Example sentences of "must not [vb infin] [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 One must not give way to despair .
2 Was n't it Mr. Justice Cocklecarrot ( or was it Mr. Justice Wool ? ) in Misleading Cases in the Common Law who observed sternly to that persistent litigant , Mr. Haddock , ‘ People must not do things for fun .
3 Any protection screen designed for this purpose should be at least 800mm in height above floor level , and must not contain gaps in excess of 75mm .
4 Letter post items must not exceed 610mm in length by 460mm in width .
5 JACKEY : Why , aunt , if they are actually married there 's no help for't and we must not make mischief between man and wife .
6 It is doubtful whether Kierkegaard himself held this view , certainly by the time of his last and great work Concluding Unscientific Postscript , where he insisted that ‘ faith must not rest content with unintelligibility ’ .
7 But we must not confound motive with consideration .
8 She must not allow thoughts of Jake to disturb her and upset her precious peace of mind .
9 But local authority associations , professional bodies and voluntary groups must not become scapegoats for government complacency and inaction .
10 Action : Modules of type FOREIGN must not have headers with versions earlier than 2.2 .
11 Probable misconceptions about a consultant supporter 's role have to be handled , credibility and relevance of one 's own experience need to be established in a non-assertive but authoritative way ; appreciation of the teachers ' professional expertise needs to be conveyed , together with an awareness of the difficulties that can prevent them from exercising it to its fullest extent ; and it needs to be spelt out clearly what such a group would be able to offer and what , together , one may reasonably hope to achieve — one must not raise hopes of cures for all ills .
12 If there is any suspicion that the building may be inhabited entry must not take place without police assistance .
13 He must not write letters on behalf of the council or sign public notices .
14 Fans must not seek consolation from comments such as ‘ … we dominated but did n't score … ’ or ‘ … with a bit of luck we 'll do better … ’ .
15 ‘ You must n't make faces at people , my dear ; you look like a dog that 's baring it 's teeth .
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