Example sentences of "[prep] it and [vb mod] not " in BNC.

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1 It is a mistake to put in a clause that you know will not be enforceable in the hope that employees will be afraid of it and will not try to compete when they leave .
2 She becomes frightened of the foal or aggressive towards it and will not let it suckle .
3 Thus the double layer moves more slowly than the average and so yet more growth layers pile up behind it and can not pass .
4 So I went looking for it and could n't find it !
5 a lot about it and sha n't be , frankly I 'm relieved I do n't actually know a lot but when the meeting to discuss what we 're supposed to do is on December tenth yo so I 'm a bit torn cos I in a way that 's what I ought to be doing even though the welfare business in a way that 's wh that 's what I ought to be doing cos it 's entirely .
6 However , the altimeter was buried and no doubt if it still has not been found , someone roving round the forests with their metal detectors today will come across it and will not be able to understand what an ancient altimeter is doing there after 60 years .
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