Example sentences of "he [modal v] not [adv] [verb] to " in BNC.
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1 | He could not even mention to Dinah that he felt uncertain , unsteady , blind with pain ; he could imagine her brisk reply ‘ Take it to a doctor . ’ |
2 | He would not even speak to her . |
3 | Like professional scientists , he is very cautious about rejecting an explanation that accounts for what he knows , and he will not simply submit to authority . |
4 | With this particular letter I can not say why he chose not to , but he receives so many letters that he can not physically respond to all of them . ’ |
5 | With this particular letter I can not say why he chose not to , but he receives so many letters that he can not physically respond to all of them . ’ |
6 | However , the position may be different if the party seeking to enforce the terms knows that the other has never had actual knowledge of them , since he can not then claim to reasonably believe that the other was agreeing to the terms . |
7 | He can not only bring to our remembrance what Jesus taught , but can reveal to us the deeper significance of his person , his death and resurrection which we could never have grasped by historical contemporaneity . |