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

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1 Hence in the 1990s the user may not gain freedom of interaction with spatial data but become a captive of a particular design and control purpose .
2 As we have seen , some genetic change may not take place at random , or events may occur more quickly than Darwin believed .
3 It is doubtful whether Kierkegaard himself held this view , certainly by the time of his last and great work Concluding Unscientific Postscript , where he insisted that ‘ faith must not rest content with unintelligibility ’ .
4 The crossing had a vital role to play in the economic regeneration of the region , it argued in a statement , and controversy over the Oxleas link should not delay construction of the bridge itself .
5 A slowdown in investment may not hit growth for a while .
6 The new abortion referendum , approved by the Cabinet last night , will probably go ahead with all speed while the Maastricht vote may not take place until the autumn .
7 Mr Hattersley said on LWT 's Walden programme , that Labour should not lose sight of its egalitarian ideals .
8 Third , the worker was committed to the idea that treatment of a medical or disabling condition should not take precedence over the child 's social , emotional and cultural needs .
9 If there is any suspicion that the building may be inhabited entry must not take place without police assistance .
10 Although most DNA is in the B form , whose structure was originally determined by Watson and Crick , there is no reason why the cell should not make use of other forms as well , and indeed Alex Rich ( MIT ) described a protein binding with high affinity to the left-handed helix of Z-DNA that he first described .
11 Anyone who has contact with the real world knows that sometimes the management might not have confidence in the work force and the work force might not have confidence in the management .
12 Biggerstaff 's Metro 6R4 suffered a puncture on his first run but even a courageous charge at the second attempt could n't displace Woodside at the top of the list .
13 Roger From the Practice could n't tell emphysema from the common cold .
14 Such a contribution can not be assessed , but assuredly , the research could not take place without it .
15 Such a contribution can not be assessed , but assuredly , the research could not take place without it .
16 Parties polling less than 4 per cent of the vote would not gain representation through the county lists .
17 The Ministry emphasized that closure would not affect trade between the two countries .
18 MPs were taken by surprise when Labour managed to secure an emergency debate yesterday on last week 's announcement that a defeat on the social chapter would not prevent ratification of the treaty .
19 The Druze leader , Walid Jumblatt , said in Amman yesterday that the Taif deal would not bring peace to Lebanon and that , although he did not intend to block it , he would not accept it either .
20 As we will show in subsequent chapters observation is an important tool in evaluation in general ( i.e. outside of the context of teacher appraisal ) , but it is likely that given the context of contractual obligations and salary enhancement , teacher appraisal will not form part of school evaluation .
21 TCGA 1992 , s69(1) deems the trust to be a person who is not resident in the United Kingdom ; 3. the trust is therefore outside the UK capital gains tax regime and the Revenue can not collect tax on capital payments under TCGA 1992 , s87(4) .
22 The trust is therefore outside the general UK capital gains tax regime ( TCGA 1992 , s69 ) and the Revenue can not charge tax on capital payments under TCGA 1992 , s87 .
23 Historical study can not make place for any such absoluteness , let alone demonstrate it .
24 The past three months have seen almost daily developments , and a 15-minute speech and 15-minute reply can not do justice to the huge amount of information that must be shared and analysed .
25 It must be stressed that although a natural condition can not give rise to liability under the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher it may still constitute a nuisance for which an occupier may be liable if he has knowledge or means of knowledge of its existence and if it is reasonable to require him to take the necessary steps to abate it .
26 A general term can not give rise to zeugma in this way :
27 The law may not have authority over him .
28 ( Standard systemic chemotherapy may not prevent progression of skeletal disease in myeloma . )
29 However , if it is thought that the joint tenancy might be severed ( and there might be good matrimonial or tax planning reasons for this ) it is preferable to include the enlargement of powers as in Precedent 34 for otherwise the trustees of the conveyance may not have power to mortgage or charge the property ( see Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1964 , s8 ) .
30 It was considered that , under the 1959 Act , an informal meeting of the licensing court prior to the statutory meeting to consider and authorise citations was competent , and there is no reason why such consideration under the 1976 Act should not take place under the provisions of s.15(2) .
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