Example sentences of "and i [modal v] not [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I intend to travel extensively during the summer and I may not have the pleasure of meeting you . |
| 2 | I think they will , but I can not be sure , and I would not want the National Curriculum to force him on unwilling teachers . |
| 3 | I know them to be human creatures made in God 's image too , the womenfolk most lovely and most temperate ( for the most part ) , and I would not abet the evil Spaniard in his slanders . |
| 4 | The crisis passed , somewhat to my surprise , and I would not dismiss the possibility that Eliot , acting so as to ensure that the information should not be disclosed to me , had something to do with it . |
| 5 | to the third year and I might not do the fourth year . |
| 6 | I thought it was murder , and I could not forget the five orange pips and the strange letters to my uncle and my father . |
| 7 | It was a stroke of genius on my part to avoid such awkward questions as ‘ Why has the club such an appalling record ? ’ and ‘ Is the club 's current position due to managerial incompetence ? ’ by pretending it was a terrible phone line and I could not hear the questions . |
| 8 | The 3½″ disks , although labelled Disk 1 and Disk 2 , are both in fact Disk 2 , as a DIR check will show , and I could not install the program with them . |
| 9 | Of course , Michael and I could not let the people know that we were enemies . |
| 10 | It was clear that both parties were set on a collision course , and I could not see the possibility of an out-and-out win for Mrs Castle . |
| 11 | The section in John Cleare 's World Guide to Mountains and Mountaineering ( Webb & Bower 1979 ) is suggestive but by no means comprehensive , and I could not get the extant Alpine Club Guide Selected Climbs in the Dauphiné and Vercors . |
| 12 | So I think we geologists should not be too bashful to theorise on the basis of purely geological evidence , and I can not avoid the conclusion that at least some of the enigmas I have been discussing may have an origin in the climate . |
| 13 | We have just got you well again , Jenna , and I can not take the responsibility of letting you out of my sight . ’ |
| 14 | She was selfless and I can not fault the way she dealt with me — not the easiest of her five children . |
| 15 | The originals were cut before I purchased the vehicle and I can not find the answer on any wiring diagram . |