Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] not [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do not be fooled by the cheeky chappy grin and baggy jumper — Richard Branson may not play by the rules but he plays to win . |
| 2 | Taiwan must not come under communist control ; it was not essential for the United States to control the island but the Chinese communists must not capture it . |
| 3 | During October 1989 the Bush administration appeared to take a more positive stance on perestroika , playing down the views of Deputy National Security Adviser Robert Gates , the leading proponent of the view that the USA should not react strongly to perestroika , because the reformist Soviet administration under Gorbachev might not survive for long . |
| 4 | She was nearly as sceptical as Dr Neil about the reason for McAllister 's presence in their life , but she was such a good , hard-working creature , despite her decorative appearance , that Matey could not quarrel with her . |
| 5 | Ceauşescu could not profit from this because he had none to sell . |
| 6 | But if exactly the same type of accident as occurred in the Russian RBMK could not occur in a British PWR , was that the end of the story ? |
| 7 | Mr Gorbachev could not care less whether Romania endorses perestroika and glasnost or the Soviet Union 's foreign policies . |
| 8 | The church was very full and although Amabel could not speak to everyone on her progress to the front pew she paused before taking her seat and smiled sweetly , generally , at the congregation , hoping that no one would feel left out . |
| 9 | The Report echoed some of the criticism advanced by witnesses that the WEA could not decide on its future and , at least in some Districts , had lost the pioneering spirit , but concluded nonetheless that ‘ voluntaryism as exemplified by the Workers ’ Educational Association is essential if the spirit of adult education is to be preserved' . |
| 10 | With this end in view the United States could not afford to be seen by the USSR as firmly aligned with Great Britain . |
| 11 | Scott could not succeed without outside finance , and soon this was supplied by David Astor , then editor of the London Observer , who put up half the money for a new venture , the Central African Mail , which began publishing in 1960 . |
| 12 | A judgment that Nicaragua could not enter into the later treaty without according Costa Rica its rights gave Costa Rica its preferred remedy . |
| 13 | If Edward could not get at them here without the hazards of the river-crossing , neither could they get at him . |
| 14 | As a non-member of the League , Mexico could not rely upon France 's obligations with respect to the League . |
| 15 | Suddenly Shiona could not look at him . |
| 16 | BMC General Secretary Derek Walker would not speculate on the outcome of these meetings , adding : ‘ It would be wrong for me to pre-empt any decision of the Management Committee . |
| 17 | Many parties were expected to take up the offer , although Fernando Belaúnde Terry , a former President and leader of the Popular Action ( AP ) party , stated that unless the holding municipal elections was restored to the current year [ see below ] , the AP would not participate in any talks . |
| 18 | Bob Kernohan would not object to being called a very conservative Conservative . |
| 19 | Now Dennis will not sit on any of the committees , well we simply could not get our view and the representation that we want if we did not have erm membership of er particular er committees . |
| 20 | ‘ Celtic have problems that wo n't be sorted out over 90 minutes at Dens Park and Dundee will not go into this game as the underdogs , ’ said Stainrod . |
| 21 | Gazza can not wait to be one of them again . |
| 22 | Thus , Pace argues , Corbett can not serve as the authority on which Parker J. wished to rely in Tan . |
| 23 | It is trying to assert itself politically , offering money the PLO can not match to young , educated Gazans to join the Islamist movement . |
| 24 | Of course , Miss Kenton can not hope by returning at this stage ever to retrieve those lost years , and it will be my first duty to impress this upon her when we meet . |
| 25 | The question of how it has been spent , by the first two of them at least , raises important issues of public policy , but even Holroyd can not succeed in making such matters positively en thralling . |
| 26 | In this case , Sheila might not agree to Mark 's removal , but she might compromise over periods of respite care with his grandmother , which would satisfy the paediatrician 's concerns . |
| 27 | The other five were well aware of the fragility of the Fourth Republic , especially after the 1956 French election , and fearing that the EEC might not happen with a different government in power in Paris , were keen to get things moving as quickly as possible . |
| 28 | I would have been quite happy just to have been on the bench for the entire championship but , as it turned out , I had another big incentive in that as Gary might not play for the rest of the Five Nations there would be four internationals available if I proved good enough ’ . |
| 29 | From evidence available this week , by which I mean the remarkable feats of sharp reflex and well-practised agility Peter Shilton performed against Poland in a crucial World Cup qualifying tie in Chorzow , England ought not to embark for Italy next summer without first packing trench tools and barbed wire , while giving some serious attention to the laying of mines in their penalty area . |
| 30 | In his electoral speeches , Boris Yeltsin had emphasised that the president of Russia should not belong to a political party . |