Example sentences of "and [modal v] [not/n't] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some companies advertise kit , knowing that stocks are low and may not last for the full life of the ad . |
| 2 | Some companies advertise kit , knowing full well that stocks are low and may not last for the full life of the ad . |
| 3 | Israel wo n't and should n't pay for the freedom of Kuwait |
| 4 | The use of visual aids can be helpful to your talk but they are an aid and should not substitute for what you intend to say . |
| 5 | Implicit in the rhetoric of those who campaigned for stiffer age-of-consent legislation ( and the campaign went on into the 1930s to raise it above 16 , even to 21 ) was the assumption that young working-class girls were ignorant and defenceless and could not decide for themselves . |
| 6 | The women at the corner-shop remarked upon the change that had come over him , and could not account for it . |
| 7 | ‘ He was really looking forward to being a father and could not wait for the birth . |
| 8 | I phoned two people who are particularly close and could n't speak for tears . |
| 9 | A year ago I experienced a sensation of flashing lights and could n't see for about 20 minutes . |
| 10 | Abu was absent , and would not reappear for a further thirty-six hours , so we had time to watch the painful disintegration of the space-arc village and the departure of lines of subdued barefoot guests , laden with meat and buffalo horns . |
| 11 | That 's one reason children in the United States ca n't vote , they ca n't buy alcohol and ca n't stand for election . |
| 12 | The use of a petrol block on a diesel engine is not a problem as the parts are exactly the same The problem is with the crankshaft The diesel unit is of forged steel and carries a ‘ D ’ stamped on the web of the crank The petrol version , whilst sharing exactly the same dimensions is marked P and it is made from cast iron and will not run for long in a diesel unit — as you have discovered Some military petrol engines however are fitted with the forged steel crank and these will fit and run in diesel units |
| 13 | The government hopes the judges will not prevent ratification and will not call for any changes in the treaty . |
| 14 | On the roll of a 1 or 2 the staff has run out of energy and will not work for the remainder of the battle . |
| 15 | She is never left on her own as my mother stays at home when I go out , but she just waits on my bed and wo n't eat for food until I come back . |
| 16 | ‘ If you want revolution — sexual freedom , freedom of thought , freedom to discover who you really are — in short , if you want a new world and wo n't settle for less , then these journals are your only overt communications media . ’ |
| 17 | If a 16-year-old stays in bed until noon and wo n't apply for jobs , do n't get angry with him or her . |
| 18 | Whiston-born Howard , 24 , said : ‘ I 've told Widnes I want a move and wo n't play for them again . |
| 19 | The argument against so doing is that the institutions will wish to disseminate the proceeds of the flotation to their various funds and can not cater for contingent liabilities such as warranty claims . |
| 20 | But they are banned from party membership and can not vote for the party at election time . |
| 21 | Bearing in mind what the patient can and can not do for himself , the nursing interventions to achieve the set goals can then be selected according to local circumstances and available resources . |
| 22 | He is after all manager , and can not wish for a scandal … ’ |
| 23 | Like the golfer who hits his one decent shot on the eighteenth hole and can not wait for the following weekend 's game , I felt light of heart with the warm promise of another evening in the company of the delightful Sally Drayton . |
| 24 | Campbell is fully in control of his part and can not wait for shooting to start . |