Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] [prep] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The teacher should not have to constantly check each group to avoid such a situation . |
| 2 | Even Lloyd George , whose origins were as lowly as Law 's had been , could not stoop to so humble a style , and only Stanley Baldwin ( who drew much of his inspiration from Law ) was able to do so successfully . |
| 3 | expected over the next four months it 's nevertheless from a reasonably high level because it 's done well so far erm and I would n't want to over stress the sense in which Wales is perhaps not doing as well as the others . |
| 4 | However , I would n't want to simply sit back on our achievement , because there 's no room for complacency . |
| 5 | On the other hand , I would n't want to just copy someone . |
| 6 | You hit places like that : small schools , charities , private houses and private institutions that ca n't afford to either repair the damage or introduce security precautions . ’ |
| 7 | then you ca n't afford to not have your dole money , cos your dole money |
| 8 | ‘ I scored 20 goals in each of the last three seasons , but teams like Wimbledon ca n't afford to just go out and replace their top scorer at the drop of a hat . |
| 9 | It will not do to simply write down the answers . |
| 10 | It is now possible to remove those fatty deposits that will not respond to either diet or exercise from areas such as under the chin , tummy , buttocks , thighs , calves , ankles and the male breast . |
| 11 | We see no reason to believe that the market wo n't continue to steadily increase . |
| 12 | One is , of course , that an old and tried medicine which has been on use for perhaps a hundred/a hundred and fifty/two hundred years is really a very safe medicine and you wo n't come to much harm by buying it and taking it . |