Example sentences of "they [modal v] [not/n't] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Although , I agree , some of them might not think it very appropriate . |
| 2 | The maid who opened the door to them could not take her eyes off the great fat woman in the biscuit straw hat with big cloth roses on its brim , and the cape that just covered her shoulders and showed an expanse of blue cotton bosom , the like she had never seen before . |
| 3 | But most of them could not understand his lasting despair , for was he not free and in the very home of democracy ? |
| 4 | I find they resemble grit and taste the same — even the health store from which I bought them could not enlighten me . |
| 5 | If , for example , we knew what animals with neocortices could do that species lacking them could n't do we would know something about the cortex without having to ablate it in a single animal . |
| 6 | If you let somebody else get stuff on your book , and some of them could n't pay it , you know , you 've no means of paying it . |
| 7 | Some of them could n't afford it . |
| 8 | All day and then he got all to do at lunch time yeah they kept it up all the day , they had separate play time , they had had to eat their lunch in the class room all they were allowed was a piece of fruit , a bread and water and they all had to have , you know , they had a bread roll supplied by the school an a an apple I think And Jan made them write out their names and some of them could n't write their name ! |
| 9 | So that he ca n't see what 's going on , cos she thinks if he do n't see what 's going on he wo n't bark , but he cries but I mean she should n't have them there , she 's never here so she should n't have them , I mean look at the trouble Alan had to get Jessie , because they worked , but Emma goes home every lunch time to see to Jessie from the bank , but I mean the woman one of them would n't let her have a dog , one kennels , which is how it should be , but I mean this one breed those three herself so , yeah I mean if you breed dogs yourself and you have three in the house of the same breed , what the hell do you want an alsatian for , as well but the whole point is she do n't have them as enjoyment , she do n't have them as company |
| 10 | Although we would not be able to see them because the light from them would not reach us , we would still feel their gravitational attraction . |
| 11 | While they may not realise it , owners can be held liable if their dog attacks someone , or causes an accident or damage , and this policy covers them up to £1 million . |
| 12 | Something may be wrong but they may not realise it . |
| 13 | On the other hand , being box shifters , they may not care what software they ship and some people are betting they 'll both wind up licensing from Microsoft . |
| 14 | On the other hand , being box shifters , they may not care what software they ship anyway and some people are betting they 'll both wind up licensing Windows from Microsoft . |
| 15 | I do n't know how that all worked with work , because erm , they may not want me too . |
| 16 | The only potential problem with friends being eager to let you pick bits and pieces from their gardens is that often they may not grow anything that is suitable for pressing . |
| 17 | yeah but er yeah there , there 's a gre there 's a great er it 's a great shame actually erm we may not have Jenny for very much longer , they may not renew her contract which will be a big shame . |
| 18 | They may not do them and we could still issue , we would still have to issue the statements of general conformity . |
| 19 | The reason for such an uncompromising policy is made plain : ‘ … that they may not teach you to do according to all their abominable practices which they have done in the service of their gods , and so to sin against the Lord your God ’ ( 20.18 ; see7.4 ) . |
| 20 | There are probably more of them quietly getting on with it than is apparent , though they may not call themselves ‘ spiritual directors ’ — clergy , religious , lay people , tutors in jobs where Christian formation is important . |
| 21 | They may not call it a " pedagogical grammar " , but it is what they will mean . |
| 22 | They may not persuade you but they are great persuaders . |
| 23 | ‘ They may not know what he 's done . |
| 24 | First-time parents may not know how to tell stories or share pictures ; they may not know what books are available or how they should be used ; and they may not realize how important and how enjoyable books and pictures ( and talking about them ) can be . |
| 25 | They may not know what is in these documents ; even those who do may not understand the implications of the proposals . |
| 26 | We 're all running down to the river like you said , they may not find us down there . |
| 27 | They may not find it , they may not find it impossible to change contracts but it will become increasingly harder for them to do so . |
| 28 | They may not find it , they may not find it impossible to change contracts but it will become increasingly harder for them to do so . |
| 29 | They may not like you , but they will respect you and they will work well for you . |
| 30 | In this case they may not add anything at all to the message . |