Example sentences of "[modal v] not always [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Marslen-Wilson , Tyler and Seidenberg ( 1978 ) take the view that this online view of language processing is not necessarily inconsistent with a weak form of the clausal hypothesis , in that once a complete information unit ( which may not always coincide with clause boundaries ) has been interpreted , other processing which results in the freeing of working memory then takes place .
2 The Liberal Democrat spokesman , Mr Charles Kennedy , quoted a letter from the Department of Health which admitted patients were in a weak position to make meaningful comparisons or to shop around , so the NHS could not always rely on competition to make sure that its internal and external markets worked effectively .
3 One area in which the CEGB could n't always rely on support was the media .
4 The technique need not always result in tears .
5 Everything was wrong with him — he would n't always come to meetings and when he did he was ‘ difficult ’ .
6 be careful of the roads because a car ca n't erm ca n't always stop in time it 's up to you not to walk out in front of them cos they can say oh well you should be able to stop in time but in practice if you drove to be able to stop in time if somebody stepped out in front of you you 'd never above about five miles an hour you know ? you must sort of stick to the speed limits I do n't believe it we got gaining on the car in front .
7 She likes the company of young people and finds they often talk to her about things they ca n't always discuss at home .
8 At the same time , both the White House and the State Department recognise that Soviet foreign policy will be driven by Soviet national interests , and that these will not always coincide with America 's .
9 There 's that very , very solemn warning back in Genesis for God says , my spirit will not always strive with man .
10 While one can not always rely on Taskopruzade for precision in regard to dates , nor for that matter even in regard to the reigns in which various events occurred , as has been seen , it is hard to accept that he is in error by some twenty or twenty-five years , especially in a period close enough to his own to allow him access to people who had lived in that period .
11 The persuasive approach of the alternative initiatives may take longer ( and time is a luxury one can not always afford in politics ) but it should be more influential .
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