Example sentences of "[verb] [coord] [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who lose or can not meet the urge become ‘ defeated ’ , become dependent , destructive , or , if not apathetic , at least dismissive . |
| 2 | In promoting our credit facilities we shall not put pressure on you to borrow money which you do not need or can not afford . |
| 3 | He not only believed that she would be a willing accessory to his two-timing Cavell , but that Cavell either would n't realise what was happening or would n't mind if she did . |
| 4 | We make up a story to cover the facts we do n't know or ca n't accept ; we keep a few true facts and spin a new story round them . |
| 5 | If they do n't know or wo n't say do n't buy it . |
| 6 | Even the Pentagon do n't know or wo n't divulge what type of plane it was . |
| 7 | In doing this it would have been helpful to include profitability or value added as the independent variable but in all countries there were many companies which did not know or would not release these figures in relation to individual products . |
| 8 | " That he did n't know or could n't remember . |
| 9 | Yes , I did many things which I have either forgotten or ca n't find time to return to now . |
| 10 | When the movie comes out I want people to know that we 're still around , that the P-Funk lives and that we can act and can still drop it . |
| 11 | QPR are not good enough to finish in the top six , according to Trevor Francis , their player-manager , but they should have won and would surely have done so but for a mind-boggling miss by Andy Sinton when it was 2-2 . |
| 12 | However , Mary was still upset and sulking and would n't have any tea , and with a ‘ so long ’ to Dad she walked out , head held high , just like Mum . |
| 13 | He was committed and could only stumble on . |
| 14 | However , it has also been observed that those with wrinkled testa ( coats ) appear to be slower to germinate and may well benefit from piercing , scratching or abrasion . |
| 15 | I glanced at Lili thinking that she must know and would somehow reveal what was disturbing him . |
| 16 | He did not know and could not say : he tore off the silly beard and began a sentence about resignation , which he could not finish . |
| 17 | He did not know and could not have been expected to know the qualities of petrol . |
| 18 | People I do n't know and can not influence . |
| 19 | It is to enable those who do not know and can not know enough for policy-making to make policy , yet it is to have no policies of its own . ’ |
| 20 | In modern times we have effectively eliminated possibility 3 by incorporating it within our scheme : Quantum mechanics is essentially a theory of what we do not know and can not predict . |
| 21 | Since a GIS involves the storage , and manipulation of spatial data as well as the use of a graphical display system ( 2 or 3 dimensional data display ) it is feasible that the impression conveyed by the same data used in conjunction with a different display system might be distorted and might not permit future users to comprehend the meaning that it originally communicated . |
| 22 | New occasions of conflict were now appearing and would eventually break up the long peace , and as this became clearer so did the essentially competitive nature of the European system . |
| 23 | Current research suggests that integrins are similarly located and may therefore provide a physical link between matrix and the cytoskeleton . |
| 24 | However , the results of the detailed evaluation of the 30 km/h approach are still awaited and may yet result in further shifting of priorities and strategies . |
| 25 | The next day Giovanna came to work and could n't stop herself weeping . |
| 26 | The chant was so beautiful Athelstan stopped , closing his eyes to listen , until a rough-mouthed carter flicked his whip , bellowing how some men had to work and could n't laze around like stupid priests . |
| 27 | She does n't begin to ovulate until she has been mated and will not become fertile for another two or three days . |
| 28 | An object held at the top of a tower and sharing with the tower a circular motion around the earth 's centre will continue in that motion , along with the tower , after it is dropped and will consequently strike the ground at the foot of the tower , consistent with experience . |
| 29 | I am opposed to what is happening and shall readily vote tonight . |
| 30 | ‘ There are many girls under 16 who know full well what is happening and can properly consent . |