Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] [verb] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We must not leave the eighteenth century without mention of the great typefounder and printer of Birmingham , John Baskerville ( 1706–75 ) , who not only designed the famous type that bears his name but greatly improved the general standard of English printing and gave us , in 1763 , one of the most splendid editions of the Bible . |
| 2 | We must not expend every last drop of sympathy on William Titford the cardmaker , for there are others who need some too ; William 's brother Thomas was one . |
| 3 | Their Lordships accept the ‘ Salisbury doctrine ’ , produced by Lord Salisbury during the era of the post-war Attlee administration , which asserts that the Upper House should not stop the second reading of a bill that embodies proposals which appeared in the election manifesto of the governing party . |
| 4 | New Scientist should not allow the first weapons with terminal guidance to be installed before noting that the accuracy is needed to destroy missiles in hardened concrete silos : in other words for a first strike . |
| 5 | Dr Runcie stressed the terrorists should not have the last word . |
| 6 | The Medicines Information Bill is founded on two main principles : that those who keep secrets should not have the last word on where secrecy begins and ends and that openness should be the rule and secrecy the exception . |
| 7 | What satisfies one individual may not satisfy the next . |
| 8 | Members may not put a second account number on a card . |
| 9 | to the third year and I might not do the fourth year . |
| 10 | PLO chair Yassir Arafat said on Nov. 25 that the talks were at a " dead-end " and that a Palestinian delegation might not attend the eighth round . |
| 11 | Talk of the 17th prompted the comment in the 1913 suggestion book as to whether the 2nd hole might not become the 17th and the 3rd hole the 2nd , a not uncommon suggestion today . |
| 12 | But back Northampton went and though they held the first Nottingham surge they could not stop the second and scrum-half Hughes dived over on the left to score a try which earned a standing ovation . |
| 13 | They could not exclude a fourth person nominated by the company . |
| 14 | I am afraid that I could not catch the last part of my hon. Friend 's question , but I agree with him about the importance that he attaches to the single market . |
| 15 | since I am one of those people who do something the wrong way round , if there is the slightest opportunity , I also inserted the needle incorrectly the first time only spotting my mistake when I read on and found that I could not follow the next instruction if my needle was at the back of the work . |
| 16 | ‘ Markham received help for two years , but with new applicants coming along it was felt he could not receive a third grant . ’ |
| 17 | The treaty was never implemented , however , perhaps because the French could not raise the first instalment of the ransom in the six months specified , and in May 1359 the ‘ Second Treaty of London ’ was concluded . |
| 18 | Unfortunately , I could n't fish the last two but in my side challenge with Simon I did n't need to . |
| 19 | We ordered so much we could n't eat the last dish they brought us , could n't even touch it . |
| 20 | He could n't do the last thing cos |
| 21 | and he could n't hack the first year , he failed the first year , and he failed the resits . |
| 22 | Then Wayne would complain that he could n't memorize the next day 's dialogue if he did n't know what they were filming , and Huston , according to Wayne , replied , ‘ Do n't worry , we 'll improvise . ’ |
| 23 | Davenport asked for a move last month because he could n't get a first team chance . |
| 24 | In the second half , they were on top again , but just could n't get the first goal , which was always going to be vital in such a close battle . |
| 25 | I could n't remember the last time he 'd shown me so much affection . |
| 26 | Transfer-listed Davenport could n't remember the last time he 'd played alongside deadly Don in the league . |
| 27 | It tasted dry , like pasteboard , but it was food and I could n't remember the last time I had eaten . |
| 28 | Blake could n't remember the last time he had sat down . |
| 29 | She could n't remember the last time that she 'd invited a man into her home , and now it made her feel uneasy to watch Luke Calder inspecting all these snippets of her life . |
| 30 | Well as usual we could n't remember the last time you came , I was trying to think the last time |