Example sentences of "must [not/n't] [vb infin] [pron] [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 | Under Method B , it is possible to limit the proportionate change in the pool by a fraction , which must not exceed one half . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | If a Brownie finds someone else 's egg before her own , she must not tell anyone else where it is . |
6 | She must not lose him again . |
7 | They must not use it selfishly without regard to the social purposes which it should serve . |
8 | Only they will probably both know that these must not include anything too worrying or controversial , which could create the type of tension and anxiety that can so easily build up in the elderly , particularly in the many who suffer from circulatory troubles , or who have a naturally anxious personality which has become even more vulnerable with age . |
9 | I must n't want him this much … |
10 | ‘ You really must n't bother me too much , old love , must n't disturb the goose when he 's trying to lay the golden egg , y'know . ’ |
11 | Er Andrea , er it 's gone eleven I must n't detain you any longer . |
12 | You must n't give anything away . |
13 | So , for instance , if she tips a pot of paint over Jamie 's drawing , tell her she must n't do it again , because she has spoiled the picture , Jamie is upset — and how would she like it if someone did that to her picture ? |
14 | I really thought it was going to be sort of ‘ You must not drink ever again' and ‘ You naughty boy , you must n't do it ever again' sort of thing . |
15 | You must n't do anything especially for me . |
16 | ‘ You must n't feed me so well , then . |
17 | must n't leave it there too long . |
18 | ‘ Look , sweetheart , must n't keep you away from the punters . |
19 | I must n't keep you away from her , but will you tell her that my wife and I are very concerned ? |
20 | ‘ You will be late , ’ she said , ‘ I must n't keep you longer . ’ |
21 | Thank you for your help , but I must n't keep you any longer . ’ |
22 | Léonie 's turned out the difficult one , the neat script ran on : I tell Madeleine she should be stricter with her but of course I must n't criticize her too much . |
23 | Then there was a big fight and she said I must n't use them ever again . |
24 | He must n't touch her tonight , headache or not . |
25 | ‘ We must n't lose them now . ’ |
26 | You must n't get me wrong , I think the world would be much better without software piracy . |
27 | They must n't kill you too ! ’ |
28 | He must n't have it today |
29 | Following the despondent Seb outside the room when he eventually left , Carrie said , ‘ You must n't take it too much to heart , Seb . |
30 | So we must n't take ourselves too seriously in this . |