Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One must not open up the possibility for either partner in a marriage or a relationship to murder their partner , not as a result of a sudden , temporary loss of control , but as a result of a careful , well thought out and premeditated plan . |
| 2 | The consoling shrink tells George that , ‘ We must not rule out the possibility that you are a bird — a loony bird . |
| 3 | The user must not switch off the computer before this option is chosen as this could affect further use of the files on disk . |
| 4 | If we offer this kind of text to children , and if the gulf between the two languages is to be bridged , then we must not play down the magnitude of the learning task which children face . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | They had decided that they should not walk up the staircase to the throne room but find another route to approach their captors . |
| 9 | However , you should not work out the entire mock interview beforehand or you will lose the element of spontaneity . |
| 10 | They say he may not live out the summer . ’ |
| 11 | Also deduction of the Fund 's initial charge ( where applicable ) means that if an investor withdraws from his investment in the short term he may not get back the amount he originally invested . |
| 12 | Of course , as with any investment in stocks and shares , the value of units and the income from them can go down as well as up , and an investor may not get back the amount originally invested . |
| 13 | Yes , let's not open up the debate about chairmanship of meetings er , got a couple more people |
| 14 | These facts do no more , however , than suggest that one ought not to rule out the possibility that Molla Fenari may have made the pilgrimage in company with Seyh Zeyneddin . |
| 15 | I ought not to hand over the case notes until it 's authorised . ’ |
| 16 | She could conceivably be denied by Kitrina Douglas , the winner of this season 's St Moritz Classic and European Masters , although even if she were to win each of the last four tournaments , she still might not make up the £30,000 deficit on De Lorenzi . |
| 17 | And said , oh , let's go and find a cup of coffee but , have a bit of a walk and walk down to conference but we 'll not walk down the prom |
| 18 | ‘ We both know I 'll not live out the year . |
| 19 | When pope , barons and many bishops , as well as the queen and apparently the royal heir , were largely agreed , Reynolds could not hold back the tide of change . |
| 20 | As his lips pressed against hers , warm and exciting , she could not hold back the longing inside her . |
| 21 | He contemplated becoming a teacher and giving up acting , except he could not shake off the desire . |
| 22 | Yet it was a strange and contradictory fact that on those grim days when even the May blossom and the busy life of all the creatures around the Park could not shake off the ever present fact of the bars and cages of the Zoo and the imprisoned animals , Mr Wolski found silent comfort in the presence of the remaining golden eagle . |
| 23 | She could not shake off the effect of the dream despite Comfort 's kindness , and her muscles still trembled . |
| 24 | Her latest ally , Soviet Russia , was reeling under Hitler 's onslaught and it was widely expected she could not last out the year . |
| 25 | Top-up arrangements are not permitted as part of a tender offer ( SAR 4.1(c) ) so the buyer could not make up the difference to shareholders who have already sold if a full bid on improved terms is made subsequently . |
| 26 | She could not make out the patch of canary-coloured light on the opposite wall , could not make out why the sun was shining and why her brown-stained hand , on the sheet , would not move for cold . |
| 27 | The position had been reached where she could not make out the labels on the cans of food she was heating up . |
| 28 | She could not make out the words , but knew instinctively they 'd been uttered by the uncle of her child . |
| 29 | Employers could not pass on the extra costs to the consumers either at home or abroad because of international competition — British goods would have been even more expensive than foreign goods . |
| 30 | Det Chief Insp Dave Sinclair said that although they could not rule out the possibility of someone else having fired the machine , the incident was now being treated as an accident . |