Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] they [vb mod] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If our staff are worried about problems at home or work they can not achieve that , ’ said , staff relations manager with Standard Life in Edinburgh , explaining the company 's decision to provide an Employee Assistance Programme ( EAP ) . |
| 2 | But she never complained , nor suggested they should not go . |
| 3 | British Nuclear Fuels refuse to discuss individual cases , and say they will not comment on the latest report until it is published . |
| 4 | They are largely women who have got to the top in other careers and found they could not go any further . |
| 5 | The discovery was made at 11.30am after staff arrived at the pub and found they could not get in . |
| 6 | ‘ I could wait for dark , bypass the current in the fence , climb over , sneak up to the house , stick a bug on one of the windows and hope they would n't see it . ’ |
| 7 | even up , further up the road to us ca n't , have turned round and said they ca n't sleep |
| 8 | Children misbehave when they are discouraged and believe they can not succeed by useful means . |
| 9 | Father Morrow said magistrates told him they had studied the Law Lords ' decision to allow feeding tubes to be removed from Tony and felt they could not serve the summons . |
| 10 | In fact I 'm told we ran the three-day week so well that it did n't make enough impact on the country ; they did n't realize the crisis and thought they would n't support Ted Heath . |
| 11 | That 'd make them sit up and realise they ca n't get away with desecrating any bit of wild country they can get their hands on … ‘ |
| 12 | ANC leaders blamed President de Klerk 's government for the massacre and said they would not respond ‘ meekly ’ . |
| 13 | But Palestinians rejected the offer and said they could not resume peace talks until all the deportees were returned . |
| 14 | Well they just went back and said they could n't want something that much maybe she 's gone over her limit . |
| 15 | She had complained about the waste , and said they should n't have to burn books to keep warm ; it offended her . |
| 16 | If the eagle did nothing and waited they would not get him . |
| 17 | Mrs Patient of Bracknell , Berks , said : ‘ I could n't believe that it took four of them to stand there and say they could n't do the work until after the New Year . |
| 18 | The two are fierce competitors in the market , despite cooperation at the engineering level , but say they will not compete by undercutting pricing . |
| 19 | As Coote himself protested , both men were privately committed to legislation but believed they could not involve the government on the issue . |
| 20 | The local MP Robert Jackson who 's also a Minister in the employment department admits the Government has made mistakes , but says they ca n't take all the blame . |
| 21 | Shadow National Heritage spokesman Ann Clywd was also pleased with the Government 's plans but warned they must not put pools staff out of work . |
| 22 | We want modern grounds with good facilities , but recognise they will not come overnight . |
| 23 | Yeah but see they ca n't do that with you cos you 're not selling a house . |