Example sentences of "they [modal v] [not/n't] [vb infin] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may not qualify for the names ‘ colonisers ’ or ‘ pioneers ’ , but great numbers of people have gone abroad from the county during this century . |
| 2 | The pause after the first shot making sure they 'd killed him which is n't easy to do with a heart shot but they could n't go for the head because the sight line would n't fit with shooting at the President 's head — ’ |
| 3 | The women remained firm that unless the entire order was completed they would not pay for the hot whiskies . |
| 4 | The two pacts under discussion with the United Kingdom and France concerned training , joint military exercises and military supplies ; unlike the agreement with the USA they would not allow for the stockpiling of military equipment in Kuwait . |
| 5 | Women might be able to scratch together the fees but they ca n't pay for the child cover . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ They wo n't work for the moment . |
| 7 | What will happen in fact is that you 'll have a start date for your system , which was basically when N1 was , and what they will be looking for is that everything from that date forward is complying right so that a job that started before then , they wo n't look for the initial part of that job to comply right as of that date onwards they will look for it to comply . |
| 8 | Although the money MI6 has provided has given him access to Western luxuries , they can not compensate for the fact that he will never see his motherland again . |
| 9 | Each Home Secretary has in turn drawn back from taking the most obvious and practical steps with the excuse that they can not legislate for the judiciary — its independence is inviolable : |
| 10 | They can not account for the artistry of the individual practitioner . |