Example sentences of "they [vb mod] not [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Task allocation also means that nurses become very familiar with doing particular procedures , even though they may not give much thought to why they are doing something . |
| 2 | Terms may overlap in meaning , but they may not carry identical meanings . |
| 3 | Thus , without prior agreement , they may not disclose confidential information to their backers as this could damage the business of the company and affect the price which the vendors may be able to obtain for their shares ; they may not be able to vote at board meetings on major issues affecting the company if those issues might adversely affect a possible management buy-out ; and they can not involve any of their colleagues in the buy-out or persuade staff to become involved . |
| 4 | They may not , for instance , be prepared to risk having any kind of emotional engagement ( I recently worked with a group of headteachers for whom this seemed to be a problem ) ; or they may not trust each other or the teacher ; or the ‘ hidden curriculum , of the group 's own dynamics may cut across the drama 's requirements ( for instance if the strong natural leader within the group is not given her usual leadership function within the fiction ) ; or the group may concentrate too hard on preparing material for ‘ showing ’ so that they miss out almost entirely on ‘ playing the drama game ’ ; or they may dislike drama or really want to perform a play or are simply not in the mood to submit to the experience . |
| 5 | They may not have much impact on the result of Namibia 's election . |
| 6 | In themselves they may not have great meaning . |
| 7 | The librarians in the academic sector are particularly aware that students have few library and information needs and problems it the outset of their academic careers , but are mindful nevertheless that they may not have easy access to the students ( especially in the polytechnics and the universities ) until a much later stage of their courses , if at all . |
| 8 | These are such things as jealousy ( like my experiences of it ) and also if you are friendly with a popular person , they may not have enough time to get to know you as they are too absorbed in other friends . |
| 9 | Just as some readers may not share an action or background knowledge schema with an author , so they may not have ready access to a logic schema which would help them to use the passage effectively . |
| 10 | They may not sell many plastic macs or pairs of 60s kinky boots , but with a 70s revival in the air Oxfam shop volunteers are being swamped with requests for clothes like this . |
| 11 | The law provides that they may administer indoor relief ; they may not touch outdoor relief ! |
| 12 | They are largely aware of which areas are dangerous , although they may not know specific details of traps , just that there 's ‘ something there ’ . |
| 13 | All the same he watched them like a cold-eyed hawk , and Maggie knew they must not put one foot wrong , favour or not . |
| 14 | They then count , but they must not say any number that is a multiple of seven or has a seven in it . |
| 15 | Flowers will look at their best if bulbs are placed close together in the bowl , but they must not touch each other . |
| 16 | They must not keep such gifts to themselves . |
| 17 | Finally , I hope that the hon. Gentleman will remind his colleagues in the shadow Cabinet , including the shadow Chancellor , that they should not advocate major road projects in their constituencies at the same time as the Labour party seeks to impede progress elsewhere in the country . |
| 18 | I would to our officers they should not grant another contract to Borough Council until they start to use the correct machines for doing the work and I hope that that message now has got across to the cou county surveyor and he really ought to be talking to Borough Council to find out what they 're doing about it . |
| 19 | Strong measures would continue to be taken against the Kurdish guerrillas in the region , with the proviso that they should not enfringe human rights . |
| 20 | The judge had told the jury of what they had to be satisfied before convicting any of the accused , but the case cried out for a direction which amounted to the reverse side of the coin , namely , that they should not convict any person who was in their charge simply because of his association with others . |
| 21 | The opposite problem is experienced by those who are lacking in confidence , who feel that they should not worry other people with their problems and who , if they finally make an appointment , tend to rush through it and come away without covering all the points with which they had really hoped to deal . |
| 22 | As Schotland argues , even if abuses are one off , or ‘ episodic ’ , it does not necessarily follow that they should not receive regulatory attention . |
| 23 | Many women feel that they should not have any needs and spend all their time looking after others , juggling time and not fulfilling their own needs . |
| 24 | They should not learn different roles depending on their sex , nor should learning be based on punishments but on respect for their understanding and potentialities . |
| 25 | When I tell the girls , I thought , they 'll not believe one word of this . |
| 26 | They might not go all night , but er |
| 27 | If they were to appoint a knowledgeable , experienced , well-briefed David to oppose the players ' Goliath , they might not gain total victory but at least there would be a result and we could all get on with the game . |
| 28 | Of the 53 farmers ( 35% ) who chose evenings for the 3 hour course , 21 ( 40% ) agreed that they might not gain full benefit from an evening course and 32 ( 60% ) felt that they would gain as much as from a day time course . |
| 29 | They might not have another booking . |
| 30 | Only the other day on ’ Panorama ’ Conservative councillors in Worcester said that they could not build new council houses without losing money . |