Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [modal v] not [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bush 's attempt to revitalize the Republican Party — and to rally the support of its right wing after abandoning his " no new taxes " pledge [ see p. 37768 ] — received a serious setback on Dec. 13 when Bennett , the former " drugs tsar " , informed him that he had changed his mind and would not accept the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee ( RNC ) . |
| 2 | It has to privatise an entire industry and can not run the risk of the City picking up only the most attractive pieces . |
| 3 | The holder is locked into the old , lower rate of return and can not enjoy the superior returns now available . |
| 4 | Regrettably no , the safety standards and regulations in operation overseas are those of the country in question and may not reach the same level as those we enjoy in the UK . |
| 5 | He successfully repaired the engine and could not resist the chance of seeing Brooklands , the centre of British Aviation . |
| 6 | On 8 December he told his ministers that he had blundered by treating the election as a referendum and would not make the same mistake again . |
| 7 | Assurances had been given by the USA that he would receive a fair trial and would not face the death penalty . |
| 8 | The teacher will be unprepared for change and will not have the flexibility needed to adapt to new situations … |
| 9 | One must hope that the several ‘ Quangos ’ recently set up will help decentralization and will not increase the still-large army of civil servants . |
| 10 | She longed to encounter some other human presence and could not bear the thought of it . |
| 11 | Carol Park , communications director of Standard Life , said she would not preempt Monday 's meeting and could not discuss the company 's future support . |
| 12 | There are several types available ; those containing methylene chloride are quick acting and are usually free from caustic or acid and will not harm the wood . |
| 13 | The scope of the ministerial Council should not go beyond what is appropriate to the role of the Community and should not usurp the satisfactory work of organisations which already exist . |
| 14 | Whores did this , after all , a dozen times a day and would not recognize the man should they meet him in the street an hour later . |
| 15 | The party 's problem was that it was a Catholic organisation and could not see the class basis of the problems . |
| 16 | Umpire David Archer , in his 28th Test , was following the flight of the ball and could not give the decision , obvious by instant TV replay to viewers as far away as Johannesburg and London and , more pertinently , to reserve umpire Lloyd Barker and match referee Raman Subba Row in the pavilion . |
| 17 | IBM is said to be late off the mark and may not get the chance to inject itself officially . |
| 18 | The sole remaining restraint is the requirement that the advertising must not impair the solicitor 's independence and integrity and must not bring the profession into disrepute . |
| 19 | The present writer has no experience in microbiology and could not tell the difference between bacilli and cocci if he saw them . |
| 20 | The cat 's owner was leaving the area and could not keep the animal , and she wanted it to have a nice home . |
| 21 | It was obvious he was out of control and could not stop the springs . |
| 22 | Usually I keep two buckets full of water but that 's no good in winter because they are plastic and will not stand the frost . |
| 23 | ‘ Terminating the window-cleaning contract would not affect performance and would not affect the number of applicants for places . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Reducing the external painting cycle from five to eight years would not affect performance and would not affect the number of applicants for places . ’ |
| 25 | The view is also heard that the suburban bureau staffed by middle-class middle-aged women wearing twin-sets and pearls can provide no more than a signposting agency and can not provide the in-depth advice , casework and tribunal representation that full-time paid staff can . |
| 26 | ‘ From a practical point of view , they are still dependent on their company for career progression and can not have the independence an external auditor would have nor would they necessarily have the technical expertise if they conducted a statutory audit only once a year . ’ |
| 27 | Sexual matters will become one more element in a case-work situation and will not have the overheated significance which breeds either embarrassed silence or confused bluster . |
| 28 | He fears this would merely create a private-sector monopoly and would not improve the service . |
| 29 | The benefit of the system was that it demanded that society intervened for those who were under great pressure and could not take the stress . |
| 30 | These three teachers were struggling to survive in an inner-city school and could not give the evaluation project the kind of commitment it really deserved . |