Example sentences of "[vb mod] not [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | driving along , keep to the left except when road signals or markings indicate otherwise or when you intend to overtake , or turn right , or when you have to pass stationery vehicles or pedestrians in the road , allow others to overtake you if they want you , you must not drive on by the side of the road . |
| 2 | You must not discriminate unfairly on the basis of the ethnic origin , gender , marital status , sexual orientation , religion , age or disability ; |
| 3 | When we allow people into the country , be they middle class or poor , we must not run away with the idea of helping them . |
| 4 | Ron said that I should not go on to the track and kill myself because I might pull a hamstring . |
| 5 | The question of taking pension holidays in between out of surplus is a sort of mid midway position , but er very definitely we feel strongly that money should not go back to the company . |
| 6 | While most , for example narcissi and scillas , should be planted as soon as they are bought , tulips should not go in to the garden until November . |
| 7 | But a more novel objection came from Dr Leonard Wilson , when Bishop of Birmingham , and who opened a school without wearing gaiters as a form of protest because he believed : ‘ Bishops should not dress up in the way of the decadent eighteenth century . ’ |
| 8 | Coun Arthur Taylor said there was no planning opposition so they should not give in to the vandals by refusing the application . |
| 9 | Let us be clear that we should not think merely of the Europe of the Twelve . |
| 10 | Under section 14 the police are given a power to impose conditions on the same grounds as in the case of marches ( see : Police v. Brickley , States , Kitson & Kitson ( Mag.Ct 1987 ) , where demonstrators were convicted for ignoring a condition that they should not stand immediately outside the South African Embassy ) . |
| 11 | However should the United States be able to demonstrate the necessary state practice and opinio juris to substantiate a claim of customary international law , there is no reason why such general principles of law should not exist independently of the Convention . |
| 12 | There is good reason why we should not speak ill of the dead but no good reason why we should not think it , if it seems to be necessary . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , I know you should not speak ill of the dead , but Mr Andrew was n't half the man his father was . |
| 14 | Although a very great proportion of the revival in kite flying is attributed to the growth in popularity of the ‘ Stunt ’ kite , one should not run away with the idea that controlled flight is a new discovery . |
| 15 | It was heartfelt and deep , but Theo should not run off with the idea that it was all laughter and light and the cooing of turtle doves . |
| 16 | The history teacher should not shy away from the contribution which the study of history can make to the vocational and technical education of young people . |
| 17 | An effective platform for history should not shy away from the argument about increased employability , but it should place this argument within the twin contexts of specific skills and general skills and abilities . |
| 18 | I myself would I am sure hereafter regret not visiting this part of V. D. L. , and under all circumstances I have agreed with Lady Franklin to wait one week longer after which to return if the wind should not come round to the eastward or northeast , either of these winds would take us to the desired place in a few hours . |
| 19 | But there was no reason why she should not stretch out on the forward superstructure and get in a little sunbathing . |
| 20 | Is there any reason why that should not apply equally to the words ‘ has carried on business ? ’ |
| 21 | A large proportion of the advertising in these markets , is , inevitably , in some sense , ‘ reminder ’ advertising — which , again , should not need much in the way of information , since it is preaching to the converted . |
| 22 | Whilst the White Paper acknowledges that local policy objectives and resources must be a key context in planning and delivery services , the government appears to be clear that at the point of assessment , decisions must be needs-based and ‘ should not focus only on the user 's suitability for a particular existing scheme ’ ( DoH , 1989b , p. 18 ) . |
| 23 | It should be noted that while there is no reason why ( acting as lead adviser ) the firm should not deal directly with the Stock Exchange , it is somewhat unusual . |
| 24 | Finally , the scanner should not mess about with the image through fixed dither patterns or their various equivalents , we need to let the software do this . |
| 25 | ( d ) The elastic symmetry of the inhomogeneities — which may not coincide either with the lattice symmetry , if any , of ( b ) or with the local geometrical symmetry suggested in ( c ) . |
| 26 | Is it that you may actually have lost fat but the loss may not show much on the scales because you are retaining water . |
| 27 | Wolves may not howl here in the moonlight , as they did in the journal of Jonathan Harker , but I have no difficulty in seeing Slains as he saw Count Dracula 's castle in Bukovina , the tall black windows from which not a glimmer of light came , and the jagged battlements glimpsed when the moon came out from behind the fitful clouds . |
| 28 | It may or may not resolve on to the note it temporarily replaces . |
| 29 | In the civil service it may not exist lower down the organisation . |
| 30 | Weak clients , i.e. those lacking confidence , may not perform well at the first meeting but normally go through a sharp learning curve . |