unless more places are provided at St Augustine 's and St Bede 's primary schools in Darlington and St Joseph 's in Birmingham . |