Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] not [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In extreme cases perhaps it is , but relief should not be refused unless the applicant 's conduct or motive makes it inappropriate to award the relief sought in this case : courts should not refuse relief in order to penalize an applicant for bad conduct unrelated to the relief sought . |
| 2 | Similarly , local authorities should not refuse permission for development by small businesses on the grounds that established businesses would be adversely affected : ‘ planning control is not intended to enable local planning authorities to intervene in the normal operation of market forces ’ . |
| 3 | Fans must not seek consolation from comments such as ‘ … we dominated but did n't score … ’ or ‘ … with a bit of luck we 'll do better … ’ . |
| 4 | Parties must not give effect to a merger before they notify it to the Commission and for three weeks thereafter . |
| 5 | At a round of talks in Madrid on June 22-23 the US side proposed that any country should have the right to resume mining if the signatory nations could not reach agreement within three years . |
| 6 | But words ca n't do justice to Jan Ormerod 's wonderful animal pictures , which make each spread in this large-format picture a joy to look at . |
| 7 | Candidates shall not have access to examination scripts . |
| 8 | Under the agreement both parties would not use force against each other or threaten to do so . |
| 9 | In choosing ( 2 ) she would realise that some pupils would be virtually at ( 1 ) for some listeners would not take advantage of the ‘ role ’ opportunity . |
| 10 | The moral of these cases is that journalists can not avoid liability for defamation merely by avoiding the naming of names . |
| 11 | The US has proposed that any country should have the right to resume mining if the nations can not reach agreement within three years . |
| 12 | So long as the animals can not make contact with the nets there is no problem . |
| 13 | While Compacts can not dictate policy of this kind it is essential that they raise the issue of involving trade unionists with prospective employers . |
| 14 | There are a number of reasons why lone parents may not receive maintenance including the unwillingness or inability of liable relatives to pay maintenance , perhaps because of unemployment or the formation of second families . |
| 15 | I went on to say that local authority support for public libraries which simply put books with a homosexual theme on to their shelves would not constitute promotion of homosexuality . |
| 16 | Big companies will not take notice of anything else . |
| 17 | You are only fifteen , and if your parents will not take responsibility for you , and you will not tell us what you are up at night , the only alternative is for you to go into care . |
| 18 | Cheryl Clarke cites from a leaflet distributed at a Black Liberation Movement meeting in 1981 : ‘ Revolutionary nationalists and genuine communists can not uphold homosexuality in the leadership of the Black Liberation Movement … |
| 19 | Individuals may not have access to private transport to substitute for inadequate public provision ; they may not be able to obtain a lift when necessary and they may not possess a telephone or the resources to obtain a car or phone . |
| 20 | It should be noted however , that many computer applications may not require recognition of pen input . |
| 21 | If the help of foreign governments was even suspected , the rebels might not get money from Congress . |
| 22 | Despite these developments , charitable subscriptions supplemented by local appeals could not keep pace with rising demand and increasingly expensive treatments . |
| 23 | Inability to pay these costs will not prevent publication of essential colour figures if the circumstances are explained . |
| 24 | Margins wo n't sustain level of investment |
| 25 | Our universities can not get hold of our great industrial centres in any permanent way unless they raise them In self-respect and dignity by giving them an intellectual understanding of their vocatIons … |
| 26 | In America , unlike Europe , youngsters who have not paid unemployment contributions can not claim welfare at all . |
| 27 | The management can be a rejecting object and may well be confusing and inconsistent , so much so that workers can not make sense of them and their demands . |
| 28 | Amnesty International declared : " Governments can not brush rape in custody aside as a lesser abuse or isolated act . |
| 29 | With a chord of C major , diatonic substitution notes would be as shown in Example 100 , resolving on the note substituted as indicated ( if any resolution takes place ) : The above resolutions may not take place at all ; indeed , one substitution note may move to another ( presuming the same harmony ) , again without any resolution taking place . |
| 30 | As a result , solicitors argue that managers should not take commission on what the artist is being paid each night , but on the money the band earns as profit after having paid for the PA , lights , accommodation and other expenses . |