Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] from [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | A Brownie who stops the ball with her hands must then try to roll it between someone else 's legs , but she must not move from the circle . |
2 | However , word hypotheses compete on the Chart , not in the lexicon , so this similarity of status should not matter from a processing point of view . |
3 | But this disappointing lack of interest should not detract from the elevation of Chatto 's oldest and most faithful author , ‘ writer ’ Sir Victor Sawdon Pritchett , to the Order of the Companions of Honour , nor from further recognition for bestselling novelist Catherine Cookson OBE : she becomes a Dame of the British Empire for services to charity . |
4 | This should not detract from the fact that several departments were making legitimate use of the improved facilities , though as one teacher noted there were subjects such as business studies where the potential had yet to be recognised . |
5 | Candidates may not remove from an examination any answer books or material provided for the examination , other than the question paper unless it is specified that it may not be removed . |
6 | And let's not shrink from the truth about Big Birthday blues : we have genuine cause to feel depressed because the calendar chronicles what , most of the time , we prefer to forget — that life is finite . |
7 | He could not stand from a sitting position without using his arms and walked with difficulty unsupported . |
8 | But he could not recover from the wound inflicted by the man once so close to him . |
9 | But he could not recover from the wound inflicted by the man once so close to him . |
10 | A female employee 's husband and her family could not benefit from the scheme after she had retired . |
11 | He wished to redeem his warhorse by the gift of one hundred pieces of gold , but the enchanted steed could not move from the stable till the price of his redemption had been doubled . |
12 | There are two rooms at the front and two at the back on each floor , and although you could not tell from the outside , the first floor rooms are a foot higher than those below . |
13 | However , we could not conclude from the equation that one molecule of hydrogen , H2 , collides with one molecule of bromine , Br2 , to produce two molecules of HBr . |
14 | The gravitational field of the singularity would be so strong that light could not escape from the region around it but would be dragged back by the gravitational field . |
15 | By the time that you have battled against the wind to get there , you may find that it has some hazard that you could not see from a distance , and then there may be no other good field within reach . |
16 | She could not keep from the house on the bay but went late for a brief evening swim and , elated with resolution , left soon after dinner . |
17 | She could not turn from the destiny that had been alotted to her . |
18 | A knee injury denied Pears a piece of the action as Boro celebrated promotion at Wolves , but that could not detract from the elation he and his teammates experienced in reaching the Premier League . |
19 | Compared with the prolonged torment and mutilations of life on the ground , the knowledge that a pilot 's expectancy of survival was far poorer even than a machine-gunner 's could not detract from the infantryman 's envy ; even though death commonly meant being burned alive , at least it was quick , clean — and witnessed by thousands . |
20 | By now he was hungry again and anxious to eat while he had the opportunity , but he dare not move from the corner until told to do so . |
21 | The availability of in vitro fertilization opens up the further possibility that the proembryo which is eventually implanted need not originate from an egg produced by the woman herself . |
22 | 3.11 When there is some particular feature in a case which aggravates the degree of suffering it need not arise from the plaintiff 's concern about himself . |
23 | This need not detract from the magic of listening to a story or require any re-scheduling of the traditional story hour . |
24 | Adrian Mole says and does things we would not expect from an adolescent . |
25 | You would not think from the way Lavinia lived that there was anything at all ! ’ |
26 | It seems certain that Louis-Napoleon would have preferred a prolongation of his power by legal means , but in the long run it was equally clear that he would not shrink from a confrontation with the opposition . |
27 | Benavides and Mendoza , who had been tried and convicted in September [ see p. 38414 ] , would not benefit from an amnesty law adopted on Jan. 24 , which was applicable only to groups of over 19 people . |
28 | The second would be that arts teachers would not benefit from the experience their fellow teachers were gaining in curriculum building and which would be useful to practices in the arts . |
29 | If Labov 's interpretations were suspect ( and of course they are not ) , this would not arise from the fact that he failed to test for significance . |
30 | So he was far from impressed with having to take part in the entire build-up , only to learn at the last minute he would not play from the start . |