Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] [vb infin] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 31 | When writing on the board , one should not carry on any verbal discussion , as the words are lost to the class . |
| 32 | ‘ This sort of thing just should not end up in court . |
| 33 | It 's our Party and we should not give up without a fight . |
| 34 | Coun Arthur Taylor said there was no planning opposition so they should not give in to the vandals by refusing the application . |
| 35 | It is always worth watching Eta Carinæ ; its true nature is uncertain , but there is no reason why it should not flare up again at any time . |
| 36 | As a sudden mutation there is no reason whatever why it should not crop up anywhere , and the small island between Ireland and England is as likely a place for it as anywhere else . |
| 37 | After dinner they agreed that Rodney should not wash up . |
| 38 | It does not matter how beautiful the decor , or how ravishing the garden : if it is not safe and secure you should not move in . |
| 39 | I would suggest that we can deal with these parties if they arise but that we should not hold up the negotiations with the top four . |
| 40 | ‘ We have to recognise the strong feelings among black and white people that the party should not set up an organisation which is racially exclusive , and could be seen as a form of apartheid . ’ |
| 41 | Businessmen should not set up in a market where they will be powerless to enforce their credit terms . |
| 42 | Zuwaya style and etiquette required that people in polite company should not set out arguments of principle , arranged in a hierarchy of priorities , so that they might read off right courses of action from agreed schedules of value . |
| 43 | There is no reason why the clause should not set out the detail of the procedure , such as time limits by which representations have to be made , and whether representations are to be exchanged simultaneously between the parties or served consecutively like pleadings . |
| 44 | This would be in tune with the general desire of the council officials that we as researchers should not set about asking direct questions about incomer and Shetlander relations . |
| 45 | That it may have been difficult for members to attend area sessions , should not rule out the possibility of encouraging collaboration among groups of local boards . |
| 46 | Eisenhower and Dulles both believed that since no Iranian Army could ever resist an actual Soviet invasion , the Shah should not build up a vast Army but should depend on US guarantees . |
| 47 | ‘ They believe girls should not speak up and that they should let their parents control their lives . |
| 48 | They had decided that they should not walk up the staircase to the throne room but find another route to approach their captors . |
| 49 | That is one of the principal arguments of those on the Government Benches who say that we should not sign up , that we can not say at this stage whether we are capable , as an economy , of participating without damage in a single currency . |
| 50 | The assessment should not trigger off frantic practising , but the ward sister can arrange for the student to have the relevant experience . |
| 51 | Norman Collar was determined they should not slow down and he and Joan took an active part in delivering meals on wheels and ran a Red Cross hospital trolley service . |
| 52 | It was heartfelt and deep , but Theo should not run off with the idea that it was all laughter and light and the cooing of turtle doves . |
| 53 | Waverley 's arts and museums officer , Carol Sacha , said : ‘ People should not lose out because they are deaf or blind . |
| 54 | ‘ But I shall be making it quite clear to the Government that we should not lose out in Scotland as a consequence of the possibility that only one Objective 1 area could be added from the UK . ’ |
| 55 | I myself would I am sure hereafter regret not visiting this part of V. D. L. , and under all circumstances I have agreed with Lady Franklin to wait one week longer after which to return if the wind should not come round to the eastward or northeast , either of these winds would take us to the desired place in a few hours . |
| 56 | It was important that members of the Party should not come out with calls for a referendum on capital punishment , as some candidates were reported to have done . |
| 57 | The display should not be too deep ( ie should not stretch back too far from the window ) . |
| 58 | But there was no reason why she should not stretch out on the forward superstructure and get in a little sunbathing . |
| 59 | They sensed the change in political mood and were anxious that the Conservatives should not get out of step with the public . |
| 60 | It seemed terribly important to him that Hannele should not find out . |