Example sentences of "[noun] and [modal v] not [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not arrange trips and could not repay the money . |
| 2 | Bush 's attempt to revitalize the Republican Party — and to rally the support of its right wing after abandoning his " no new taxes " pledge [ see p. 37768 ] — received a serious setback on Dec. 13 when Bennett , the former " drugs tsar " , informed him that he had changed his mind and would not accept the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee ( RNC ) . |
| 3 | It has to privatise an entire industry and can not run the risk of the City picking up only the most attractive pieces . |
| 4 | ‘ The writer of this article lives a long way from Washington and would not know the answers to these questions . ’ |
| 5 | The holder is locked into the old , lower rate of return and can not enjoy the superior returns now available . |
| 6 | With respect , there is much to be said for the minority view expressed by Lord Pearce which is based upon certainty in transactions and would not expose the parties to shifts in scientific knowledge right up to the time of trial . |
| 7 | The members of the commission could not gain entry to north Korea and could not observe the nature of elections there . |
| 8 | This meant that the rotor could be used in heavy winds and should not compromise the ship 's safety . |
| 9 | It is not usually preceded by long and bitter quarrels between parents and need not affect the child 's eye view of dependability and reliability of parents in their relationship with the child . |
| 10 | Regrettably no , the safety standards and regulations in operation overseas are those of the country in question and may not reach the same level as those we enjoy in the UK . |
| 11 | He successfully repaired the engine and could not resist the chance of seeing Brooklands , the centre of British Aviation . |
| 12 | On 8 December he told his ministers that he had blundered by treating the election as a referendum and would not make the same mistake again . |
| 13 | Assurances had been given by the USA that he would receive a fair trial and would not face the death penalty . |
| 14 | The teacher will be unprepared for change and will not have the flexibility needed to adapt to new situations … |
| 15 | One must hope that the several ‘ Quangos ’ recently set up will help decentralization and will not increase the still-large army of civil servants . |
| 16 | She longed to encounter some other human presence and could not bear the thought of it . |
| 17 | I had fallen many times and could not control the wheelbarrow unless I was close enough for my legs to bang into it . |
| 18 | Carol Park , communications director of Standard Life , said she would not preempt Monday 's meeting and could not discuss the company 's future support . |
| 19 | There are several types available ; those containing methylene chloride are quick acting and are usually free from caustic or acid and will not harm the wood . |
| 20 | The scope of the ministerial Council should not go beyond what is appropriate to the role of the Community and should not usurp the satisfactory work of organisations which already exist . |
| 21 | Whores did this , after all , a dozen times a day and would not recognize the man should they meet him in the street an hour later . |
| 22 | The party 's problem was that it was a Catholic organisation and could not see the class basis of the problems . |
| 23 | Umpire David Archer , in his 28th Test , was following the flight of the ball and could not give the decision , obvious by instant TV replay to viewers as far away as Johannesburg and London and , more pertinently , to reserve umpire Lloyd Barker and match referee Raman Subba Row in the pavilion . |
| 24 | Conversely , in families where this norm does not apply the Act stipulated the use of alternative care provisions and could not authorize the use of support within such family units . |
| 25 | IBM is said to be late off the mark and may not get the chance to inject itself officially . |
| 26 | The sole remaining restraint is the requirement that the advertising must not impair the solicitor 's independence and integrity and must not bring the profession into disrepute . |
| 27 | The present writer has no experience in microbiology and could not tell the difference between bacilli and cocci if he saw them . |
| 28 | It is a sad comment on our society that the Government can not see what they have done to young people and can not see the relationship between what they have done and the crime rate . |
| 29 | The cat 's owner was leaving the area and could not keep the animal , and she wanted it to have a nice home . |
| 30 | It was obvious he was out of control and could not stop the springs . |