Example sentences of "[vb mod] not [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet the members must not feel rushed or denied an opportunity to contribute . |
| 2 | For the Liberal Democrats , Lord Bonham Carter agreed that Britain 's response to events must not appear to threaten the security of the Soviet Union or attempt to dissolve the Warsaw Pact . |
| 3 | Above all , parking must be immediately accessible to functions and must not involve crossing roads or car parks . |
| 4 | Thou'lt hold him as long as anyone can , I see that , but you must not expect to have him all to yourself . |
| 5 | A collection of signed bindings can be a fine sight , but the collector must not expect to get away with it lightly . |
| 6 | You must not expect to deceive me , no matter how many others you manage to deceive . ’ |
| 7 | I must not forget to say something to the whole school about her . ’ |
| 8 | All persons ( or nearly so ) to whom we have been introduced have endeavoured to promote our views , and here I must not forget to mention the great kindness we have received from Sir John and Lady Franklin in every way . |
| 9 | good practice must not go to waste without the proper commitment and backing |
| 10 | ( From which point we must not fail to understand the high importance of crypto-amnesiac inputs , as we shall see ) . |
| 11 | I must not stay to tell you his sweet sayings , save one . |
| 12 | So you may have to wait till next year when I find a job for this year 's Christmas present — but this MUST NOT stop giving me his ideas as his birthday present is long overdue . |
| 13 | ‘ We must not start accusing each other of murder . |
| 14 | That will give us many important opportunities which we must not let drop . |
| 15 | So you must not get bogged down in detail . |
| 16 | A Northern Electric spokesman urged people not to approach downed lines : ‘ Although they are designed to fail safe people must not get to close . |
| 17 | On 15th June , Howard sent 92 cavalrymen from Fort Lapwai under Captain Perry to pursue the Nez Perce , teasing his subordinate : ‘ You must not get whipped ’ . |
| 18 | Poisons for which you must not cause vomiting include oily substances like furniture polish , and corrosive substances such as caustic soda , weed killer , disinfectant , acid and insect sprays . |
| 19 | So the argument put forward by Machiavelli that a leader ‘ must not mind incurring the scandal of those vices without which it would be difficult to save the state ’ on the grounds ‘ that some things which seem virtues would , if followed , lead to one 's ruin and that some others which appear vices result in one 's greater security and well-being ’ , is completely contrary to Gandhi 's views . |
| 20 | This general principle must be qualified : " one must not strive to create ambiguities by strained interpretation " ( Lord Wilberforce in Ailsa Craig Fishing Co Ltd v Malvern Fishing Ltd [ 1983 ] 1 WLR 964 ) . |
| 21 | The drafter can , therefore , minimise the scope for application of the rule by seeking to avoid ambiguity , since it has been said that the court " must not strive to create ambiguities by strained interpretation " ( Lord Wilberforce in Ailsa Craig Fishing Co Ltd v Malvern Fishing Ltd [ 1983 ] 1 WLR 964 ) . |
| 22 | As North wrote to Adolfo Calero , the chief contra leader , on May 1st 1986 , ‘ source of funding ( this was the Saudi money ) must not become known . |
| 23 | LADY DAVERS : Jackey , shut the door , my young lady and I must not have done so soon . |
| 24 | Entrants must be aged 16 to 25 , and must not have done any professional modelling or have an existing portfolio . |
| 25 | The following fall into this category : ( i ) step-parents ; ( ii ) anyone with whom the child has lived for a period of three years within the last five ; the relevant period of three years need not be continuous but must not have ended more than three months before the application is made ; ( iii ) where the child is in care , anyone who has the consent of the local authority ; ( iv ) where the child is not in care , anyone who has the consent of each person with parental responsibility for the child . |
| 26 | She had hinted darkly that Wilson herself must be to blame , that she must have been weak , must not have written plain enough and as she had been instructed . |
| 27 | If I am in the habit of greeting my neighbour or a regular passer-by in the morning , I must not omit to do so , or I shall cause immediate pain and offence . |
| 28 | Here one catches a glimpse of a table bright with silver , glass , and flowers against the dark background of the seating which runs round three sides of the table … one must not omit to mention the obvious adaptability of the hall to festive occasions . |
| 29 | ‘ I must not omit to tell you , ’ wrote Gould nonchalantly in a letter to Jardine on 16 January 1837 , ‘ that Mr Darwin 's Collection of Birds ( made during the late survey under Capn FitzRoy ) are exceedingly fine ; they are placed in my hands to describe ; some of the forms are very singular particularly those from the Gallipagos [ sic ] . |
| 30 | ‘ We must not try to lead it . ’ |