Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While on sick leave , you must not work for another employer and should not engage in activities which your illness would normally prevent and which could therefore raise doubts about the nature of your illness . |
| 2 | If , however , you have started at the Bar , there is no reason why you should not apply for any local government post that tempts you . |
| 3 | We have all heard of the addiction caused by long-term taking of tranquillisers but did you realise that the effect of sleeping pills can last well into the following day and many antihistamines ( commonly taken to relieve colds or allergies ) can make you so drowsy that you should not drive for some hours after taking them ? |
| 4 | Must n't fall for that . |
| 5 | Having got this far there 's no reason why John Peel should n't continue for many years to come and it 'll certainly be a sad day if he ever does decide to hang up those headphones . |
| 6 | Having got this far there 's no reason why John Peel should n't continue for many years to come and it 'll certainly be a sad day if he ever does decide to hang up those headphones . |
| 7 | While I appreciate that in many cultures a woman 's failure to marry can have serious socio-economic implications which may not exist for many women in the UK , I was distressed by AI promoting this view of marriage as the raison d'etre of a woman , and of a woman whose hymen has been perforated as ‘ damaged goods ’ . |
| 8 | The DoH may have to redraft the guidelines , and even if the legal difficulties are overcome the guidelines may not appear for another two to three weeks — a frustrating delay for professionals at a time when social worker are increasingly being blamed by the public for failing to control young people in care . |
| 9 | Managers have different talents and abilities , and what may work for one may not work for another . |
| 10 | Physical miracles may not happen for each person but I felt miracles can happen within everyone . |
| 11 | This is another area where liability may not emerge for several years , as in the case of industrial disease . |
| 12 | These results indicate that a pretranslational mechanism contributes to the reduction in ATF1 protein levels observed during differentiation but may not account for all of the reduction . |
| 13 | These may not account for many university graduates ( although relatively more in Scotland ) , but they are rather more important in the polytechnics and colleges , especially in the latter where such multi-subject combined or general degrees are quite common ( outside Scotland ) . |
| 14 | planning applications and er er items relating to Poor Lane , er and also the traffic on Station Road later on , er I think it 's rather complicated to talk about all of these at at one go , because I know er different members of the public have come for different reasons and perhaps , for the moment , I 'll not ask for any comments about Mr Smith 's proposals on Poor Lane , er nor er comments about Station Road , er but I will ask you if you want to refer to planning applications , er we have three planning applications , one is to extend the car park behind the pub , one is for a change of plan to one of the houses on the development adjacent to us , er and the third one is er er the plans submitted by Grant Development at Thorney , erm , I suspect most comments will be about the last , er perhaps I should ask first if anybody wants to make any comments about proposals behind the reindeer in , or at Chapel cottage site , does anybody , er in the public want to mention those erm , well we will go on to the one at Thorney then , and you 're Mr Walker ? |
| 15 | Although it made him uneasy , he could not tell for some moments what it was . |
| 16 | Downes himself could not stay for more than a few minutes . |
| 17 | Harry could not move , could not speak , could not judge for this suspended moment whether what he saw was recollected or imagined . |
| 18 | It was held that the tailor could not sue for any money because the goods were not necessaries ; the minor was already well supplied with waistcoats . |
| 19 | The editor of that paper and the writer could not sue for this honest , if exaggerated , appraisal of their work . |
| 20 | Psychoanalytic theory reached a point where it could not account for all the observations made within the analytic setting , nor for the murdering impulses shown in mankind 's historical and cultural development . |
| 21 | Without it , psychoanalytic theory could not account for all that it had been observed human beings could do to themselves and to one another . |
| 22 | They argued that an interpretation in terms of the relative potency of crossed and uncrossed pathways could not account for this result . |
| 23 | Yet Richard , who always put each section of his life , when it was finished with , quietly behind him , and liked to be able to give a rational explanation for everything , could not account for this , his attachment to Lord Jim . |
| 24 | ‘ We could n't hope for more . |
| 25 | I mean I could n't walk for any great distance with it but I 'm going to have taxis . |
| 26 | The day begins early and hours of endless sunshine stretch ahead with miles of perfect beach just yards from the Club , the dedicated sunbather could n't wish for more . |
| 27 | You really could n't ask for much more at this price . |
| 28 | You really could n't ask for much more at this price . |
| 29 | Spencer has his characters busy washing sheets , making beds , tidying cupboards , and Christ and his apostles appear in Cookham as though attending a summer regatta- ’ ‘ Fine , ’ he says , rising from his chair , ‘ I could n't ask for more proof of realism , of everyday life … |
| 30 | Oh I could n't say for that . |