Example sentences of "[modal v] not [noun] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed to me that you could not edge in a word ! ’ retorted Theda . |
| 2 | But Selznick knew that he could not hand over the selection process to assistants . |
| 3 | McAllister made up her mind ; if Eddie could not cycle to the Buildings then why should not she ? |
| 4 | All very well , but could n't people like the Kaufmanns have done rather more to undermine the evil regime that had their country in its grip ? |
| 5 | You ca n't rubble at a line . |
| 6 | For the purposes of calculation the term will then run from the date on which it is expressed to begin , although the tenant 's interest will not vest until the date on which the lease is actually executed ( Cadogan ( Earl ) v Guinness [ 1936 ] Ch 515 ) . |
| 7 | Rabbits that will not bolt from a warren must be located and killed some other way . |
| 8 | Normally the principal counsellee is a child ; but there is no reason why the process can not centre upon the problems of an older relative . |
| 9 | The balance-of-payments deficit is not as bad as it looks , partly because it stems from private sector choices rather than public sector profligacy , and is thus inherently less inflationary as individuals can not resort to the printing press to ease the burden of their debt ; and partly because much of it may be imaginary , since the figures omit the ‘ balancing item ’ of unrecorded net receipts from overseas assets . |