Example sentences of "[vb mod] not [be] [verb] [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hopes for alternative provision must not be allowed to stifle any change or improvement within existing hospitals . |
| 2 | ‘ Barbara must not be permitted to tell these stories . ’ |
| 3 | It would be almost impossible to ban such remarks in a court of law , but there is no reason why a judge should not be empowered to say that , in an appropriate case , the name of the person maligned should not be repeated in the press . |
| 4 | The absence of a substantive right to a particular benefit should not lead to the conclusion that procedural rights are inapplicable , and the term legitimate expectation should not be manipulated to reach this end . |
| 5 | If you have n't got the skill you should not be asked to undertake that task until you are trained or supervised . |
| 6 | The Code was later amended to reflect the difficulty which had arisen in the case , which concerned the selection of an estranged parent as an ‘ appropriate adult ’ to be present during the interviewing of a juvenile : see now Code C Note 1C , which provides that an estranged parent should not be asked to fulfil this role if the juvenile objects to his presence . |
| 7 | Such changes in the power of the monarch have arisen , not through statute , but as a result of the convention that the monarch should not become politically involved and should not be seen to favour any one political party . |
| 8 | The consultation paper ( which follows a discussion document on obstacles to the free movement of workers caused by occupational pension rules issued by the European Commission in July 1991 ) includes a draft resolution which states that migrant workers should not be forced to fear any undue loss of rights to future benefits . |
| 9 | Defence counsel Simon Scammell , blaming lax security by both airport and airline , said his client should not be expected to pay all the compensation . |
| 10 | The contractor 's provision of float within the programme is there to cover items that are at the contractor 's own risk and in general should not be used to abate any extension of time to which the contractor may be entitled . |
| 11 | This should not be taken to imply that consumer spending really depends on credit . |
| 12 | The issue of the document should not be taken to imply any commitment of any kind has been made to pursue possible solutions to the requirements described . |
| 13 | This should not be taken to imply any reduction in the facilities or standards previously provided by the establishments affected . |
| 14 | He argues , therefore , that social ties may differ radically in function and should not be considered to provide some unitary benefit in terms of concepts such as emotional support . |
| 15 | A strong , vocal group argued that Raybestos should not be allowed to emit any asbestos dust from the factory , and called for the use of a safe alternative in the factory process . |
| 16 | Similarly , the principle of the Law of Jubilee was that the rich should not be allowed to accumulate all property rights . |
| 17 | The brouhaha of recent days over the behaviour of Lonrho , and the Observer newspaper which it owns , should not be allowed to cloud this issue . |
| 18 | The somewhat stormy dynastic history of Northumbria should not be allowed to obscure this important aspect of the history of the northern Angles . |
| 19 | But there are two other subsidiary matters which reinforce the conclusion that the council should not be required to give such an undertaking . |
| 20 | Well you better erm no no no I must n't be seen to encourage that sort of thing . |
| 21 | That would be a catastrophe , a scandal would surely follow his knowing anything and he must n't be allowed to suspect any danger at all , not for the moment , otherwise they 'd probably murder the boy . |
| 22 | Mr Shaw said that a jury 's task in awarding damages would be very difficult : ‘ It is probably a unique case , with a unique plaintiff , whom they probably felt should n't be made to suffer any more . |
| 23 | They should n't be allowed to do this to people . |
| 24 | it would be sacrilege if he gets the vacant No 4 shirt , they may not be allowed to do that anyway . |
| 25 | While it is true that different assessment procedures usually focus on one or other of these different aspects of language , this is a reflection on the recent history of psycholinguistic research and ought not be taken to imply that assessment is best carried out by focusing on discrete areas . |
| 26 | It was early seen as a public responsibility , since the individual could not be expected to control such large-scale enterprises as water supply and sewerage . |
| 27 | A girl brought up in a convent with the whole town knowing her circumstances could not be expected to feel any warmth towards the people who lived in splendour over in Westlands . |
| 28 | He 'd made it abundantly clear that Hari was of no account in the community , that she could not be trusted to carry any weight with lawyers and the like . |
| 29 | You certainly had to be tough to live at Tullivers after the Admiral had gone , for Lucy Trigg , in her eighties , could not be bothered to have any domestic help , nor could she be bothered to light fires , to cook meals for herself , nor to clean the house and tend the garden . |
| 30 | He could n't be expected to manage much more than an hour on his feet , after which he 'd be living up to his name , although not — Diane hoped — to his reputation . |