Example sentences of "he [vb mod] not [vb infin] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also deduction of the Fund 's initial charge ( where applicable ) means that if an investor withdraws from his investment in the short term he may not get back the amount he originally invested . |
| 2 | They say he may not live out the summer . ’ |
| 3 | But the maddest thing , Anton , how he was and what was happening to him , he could not scream out the shame of it . |
| 4 | He contemplated becoming a teacher and giving up acting , except he could not shake off the desire . |
| 5 | ‘ Early days maybe , as the physician said — he could not rule out the possibility . |
| 6 | County homicide chief , Lieutenant John Tenwolde said he could not rule out the possibility that Mr Spiro had also been a victim of his family 's killer . |
| 7 | He could not take over the South Metropolitan until a suitable post had been found for Mr. Mason . |
| 8 | Mr Smith said that he had sought an undertaking yesterday from Mr Major that he would not carry out the ‘ disgraceful ’ policy of making children and pensioners pay for prescriptions . |
| 9 | He would not rule out the possibility of more redundancies after the Mergers and Monopolies Commission publishes its report on competition in the gas market in two months . |
| 10 | The Ford has a more aerodynamic shape than the Mercedes , which means better fuel consumption , and he will not rule out the possibility of switching to Transits at 3.5 tonnes at some stage . |
| 11 | The England manager , upset by the way his comments were interpreted after the European championship , has gone on record as saying that he is mis-understood , that he can not shake off the association with the long ball game from his formative years at Watford . |
| 12 | President Clinton says he can not rule out the possibility of further action against Iraq following the row over the UN 's role as observer . |