Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The fact that we have now been blessed with two little ones must not blind us to our obligations , nor cause us to lower our standards . ’ |
| 2 | But this kind of charm must not deflect us from what de Man is saying . |
| 3 | A consequence of this duty is that a fiduciary must make available to a [ customer ] all the information in his possession which is relevant to the [ customer 's ] affairs ; ( 4 ) The duty of confidentiality : a fiduciary must use information obtained in confidence from his [ customer ] , the beneficiary , for the benefit of the [ customer ] and must not use it for his own advantage or for the benefit of any other person . |
| 4 | That is the one thing that really matters in the House and we must not undermine it in our negotiations . |
| 5 | When I came home late after working overtime they 'd say , ‘ she is not a good woman we must not keep her in our house . ’ |
| 6 | We should not do it for our sex . |
| 7 | They 're also on sale at the chemist 's with other formula milks , but you should not give them to your child without talking to your doctor or health visitor first to see if they 're suitable . |
| 8 | We should not advise him in what circumstances the claim would be covered under the policy . |
| 9 | However , this reincarnation of the primitive providential parental images in the institutions of the modern state should not blind us to what is one of the most distressing and presently most serious effects of the externalization of what is fundamentally manic-depressive psychopathology . |
| 10 | That such considerations have always existed should not blind us to their ‘ undesirable ’ effects ; however , that they have always existed also suggests that there may be no ‘ ideal ’ to which the press should aspire or indeed revert . |
| 11 | She dived towards it , anxious some other would-be caller should not beat her to it and begin on one of those endless conversations the French seemed to have , searching through her pockets for change and trying to recall the International dialling code and the number of the line which connected direct with Nick 's office , bypassing the busy switchboard , all at the same time . |
| 12 | But rather than see people going without , erm if I had access to good clothing , I did n't see why I should n't give it to them . |
| 13 | ‘ Should n't mention it to His Royal Highness , Throgmorton rumbled Lord Beddington . |
| 14 | Well , to me if a child has got a by all means encourage along but you should n't push them into anything cos later on in life they get a bloody complex about everything you know if they |
| 15 | All your suggestions may not make it into our pages , but they find a place in our hearts … |
| 16 | ‘ I accept your favour , my lady , although I may not wear it on my sleeve as a true knight should . |
| 17 | You may not like me for it but I will have to drive you hard if you are to learn all you will need to survive what you will face . |
| 18 | I only pray heaven she may not take it into her head to run away while I am out of reach ! ’ |
| 19 | 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 ? |
| 20 | ‘ Nor you 'll not beat me into it neither ! ’ |
| 21 | You 'll not beat it from me . ’ |
| 22 | I was afraid you might n't make it on your own . ’ |
| 23 | She could not link him in her mind with her mother at all , though the two of them had once shared a mother themselves . |
| 24 | His hatred since was channelled towards Beth , and , in all truth , she could not blame him for it . |
| 25 | He had learnt something valuable , though he still could not isolate it in his mind . |
| 26 | I could not formulate it to myself then but I felt the uniqueness . |
| 27 | Naidoo reiterated that the NSC was expecting Sacu to come to a decision and could not ease it for them by offering guarantees of future tours . |
| 28 | However , the man with the radio at the final door worked for TAP , the state airline , not the airport , so he could not open it for us . |
| 29 | St Michael could not do it on his own . |
| 30 | ‘ I could not lend it to you . ’ |