Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] not [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , I 'll have a go but I may not eat all this but if it was smaller it 's really tasty as well . |
| 2 | I may not possess any status or receive a substantial monthly pay cheque , but to have my trade grow entirely through my own efforts is one heck of a kick . |
| 3 | I may not have much to bequeath , but I can not endure the thought of my loved ones squabbling over my best earrings . |
| 4 | On her other flank , would the USSR ever say of China what Germany once said of Russia : today I can afford to go to war , tomorrow I may not have that luxury ? |
| 5 | And he seems to think I may not get any worse , but we sha n't know for a couple of weeks . ’ |
| 6 | Daddy , I may not see that one . |
| 7 | I may not like this , but I wo n't know unless I try it first . |
| 8 | ‘ I may not know much , but I know the best way to deal with situations like this . ’ |
| 9 | I may not know much about anatomy , but I am rug-smart . |
| 10 | ‘ Of course I know that I must not make this mistake . |
| 11 | ‘ Hummingbird , ’ the President said , ‘ I must not see that robot animal . |
| 12 | ‘ But I know I must not let those people get to me . |
| 13 | The result was that very soon indeed afterwards my father came with a very sad but kind face in to the room where I sat alone and told me he was sure I should not do that sort of thing again . |
| 14 | Lastly , I should not choose this manner of writing , wherein knowing myself inferior to myself , led by the genial power of nature to another task , I have the use as I may account that of my left hand . ’ |
| 15 | But all in all , I can see no genuine reason why I should not undertake this trip . |
| 16 | I knew I should not miss that appointment with him and I had to succeed in the match , ’ he said . |
| 17 | RUSSELL : No , I should not say that . |
| 18 | He said that this would be unnecessary and I got the distinct impression that I should not ask any more questions about it but be content that I had got my letter back . |
| 19 | I am surprised that the hon. Gentleman thinks that I should not have such occasions with business men . |
| 20 | I was greatly relieved , both because this decision was going to save me endless work in revision and because I knew that if all my marks over the year were taken into account I should not have any problem in passing . |
| 21 | ‘ Oh ! ’ answered the river , ‘ if all my drops of water were tears , I should not have enough to weep for Narcissus myself . |
| 22 | ‘ My wife thinks I might be risking all my credibility by coming back and that I might not get another job in football . |
| 23 | We 're leaving in a week and I might not get another chance to come and speak to you . |
| 24 | I might not win this time . |
| 25 | ‘ He wants you , not Sammy or anyone else , and if you wo n't do it , then you 're not just putting Ellen 's money at risk , but you 're putting my commission on the line too , and I might not like that . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ No , queen , I 'll not do that . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'll not brook such disobedience ! |
| 28 | You can be sure I 'll not leave that . ’ |
| 29 | And I 'll not put that prescription in till |
| 30 | I 'll not have that snigger … any snigger on my property . |