Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] [vb infin] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While on sick leave , you must not work for another employer and should not engage in activities which your illness would normally prevent and which could therefore raise doubts about the nature of your illness . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | If , however , you have started at the Bar , there is no reason why you should not apply for any local government post that tempts you . |
| 4 | We have all heard of the addiction caused by long-term taking of tranquillisers but did you realise that the effect of sleeping pills can last well into the following day and many antihistamines ( commonly taken to relieve colds or allergies ) can make you so drowsy that you should not drive for some hours after taking them ? |
| 5 | Must n't fall for that . |
| 6 | Having got this far there 's no reason why John Peel should n't continue for many years to come and it 'll certainly be a sad day if he ever does decide to hang up those headphones . |
| 7 | Having got this far there 's no reason why John Peel should n't continue for many years to come and it 'll certainly be a sad day if he ever does decide to hang up those headphones . |
| 8 | ( vii ) Persons guilty of a corrupt practice are disqualified from standing in any constituency for five years ; persons guilty of an illegal practice may not stand for five years in the constituency in which the offence was committed ( see above , pp.75–6 ) . |
| 9 | powerful local managers may not stand for centralised decision making . |
| 10 | While I appreciate that in many cultures a woman 's failure to marry can have serious socio-economic implications which may not exist for many women in the UK , I was distressed by AI promoting this view of marriage as the raison d'etre of a woman , and of a woman whose hymen has been perforated as ‘ damaged goods ’ . |
| 11 | The DoH may have to redraft the guidelines , and even if the legal difficulties are overcome the guidelines may not appear for another two to three weeks — a frustrating delay for professionals at a time when social worker are increasingly being blamed by the public for failing to control young people in care . |
| 12 | Managers have different talents and abilities , and what may work for one may not work for another . |
| 13 | Physical miracles may not happen for each person but I felt miracles can happen within everyone . |
| 14 | This is another area where liability may not emerge for several years , as in the case of industrial disease . |
| 15 | A MERSEYRAIL train may not run for three months because of vandals . |
| 16 | These results indicate that a pretranslational mechanism contributes to the reduction in ATF1 protein levels observed during differentiation but may not account for all of the reduction . |
| 17 | These may not account for many university graduates ( although relatively more in Scotland ) , but they are rather more important in the polytechnics and colleges , especially in the latter where such multi-subject combined or general degrees are quite common ( outside Scotland ) . |
| 18 | This was drawn up on account of the difficulty which the negotiators at The Hague had in agreeing whether or not irregular forces in occupied territory might or might not qualify for combatant status , but its words have a wider relevance : |
| 19 | Even if they were noted , they might not survive for longer than the solution of the particular case or point . |
| 20 | planning applications and er er items relating to Poor Lane , er and also the traffic on Station Road later on , er I think it 's rather complicated to talk about all of these at at one go , because I know er different members of the public have come for different reasons and perhaps , for the moment , I 'll not ask for any comments about Mr Smith 's proposals on Poor Lane , er nor er comments about Station Road , er but I will ask you if you want to refer to planning applications , er we have three planning applications , one is to extend the car park behind the pub , one is for a change of plan to one of the houses on the development adjacent to us , er and the third one is er er the plans submitted by Grant Development at Thorney , erm , I suspect most comments will be about the last , er perhaps I should ask first if anybody wants to make any comments about proposals behind the reindeer in , or at Chapel cottage site , does anybody , er in the public want to mention those erm , well we will go on to the one at Thorney then , and you 're Mr Walker ? |
| 21 | In reply , Sir Derek said that though he could not speak for other directors , ‘ my resignation has been available to the board from the day all this started . |
| 22 | Coniston School principal Madeleine Harvey hit back yesterday at claims that her teachers could not cater for four-year-old Nicholas . |
| 23 | He could not sleep for two days before Billy 's first night , on 1 May 1974 , and he was unable to eat during the day of the opening show , which was attended by Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother . |
| 24 | I could not sleep for sheer fatigue . |
| 25 | Unfortunately , some of the patients could not return for frequent follow up visits to our clinic because of distance and also health care costs and were therefore referred back with our treatment plan to their own physicians . |
| 26 | Although it made him uneasy , he could not tell for some moments what it was . |
| 27 | Downes himself could not stay for more than a few minutes . |
| 28 | Mr Anderson told the tribunal he could not apply for bad debt relief until 12 months after the debt had arisen while Customs had penalised him for paying the VAT ‘ a mere 16 days late . ’ |
| 29 | Minors could not qualify for free shares under the terms of the recent Abbey conversion to a public limited company . |
| 30 | Harry could not move , could not speak , could not judge for this suspended moment whether what he saw was recollected or imagined . |