Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [not/n't] [vb infin] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Material sent to them should not exceed 100 words . |
2 | I may not possess any status or receive a substantial monthly pay cheque , but to have my trade grow entirely through my own efforts is one heck of a kick . |
3 | On her other flank , would the USSR ever say of China what Germany once said of Russia : today I can afford to go to war , tomorrow I may not have that luxury ? |
4 | It 's ev , actually a little bit more complex than that , which is that the things that I used this year , I may not use next year , and I probably , almost certainly wo n't use two years ago . |
5 | And he thought , I must n't have these thoughts , I have no status here , I have n't even got the right to be jealous ! |
6 | Basically , the latest , and I must n't take any credit , and there seemed to be some credit , Chair . |
7 | ‘ Of course I know that I must not make this mistake . |
8 | ‘ Hummingbird , ’ the President said , ‘ I must not see that robot animal . |
9 | First I kicked the chair legs when serving , then I must not use scenty hairdressing , do n't say good morning unless they say it first . |
10 | ‘ But I know I must not let those people get to me . |
11 | The result was that very soon indeed afterwards my father came with a very sad but kind face in to the room where I sat alone and told me he was sure I should not do that sort of thing again . |
12 | Lastly , I should not choose this manner of writing , wherein knowing myself inferior to myself , led by the genial power of nature to another task , I have the use as I may account that of my left hand . ’ |
13 | He was very stern in saying that I should not exceed 4,000 rpm in any gear . |
14 | But all in all , I can see no genuine reason why I should not undertake this trip . |
15 | I knew I should not miss that appointment with him and I had to succeed in the match , ’ he said . |
16 | I am surprised that the hon. Gentleman thinks that I should not have such occasions with business men . |
17 | I was greatly relieved , both because this decision was going to save me endless work in revision and because I knew that if all my marks over the year were taken into account I should not have any problem in passing . |
18 | I should n't eat that kind of food ; yet other people can . |
19 | I know I should n't feel this way . |
20 | I should n't think many men would have dared to have written it was all her then , in the first person |
21 | Is there any reason why I should n't use this water for my aquarium ? |
22 | Mm there 's no reason why I should n't get that deposit back . |
23 | I should n't say these things I s I know but |
24 | I thought I should n't ask any questions until you … ’ |
25 | We 're leaving in a week and I might not get another chance to come and speak to you . |
26 | ‘ My wife thinks I might be risking all my credibility by coming back and that I might not get another job in football . |
27 | I might not win this time . |
28 | ‘ I 'll not miss ferocious plants , bits of hard sky and angry seas . |
29 | ‘ I 'll not brook such disobedience ! |
30 | And I 'll not put that prescription in till |