Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] not [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hence in the 1990s the user may not gain freedom of interaction with spatial data but become a captive of a particular design and control purpose . |
| 2 | As we have seen , some genetic change may not take place at random , or events may occur more quickly than Darwin believed . |
| 3 | According to PC Week , while the Macintosh will use Jot , Newton may not take advantage of the ink standard . |
| 4 | In extreme cases perhaps it is , but relief should not be refused unless the applicant 's conduct or motive makes it inappropriate to award the relief sought in this case : courts should not refuse relief in order to penalize an applicant for bad conduct unrelated to the relief sought . |
| 5 | It is doubtful whether Kierkegaard himself held this view , certainly by the time of his last and great work Concluding Unscientific Postscript , where he insisted that ‘ faith must not rest content with unintelligibility ’ . |
| 6 | The crossing had a vital role to play in the economic regeneration of the region , it argued in a statement , and controversy over the Oxleas link should not delay construction of the bridge itself . |
| 7 | Similarly , local authorities should not refuse permission for development by small businesses on the grounds that established businesses would be adversely affected : ‘ planning control is not intended to enable local planning authorities to intervene in the normal operation of market forces ’ . |
| 8 | A slowdown in investment may not hit growth for a while . |
| 9 | The new abortion referendum , approved by the Cabinet last night , will probably go ahead with all speed while the Maastricht vote may not take place until the autumn . |
| 10 | Mr Hattersley said on LWT 's Walden programme , that Labour should not lose sight of its egalitarian ideals . |
| 11 | Fans must not seek consolation from comments such as ‘ … we dominated but did n't score … ’ or ‘ … with a bit of luck we 'll do better … ’ . |
| 12 | Third , the worker was committed to the idea that treatment of a medical or disabling condition should not take precedence over the child 's social , emotional and cultural needs . |
| 13 | Equally , the rules and practices of the SRO should not restrict competition to an extent which is greater than necessary for the protection of investors . |
| 14 | Parties must not give effect to a merger before they notify it to the Commission and for three weeks thereafter . |
| 15 | If there is any suspicion that the building may be inhabited entry must not take place without police assistance . |
| 16 | Although most DNA is in the B form , whose structure was originally determined by Watson and Crick , there is no reason why the cell should not make use of other forms as well , and indeed Alex Rich ( MIT ) described a protein binding with high affinity to the left-handed helix of Z-DNA that he first described . |
| 17 | Anyone who has contact with the real world knows that sometimes the management might not have confidence in the work force and the work force might not have confidence in the management . |
| 18 | Biggerstaff 's Metro 6R4 suffered a puncture on his first run but even a courageous charge at the second attempt could n't displace Woodside at the top of the list . |
| 19 | Teachers and LEAs could not keep track of this deluge , little of which can now be recalled by practitioners in any detail . |
| 20 | The issue , an ongoing source of tension , had been aggravated by remarks in July by Demiral on the eve of the inauguration of the Ataturk dam on July 25 , to the effect that Iraq and Syria could not lay claim to the water Turkey drew from the Euphrates and Tigris rivers . |
| 21 | Ceauşescu could not wage war against foreign enemies — his neighbours after all were his fraternal allies — so he could only provide means for his ambitious plans by waging economic war against his own people . |
| 22 | Roger From the Practice could n't tell emphysema from the common cold . |
| 23 | At a round of talks in Madrid on June 22-23 the US side proposed that any country should have the right to resume mining if the signatory nations could not reach agreement within three years . |
| 24 | Such a contribution can not be assessed , but assuredly , the research could not take place without it . |
| 25 | Such a contribution can not be assessed , but assuredly , the research could not take place without it . |
| 26 | But words ca n't do justice to Jan Ormerod 's wonderful animal pictures , which make each spread in this large-format picture a joy to look at . |
| 27 | Parties polling less than 4 per cent of the vote would not gain representation through the county lists . |
| 28 | The Ministry emphasized that closure would not affect trade between the two countries . |
| 29 | Candidates shall not have access to examination scripts . |
| 30 | Under the agreement both parties would not use force against each other or threaten to do so . |