Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] make [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any change must not make it easier for a defendant to escape conviction for murder in cases where there is a planned or revenge killing . |
| 2 | Dr Leslie Weatherhead wrote , in Prescription for Anxiety , ‘ Deadness of feeling , even if we think we do not love anybody , not even God , must not make us worry . |
| 3 | Student union leaders at both Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores Universities stressed that students should not make themselves a target by going out alone . |
| 4 | As the hon. Gentleman has accused my hon. Friend the Member for Epping Forest ( Mr. Norris ) of making a mistake , he should not make one himself . |
| 5 | The presumption of no order in s1(5) applies to interim orders and the court should not make one unless satisfied that the order would be better for the child than no order . |
| 6 | ‘ That should not make you bitter . |
| 7 | I am sure London Scottish and Irish will say they can not afford to play in their national competitions , but that should not make it England 's problem . |
| 8 | With this in mind , when considering situations where there are questions about very long term service lives , I suggest that current construction methods should not make it too difficult to incorporate any presently unthought of developments that might materialise in the future — be this in 20 or even 100 years time ! |
| 9 | But that should not make anybody complacent about the developmental processes . |
| 10 | The argument about rhythm should not make us forget the very important difference in English between strong and weak syllables ; some languages do not have such a noticeable difference ( which may , perhaps , explain the subjective impression of ‘ syllable-timing ’ ) , and for native speakers of such languages learning English it can be helpful to practise repeating strongly rhythmical utterances since this forces the speaker to concentrate on making unstressed syllables weak . |
| 11 | ‘ He would see no reason why we should not make our contribution to the royal coronation . ’ |
| 12 | If I wrote , I must n't make it clear from the envelope what the letter was about , or mention the title of the book on the outside . |
| 13 | Ch Chairman I , I , I , I would agree with Mr that we might er successfully change the order , but we ca n't er and should n't make it a condition of issuing that statement of conformity that Aida have done those things . |
| 14 | Mind do n't spill the tea should n't make it so bloody |
| 15 | THEY SHOULD N'T make 'em like this anymore . |
| 16 | Welfare rights services , for example could be defined in a variety of ways which may not make them readily understandable . |
| 17 | It may not make them popular , but it will usually make them right . |
| 18 | Eating your greens may not make your hair curl , but knowing what might happen to you if you do n't eat enough cabbage and other vegetables and fruit might make your hair stand on end . |
| 19 | It may not make you very popular with the queue behind you in the post office , but if it helps you that does not matter . |
| 20 | In places like Fort William where the rainfall is so high , or on high exposed ground , some vegetables may not make it . |
| 21 | I have suggested that it can be shown to be fair or just to do so ; but this may not make it right if some other principle of greater weight is involved . |
| 22 | Dad 's oldest friend — he may not make it . ’ |
| 23 | All your suggestions may not make it into our pages , but they find a place in our hearts … |
| 24 | Some hard-pressed commuters may not make it to the end of the line . ) |
| 25 | Conversely , the firm may use a non-conventional channel like mail order which requires minimal investment in salespeople , although the physical characteristics of the product may not make it suitable for mail order . |
| 26 | I also wonder what will happen if I have a second child — Mark might not make it back from work in time to be with me . ’ |
| 27 | I thought you might not make it then , and I really felt sad for you . |
| 28 | ‘ I wrote the letter in February when there was a real chance we might not make it . ’ |
| 29 | They might not make 'em on a Sunday |
| 30 | I 'm a car owner who 's actually thinking of selling my car because I do n't use it much in Glasgow I do n't need to , I can actually walk to work and to come to somewhere like Edinburgh tonight I would much prefer to use the train , but I think we could have much more adequal plans to do with pedestrianizing city centres so that cars were banned from them altogether , they could bring back trams which are much less in terms of pollution , they might not make us big profits for the company 's but they are a very good way , we , a lot of European cities still use trams . |