Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was afraid you might not think him the right friend for me , ’ said Mrs Ames . |
| 2 | Both of them realised that he had abandoned all pretence that Sally-Anne was an ordinary young woman come to work in Vetch Street , but neither of them pursued the matter , Dr Neil from delicacy , and Sally-Anne because she could not tell him the real truth about herself — he would undoubtedly immediately send her back to the embassy , and she did not want that at all — it would be failure . |
| 3 | He explained that children came to Cedars when their own school could not give them the individual help with basic skills which they needed . |
| 4 | I have a Roland U220 which would give me the sounds I want although I know it would not give me the great note-sequence loops which McLaughlin uses so beautifully . |
| 5 | Is the hon. Gentleman saying that he would not give it the limited powers of disposal available in clause 4(4) ( b ) ? |
| 6 | Aye you see I can not tell you the right story , but when Mary Queen of Scots |
| 7 | I d I know that , there 's that phrase you know , we will never see his like again , I think we probably will , but it will be a very long time , and I can not tell you the infinite feeling of sadness erm , that I felt when I heard of his passing . |
| 8 | I can not give you the exact quantities you should use , for it will vary from one water to another according to the carp population . |
| 9 | It is argued here , that economics can not show us the correct policy choice ( as some economists would appear to claim ) ; yet it may help us to avoid a wrong , or overly costly , policy choice . |