Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] [adv] [vb infin] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | This case shows neither that employers should refuse jobs to those who have a murky past nor that they should not entrust secrets to subordinate employees — that is impracticable — but that they should not simply rely on the implied duty of confidence ; it can lead to misunderstandings and difficulties as to what is really secret . |
| 2 | Instructions should not only advise on the method of use but also indicate the product limitations and the checks and controls that can be applied to make sure that those limitations are not exceeded . |
| 3 | attention should not only focus on the workplace . |
| 4 | I know if I feel depressed I should n't just sit on my own , you just dwell on it : ‘ Why did I do this , why did I do that ? ’ |
| 5 | But the Utopia of machine-independence may not ultimately appear on the custodial atlas of the future . |
| 6 | Many people do not like working in an atmosphere of petty theft , and while they may not actually inform on their colleagues , they might well have taken the first opportunity to leave . |
| 7 | As the entries may not necessarily fit on one physical line , they may be continued by following any closing square bracket with a minus sign ( as shown in the example ) . |
| 8 | As the entries may not necessarily fit on one physical line , they may be continued by following any closing square bracket with a minus sign ( as shown in the example ) . |
| 9 | He can also play at fullback and handles the place-kicking duties well , and looks a player of genuine class , although this may not really blossom on this tour . |
| 10 | The problem in a nutshell is whether particular forms of scientific and religious commitment might not separately depend on ulterior forces of social and economic change . |
| 11 | The United States could not properly insist on " a blank check " . |
| 12 | The tsar had good reason to listen to the advice of his financial experts , for not only were his finances in a desperate state but also he could not easily borrow on western markets so long as the empire 's accounting procedures remained inadequate . |
| 13 | The University of Reading 's survey comments that most small farmers ‘ could not even subsist on these farms if they did not have outside sources of income . |
| 14 | Following the great betrayal of 1882 , when Gladstone presided over the annexation of Egypt , they could not even rely on the Liberal party to resist the imperialist tide . |
| 15 | He could not even stand on it . |
| 16 | The vicomtes of Béarn could not therefore rely on the loyalty of those of their vassals who also held lands , offices and pensions from the king-dukes when an Anglo-French war erupted in Aquitaine . |
| 17 | Since railways were built anywhere , they could not necessarily rely on a local labour-force , but developed a corps of nomadic labourers ( known in Britain as the ‘ navvies ’ ) , such as still characterises the great construction projects all over the world . |
| 18 | The Liberal Democrat spokesman , Mr Charles Kennedy , quoted a letter from the Department of Health which admitted patients were in a weak position to make meaningful comparisons or to shop around , so the NHS could not always rely on competition to make sure that its internal and external markets worked effectively . |
| 19 | But this is not to say that the great were the only people who mattered politically ; and they could not always rely on their followers . |
| 20 | At this rate he could n't even count on keeping his housekeeping job much longer . |
| 21 | And we could n't You could n't just swim on the surface because if you let any part of your body above the water for any length of time , I mean it just burnt . |
| 22 | made it down the right hand side , he 's wearing number eleven but he came down the right hand side on this occasion and er a deep cross , he pulled it back brilliantly and who 'd missed that earlier header was there and could n't really miss on this occasion , but it was a fine header by him . |
| 23 | And from that Sunday the tent collapsed we could n't really concentrate on anything else . |
| 24 | One area in which the CEGB could n't always rely on support was the media . |
| 25 | Tendring District Council 's economic development unit will be manning a stand at the Colchester Enterprise Show in July and are keen for small businesses , which would not normally exhibit on their own , to join them . |
| 26 | We would not normally insist on the wording in square brackets where the client 's legal advisers consider that the words are not required . |
| 27 | Since the conference would not initially focus on the problems inside Afghanistan Kabul need not be invited . |
| 28 | And in Hawaiian terms , the Mediterranean would n't even register on the swell scale . |
| 29 | Now you ca n't even rely on seeing a live performance at a live concert ! |
| 30 | You ca n't even separate on the ‘ map ’ screens , so you 're doomed to wander around together — does this sound like serious roleplaying , or does it sound like Golden Axe ? |