Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] not [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this contrast should not blind us to the fact that he could work with Henry to an extent that was impossible with Rufus . |
| 2 | At the very least your notes should not discourage you in this aim . |
| 3 | Their patronage may not launch you to instant international attention , but they might help to raise the takings at your next gig in the junior Common Room or village hall , simply by listing the date , time and place . |
| 4 | The fact that such technology has already had a major impact upon the leisure industry should not fill us with wild joy . |
| 5 | He has ruled that the club should not employ anyone from a nation which fought against us . |
| 6 | At the root of the mixture of emotions that Kylie felt that day was the very real feat that despite the fame and fabulous wealth that might lie ahead of her , her future might not allow her to ever again be part of as precious and close a group of friends as she was during her Neighbours days . |
| 7 | But some fans might not forgive him for leaving . |
| 8 | She and David could not do anything about it , of course , but it was wonderful . |
| 9 | And Amabel could not stop herself from thinking that this dreadful , dirty town must surely be to blame , that if Gemma had been less stubborn about remaining here , in this dark old manor , standing cheek-by-jowl with the brewery and the foundry and those hundreds and hundreds of unwashed , unlettered people who worked in them , then this tragedy would not have occurred . |
| 10 | Unlike the runners or the cuistots , when carrying a wounded man the unhappy musiciens/ brancardiers could not fling themselves to the ground each time a shell screamed overhead . |
| 11 | The English could use these at will , and looked to do so later ; the Scots could not approach them without coming into close range of archery they had learned to respect . |
| 12 | The Scots could not rid themselves of the English . |
| 13 | An enemy could not approach him without being under his fire for the distance of more than a half-mile . ’ |
| 14 | The fact that the Superintendent could not look her in the eye was not lost on Kate . |
| 15 | Then he adds with sudden confidence , ‘ It was known to men that the demon-enemy could not draw them under shadow ( under sceadu bregdan ) , as long as God did not wish it . ’ |
| 16 | But I knew that the monster would not visit us until our wedding night . |
| 17 | If you like swinging in the dark — the club would not allow you to be consistent . |
| 18 | Although 14 polytechnics will become universities this autumn under the new Higher Education Act , potential recruits will not find them in the university entrants ' handbook for 1993 . |
| 19 | The most important duty that I owe you , the reader , is that I be absolutely honest and candid , and therefore , although I have no doubt that the growers will not like me for saying so , I suggest that unless you aspire to the show bench , or base your gardening on taking chances , you should not heed the blandishments but look instead for the shortcomings . |
| 20 | Many times I see a nameless beauty and my soul is moved , but my words can not contort themselves into a likeness of this beauty . |
| 21 | It 's the job of the reporter to interpret facts and schools can not expect them to be mere mouthpieces . |
| 22 | The ideal needs integrity , however , for a citizen can not treat himself as the author of a collection of laws that are inconsistent in principle , nor can he see that collection as sponsored by any Rousseauian general will . |
| 23 | Some hard-pressed commuters may not make it to the end of the line . ) |
| 24 | Finally , the need for an audit should not deter you from considering an application for registration with the Charity Commission . |
| 25 | But this kind of charm must not deflect us from what de Man is saying . |
| 26 | In one London clinic with thirty-five thousand patient visits in a year , only 30 lumbar punctures were performed , and so the prospect of this unreasonably unpopular test should not deter anyone from attending a clinic . |
| 27 | It is likewise important that those who make use of media such as the audiocassette or videocassette should not see themselves as mere consumers . |
| 28 | But until you consider the amount of money tied up in County Farms , and the return it gives us , and the , the subsidy if you like of so few people , and you think that school ca n't have toilets and things like that , then these should all go into the decision making melting pot , and this council should not blind itself to the various options that there could be , and in those circumstances Mr I think should be allowed to explore the possibilities of the market . |
| 29 | Part of their mission was to mobilize popular support for Franco , but who was to say that Falangist purists might not mobilize it against him ? |
| 30 | But Alexander could not hold it against the Edoni , local tribesmen , which may have given the Athenians the idea that they could move in and plant a colony ( 465 ) . |