Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any change must not make it easier for a defendant to escape conviction for murder in cases where there is a planned or revenge killing . |
| 2 | The Minister should not give us that disingenuous stuff about new equity , which is not meant to assist with buying Scottish Bus Group companies . |
| 3 | ‘ That should not make you bitter . |
| 4 | We should not find it easy to go for a single currency if we had already moved down the federalist route in a dangerous way on foreign and defence policies . |
| 5 | If Christians can agree 25 December as the supposed date for an alleged birth it should not take them 2,000 years to agree a date for an alleged death . |
| 6 | Having coined and rehearsed the right phrases he never saw any reason why he should not use them several times , so he concluded , ‘ We do n't , I take it , want the police putting their big feet in it all over the place . ’ |
| 7 | Because of the existence of such prejudice among the early believers , it should not surprise us that prejudice will , and does , exist in churches today . |
| 8 | It should not surprise us that misery turns to protest when the temptation of the ballot box invites . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ And you should not ask me that , either , ’ said Sally-Anne , head erect , carriage proud , refusing to be won over . |
| 10 | If I wrote , I must n't make it clear from the envelope what the letter was about , or mention the title of the book on the outside . |
| 11 | ‘ You really must n't ask me that , Mrs McBride . |
| 12 | Yeah you 're okay , you can go swimming , it should n't do you any harm . |
| 13 | Sorry to start that way up , but still that 's the way , should n't do it that way I get confused whether I 'm putting the right word down . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm not sure we should n't do it all outside . |
| 15 | Charlotte was drinking sherry , do n't suppose , should n't tell you that but she only had one little drop and I was |
| 16 | The chap there said , ‘ I really should n't tell you this , but there has been a political dispute over the spelling of ecu . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Perhaps I should n't tell you this , but — but one of the walled gardens is locked up . |
| 18 | Should n't tell you this , but when you 're retired there 's nothing much they can do to you , is there ? |
| 19 | Half a gross on each board yeah , oh you could n't move away from your board at all and it was erm Mr his eyes seemed to be perhaps I should n't tell you this , but I 'm going to , it may be a bit humorous for you my er Mr used to send me out through the back way into street I think it is now , to wait for the paperman with a sporting book oh should I have said that ? |
| 20 | ‘ I was contacted — by the consul in Monte — oh , I should n't tell you these things , but … ’ |
| 21 | I should n't think it great easy to fall off a boat actually would you ? |
| 22 | Randall , 38 , who hit more than 1,000 first-class runs for Nottinghamshire , said : ‘ I 've had a bit of cartilage trimmed off , but it feels fine now and should n't cause me any problems at all next season . ’ |
| 23 | It should n't take me much more than half an hour . |
| 24 | Well , you should n't trust him further than you can throw him . |
| 25 | It may not make them popular , but it will usually make them right . |
| 26 | Conversely , the firm may use a non-conventional channel like mail order which requires minimal investment in salespeople , although the physical characteristics of the product may not make it suitable for mail order . |
| 27 | ‘ But he may not think it grand enough . ’ |
| 28 | ’ The good news is that he may not do you any positive harm . |
| 29 | The big potential drawback of a personal pension , particularly for an older person , is that it may not offer you such attractive benefits as your present pension arrangements . |
| 30 | Mr Menem 's show of leniency towards a few elderly officers may not keep them quiet for long . |