Example sentences of "[vb mod] not [vb infin] [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I must not detain you any longer , Madame . ’ |
| 2 | Then , curled up in bed that night , she told Fenna that she must not do it anymore , she must not wander off , he must not let her . |
| 3 | She rested her head for a moment against his shoulder and then sat up straight , conscious that she must not ruffle her carefully coiffured hair . |
| 4 | I hope the negotiation with Norfolk will give us that opportunity and the negotiations with the Department of Transport as well , we must not leave them out , this they are crucial to the solution of the entirety of these province . |
| 5 | There was a riffle of suppressed laughter at this permitted intimacy , but Caterina pressed on , for Rosa must not cry any more , not like that , must not cast her off , not like that . |
| 6 | We must not let her down . |
| 7 | She must not lose him again . |
| 8 | They must not use it selfishly without regard to the social purposes which it should serve . |
| 9 | Mr Jordan , told the miners ' leader : ‘ The armies of mass pickets have been demobilised and the next Labour government must not call them up . |
| 10 | It should not betray it any further by building new architectural history . |
| 11 | Mr Byrne said : ‘ I respect these people 's right to their beliefs , but they should not shove them down people 's throats . |
| 12 | Is it really necessary for Mother to smell eternally of hens ? she wondered , and ushered her into the kitchen so that the unmistakable odour should not permeate her carefully prepared living-room . |
| 13 | Although they are somewhat late in entering the bids scenario , I believe we should not rule them out since having talked to my partner in Italy , he regards them very much as an niche buyer . |
| 14 | It really should not strike you as odd that I have been enquiring into your affairs — if I may so phrase it . |
| 15 | I should not expect them back before late in the afternoon . |
| 16 | If he has only tinned fruits and custard in his larder , he should not serve them up as coupe de fruits avec creme anglaise . |
| 17 | With this in mind , when considering situations where there are questions about very long term service lives , I suggest that current construction methods should not make it too difficult to incorporate any presently unthought of developments that might materialise in the future — be this in 20 or even 100 years time ! |
| 18 | Referring to Singapore 's military co-operation with Taiwan , Li told a press conference on Aug. 12 : " This is a fact , and we should not mind it too much . " |
| 19 | There is only one road over the mountains and down to the desert , so it was stupid to assume — as I had done , without really thinking about it — that we should not see them again . |
| 20 | But perhaps Gabriel and Boldwood were right , and she should not see him again ? |
| 21 | If Isabelle returned , he said , she should not find her home empty and unloved . ’ |
| 22 | The results of the survey are still controversial , so perhaps we should not allow them too much weight . |
| 23 | However , the feminist critique should not encourage us only to look at girls . |
| 24 | Although it might seem impossible to get cooperation from such a child , given his usual behaviour , this should not put you off . |
| 25 | Now that the Press releases have all been dispatched , the publicity details more or less finalised , I see no reason why I should not put you out of your misery , allay those nasty suspicious thoughts of yours ! ’ |
| 26 | However , if your circumstances change , and you can not keep to an arrangement , tell the fuel supplier , who should not cut you off without offering you another arrangement or a pre-payment meter . |
| 27 | The reader should not reject them outright if it so happens that they do not correspond to his own personal impressions . |
| 28 | ‘ Miss Malcolm , I 'm surprised that such a powerful voice , such a powerful manner , that we should not hear it out of the chorus … ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I think we should not trouble you further , ’ said the Archdeacon with finality . |
| 30 | ‘ We should not condemn it yet , but continue to look at how it is working out in practice , ’ says John Ransford . |