Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He told the others they must not forget about roast Gnome being a traditional dish for the Gruagach 's grander festivals .
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 Economics must not come before democratic politics .
4 In 1961 CORE ( p. 67 ) dispatched a group of " freedom riders " , black and white , to the South to test the Supreme Court decision that restaurants and other facilities at bus stations must not discriminate against interstate travellers .
5 According to the functionalist , then , to explain the existence of a social institution we must not look for purposive intention on the part of individuals but , rather , we should investigate the fact that the social system as a whole requires its needs to be satisfied .
6 The problem should not arise during direct processing , as every valid key has a corresponding record .
7 He should not intervene in little local difficulties in Cambridgeshire which , sooner or later , will be sorted out when the authority spends its additional resources sensibly by devoting them to raising the quality of education .
8 Moreover , the supporters of Morgan add , this should not lead to unmeritorious acquittals , because juries will not allow bogus defences to succeed : in Morgan itself the House of Lords was satisfied that the basis for the defence was so weak that a correctly directed jury would have found the defendants guilty .
9 It was concerned that proposed new arrangements should not lead to undue development in sensitive areas and it favoured a degree of continuing Government control over minimum standards at motorway service areas .
10 Any good weight loss regime should not lead to extreme hunger ; it should be so easy that you can stick with the diet until all the weight is off .
11 The privatised electricity industry should not rely on imported coal ‘ dumped ’ at artificially low prices , he said .
12 The consultant emphasised if she followed his instructions implicitly there was no reason she should not return to full health .
13 I simply do not understand why Britain should provide a free international health service or why the health service should not benefit from outside contributions .
14 The decree also stipulated that foreigners should not participate in political activities , " work studies " or research .
15 In most industries economies of scale usually lead to cost reductions , and within limits , there is no reason why the same principle should not apply to flying training .
16 The reasonable foreseeability test should not apply in strict liability torts as foresight of damage is not generally required to establish liability .
17 The book creates the impression that accounts are a jungle into which the untutored layman should not venture without good rations and a reliable guide .
18 He said that involvement in Association activities should not interfere with promotional prospects or a proper career path .
19 Any specification drawn up should not deal with technical/academic qualifications and/or experience alone .
20 Thus , transcendentalist patterns of belief should not count as social representations .
21 His limited experience of the nature of modern warfare convinced him that those who sacrificed themselves for their country should not die in vain .
22 In an effort to improve relations with senior officers on the question of homosexuals in the armed services , he moved closer to agreeing that recruiting officers should not ask about sexual orientation and that recruits should not flaunt it .
23 ‘ My dear , you must n't interfere with other people 's arrangements . ’
24 You should n't start with nice simple constant numbers , maybe thousands all the way across , cos the eye 's very good at detecting irregular patterns , and when you put nice simple numbers in , the eye can see these irregular patterns clearly , and highlighting errors .
25 You should n't go to other consultants because they 're not as good as us .
26 You should n't talk to ministerial drivers . ’
27 Jemson 's problems should n't detract from woeful Wednesday 's own troubles and their disappointing performance .
28 And the relative autonomy of certain factors within the whole allows the possibility of uneven development ; for example an economic mode of production may run ahead of a legitimating ideology , or a scientific revolution may not lead to technological change .
29 These impairments may or may not lead to functional disability , resulting in a handicap .
30 Portuguese and Danish funds may not invest in other countries .
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