Example sentences of "[prep] it [coord] [modal v] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a mistake to put in a clause that you know will not be enforceable in the hope that employees will be afraid of it and will not try to compete when they leave . |
| 2 | She becomes frightened of the foal or aggressive towards it and will not let it suckle . |
| 3 | Thus the double layer moves more slowly than the average and so yet more growth layers pile up behind it and can not pass . |
| 4 | Enjoying , we spontaneously welcome awareness ; bored and listless , we can not without effort summon it up ; disliking , we withdraw from it ; suffering , we recoil from it but can not escape it . |
| 5 | I spoke to her , telling her to do as we had earlier discussed and detach herself from the scene so that she could see it and tell me about it but could not feel any distress , whether mental , physical or emotional . |