Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We must not start accusing each other of murder . |
| 2 | Entrants must be aged 16 to 25 , and must not have done any professional modelling or have an existing portfolio . |
| 3 | First the fire of God 's anger burns so fiercely among them , that parts of the camp are destroyed ( again we must not try to rationalize these events : they are meant to be seen as miraculous , and whatever we think of such miracle , we must accept the terms in which the story is written ) . |
| 4 | Early in their relationship Peter learned that he must not try to take more than Kate was prepared to give . |
| 5 | We must not try to treat all four CO groups together , as the two pairs are not equivalent . |
| 6 | However , I should not care to put any money on even a single defeat . |
| 7 | This was given practical effect through the Court 's warning that in implementing the duty of non-recognition , States should not refuse to apply multilateral treaties where the adverse consequences of non-performance would fall directly upon the people . |
| 8 | Music lovers should not start feeling apprehensive , for the whole circus moves to London when it is time for the Aldeburgh festival . |
| 9 | I should not advise raising this topic at the present time . |
| 10 | ‘ a judge has not and should not appear to have any responsibility for the institution of prosecutions ; nor has he any power to refuse to allow a prosecution to proceed merely because he considers that , as a matter of policy , it ought not to have been brought . |
| 11 | However , in a semi-strong efficient market as the International Stock Exchange in London we should not expect to find any evidence for P/E ratio being a reliable predictor of returns or volatility of returns . |
| 12 | In these areas we should not expect to find deserted , shrunken or moved villages , but the equivalent for hamlets and farms , and this is indeed the case with hundreds of such sites identified on Dartmoor and in west Somerset , for example ; this will be discussed further in Chapter 7 . |
| 13 | Sometimes a more matronly dame may preside at a table whereon is a large basin of curds , jugs of cream , a number of strong dessert-plates and horn spoons , and a goodly array of oaten cakes ; so you may thus have curds and cream in the land of brown heath — and if lovely scenery lends a zest to wholesome fare , you should not fail to patronize this vendor of good things . |
| 14 | Major 's difficult domestic position was one of the factors leading German Chancellor Helmut Kohl , who met Major on June 9 , and President Mitterrand of France , who had talks with Major on June 24 , to agree that the Luxembourg summit should not attempt to enforce binding decisions . |
| 15 | Although subjects gave the risk rating immediately on hearing the tone it was stressed that their safety should be the main consideration , thus they should not attempt to perform any judgment task until they felt comfortable with the driving situation . |
| 16 | The conditions of use to which all users are required to agree insist among other things that users should not attempt to identify particular individuals or households , that the data should only be used for academic purposes , and that any publications which make extensive use of the data should acknowledge this . |
| 17 | In making provision for open space and in considering the location of houses on plots and their relationship to each other local planning authorities should not attempt to prescribe rigid formulae . |
| 18 | You should not need to go higher than this . |
| 19 | To the rejoinder that he wear the gown showing his ‘ highest proficiency ’ he replied , ‘ Ah , well , 1 should not need to put any other gown in my bag than 1 usually carry ’ , by which he meant his night-gown , as ‘ that represents my greatest proficiency ’ . |
| 20 | As long as you buy good quality seed potatoes you should not need to use any pesticides — planting ordinary potatoes is not recommended as they can succumb to viruses . |
| 21 | Perhaps , one starts to think , the 40-overs beast was actually quite a friendly animal after all , and should not need to follow other endangered species into extinction . |
| 22 | You should not need to feel inadequate because you do not understand all the technical terms of someone else 's profession . |
| 23 | He added that " if an expert offers his opinion , it should not need to produce such a scandal " . |
| 24 | The nation should not need to accept lower levels of achievement among all its graduates in order to widen access to higher education . |
| 25 | By implication , the law should not seek to produce such an undesirable result . |
| 26 | John Hayes , secretary-general of the Law Society , said the advantages ought to apply to all solicitors and the board should not seek to produce artificial criteria for selection . |
| 27 | ‘ The question should not seek to separate alternative therapies from orthodox ones , ’ he says . |
| 28 | ‘ Now the deed contained an express clause that the release to Goddard should not operate to discharge any one jointly or otherwise liable to the plaintiff for the same debts . |
| 29 | Bridge lengths vary from three to four rigs on the Leine to an average ten rigs on the Weser and really , given the practised excellence of the crews , this last thirty-one-rig bridge of Exercise Neptune 's Gallop 1989 should not have aroused much emotion , but it did made the thirtieth of June a little bit different . |
| 30 | But many people felt that the camera should not have stayed fixed on the couple as they reached climax . |