Example sentences of "[modal v] not [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Queen Margaret is most welcome to return but she must not bring an army of twenty thousand English ‘ advisers ’ with her . |
| 2 | It follows that the conditions laid down for the registration of vessels must not form an obstacle to freedom of establishment within the meaning of articles 52 et seq . |
| 3 | Many people ( in this authority ) are critical of the education system and of comprehensive schools , we must not give an opportunity for them to be critical . |
| 4 | The file name must not contain a node name , device , directory , logical name or version number , eg : |
| 5 | The file name must not contain a node name , device , directory , logical name or version number , eg : CONTAINS-SOURCE-OF [ USERINTERFACE ] - PREFERRED-ISSUE-IN-FILE [ USINT.CRL ] |
| 6 | However , the Exchange requires that the price must not exceed a price equal to 5 per cent above the average of the middle market quotations taken from the Daily Official List for the 10 business days before the purchase is made ( para 30.4 , Chapter 2 , Section 5 of the Yellow Book ) . |
| 7 | On the hearing of a debtor 's petition , the court must not make a bankruptcy order where the total of the debtor 's debts would be less than the " small bankruptcies level " , currently £20,000 , the minimum value of the debtor 's assets would be equal to or more than the " minimum amount " , currently £2,000 , the debtor has not been adjudicated bankrupt nor entered into any composition with his creditors or scheme of arrangement within the last five years and it would be appropriate to appoint an insolvency practitioner to prepare a report ( s 273 ) . |
| 8 | The court must not make a bankruptcy order unless it is satisfied that the debt , or one of the debts , in respect of which the petition was presented has not been paid nor secured or compounded for , or is a debt which the debtor has no reasonable prospect of being able to pay when it falls due ( s 271(1) ) . |
| 9 | The hon. and learned Gentleman must not make a speech that he might make if I were to call him . |
| 10 | The court must therefore be satisfied that the order will positively contribute to the child 's welfare and must not make an order unless it considers that doing so would be better for the child than making no order at all . |
| 11 | Pupils must not leave a class or go out of school during school hours without permission . |
| 12 | You must not tell a citizen of Marseilles that Petronius , the author of the Satyricon , was not born near the Vieux-Port . |
| 13 | ( 1 ) He must not reach a decision which is irrational , that is : |
| 14 | Dr Jolyon Oxley of the Standing Committee on Postgraduate Medical Education warns that we must not reach a stage where teaching is done ‘ only by the professional educators . ’ |
| 15 | He must not miss a chance when it comes through being preoccupied with something else . |
| 16 | If you are fond of flowers and gardens , you must not miss a visit to the gardens of Quinta do Palheiro . |
| 17 | We must not believe a word that Herman says , for she described her Christmas stocking differently , and with some pleasure . |
| 18 | ( 7 ) A board must not consider an objection made to it in private . |
| 19 | Rule 5 — 30(1) provides that a firm must not recommend a transaction to a private customer or act as a discretionary manager unless it has taken reasonable steps to enable the private customer to understand the nature of the risks involved . |
| 20 | The basic principle is that the amendment must not cause an injustice . |
| 21 | ‘ Oh , please , you must not say a word to anyone ! ’ |
| 22 | It is appreciated that you may , through no fault of your own , experience difficulty in returning corrected tests promptly but you must not allow a backlog of unmarked tests to accumulate . |
| 23 | They would all be returning to town in the autumn to meet some sons of good families in Riba ; she 'd been saving for years , money from the pigeons , money from the cheeses , the almonds , her mother 's money when she died — may she rest in peace and perpetual light shine on her — she 'd hidden it from that villainous landlord who 'd strip everyone of their surplus if he knew how much they 'd hoarded , but they 'd never find out , the folk were far too tight to let anyone know , and he , Davide , must not breathe a word . |
| 24 | That charter declared expressly that its implementation ‘ must not entail an extension of the Community 's powers as defined by the Treaties ’ , and listed in detail the existing provisions which could be used . |
| 25 | Those taking up job-release allowances must not take a job or set up in business on their own , and their employer must undertake to recruit as soon as possible a registered unemployed worker . |
| 26 | In the rear an adult may be restrained in preference to the child , however an adult must not deny a child the use . |
| 27 | While you must not read a speech , you should make notes . |
| 28 | A company 's name must not include a trade mark unless its owner 's consent is obtained . |
| 29 | Thou shalt not stir a foot out of this house , nor the face of a stranger peep within the gates . |
| 30 | But what of the mini-commandments : Thou shalt not sit and watch television all evening ; Thou shalt not have a lie-in on Sunday morning ? |