Example sentences of "he [vb mod] not [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , although the hon. Member for Chislehurst feels that he may not achieve headlines in the newspapers , I feel that he will . |
| 2 | He may not bring siege-engines when first he comes , ballista and cannon . |
| 3 | ‘ Let's face it — he may not want help of any sort . |
| 4 | He may not have Michael 's sophistication and finesse , but I know exactly how to handle James . |
| 5 | What is worrying is that Yoarth said he may not play Speed ( but Goss ) so with Kelly not playing Macca could be the only Leeds representative playing tonight ( I think ) … just shows the state of British football managers : - ( |
| 6 | ‘ He may not like dogs , ’ said Gildas . |
| 7 | When a player receives the ball outside his 22-metre line and runs behind the 22 to kick for touch , he may not gain ground from the kick . |
| 8 | At all events , I shall be much obliged to you if you will write to me as soon as possible — in order that , if you do not hold out any hope , he may not lose time , and if you do , that you may receive further information ; and he be put into the way of preparing himself , according to your wishes , for the situation . |
| 9 | He was young by any measure , and Alexei knew that he should not feel concern . |
| 10 | Although he acknowledged that there had " been no sign of flexibility " during his talks with Hammadi , Rafsanjani asked rhetorically why he should not meet Saddam Hussein " if there is hope for the salvation of the Iraqi nation " , and added that it would be " logical " to talk to the US administration if the pursuit of peace made it necessary . |
| 11 | It was a condition of his bail that he should not approach Bridget Coffey , the complainant . |
| 12 | And he entrusted to the curator that he should not allow sale of certain land but [ the foster-child ] should enjoy its income together with his nurses , Sempronia and Maevia . |
| 13 | He should not put words in my mouth , however , or make false assumptions . |
| 14 | If you are eventing rather than hunter trialling and the horse is standing in the horsebox between phases , he is likely to ‘ go off the boil ’ and although he should not require work as such , he will probably need a sharp canter and four or five practice jumps before he is ready to go . |
| 15 | He should not seek information from other local authorities except through the chief executive or clerk of his own council . |
| 16 | Some instinct told him he should not let Cleo out of his sight . |
| 17 | ‘ I 've told the farmer he should not use women for work with the threshing-machine . |
| 18 | He must not alienate Phil Jordan , who was only doing his job and trying to be a friend at the same time . |
| 19 | He must not take part in the consideration or discussion of the matter or vote upon it . |
| 20 | Again Peter heard the voice , telling him that he must not call things unclean that God had made . |
| 21 | To seize it he must not let Mr Kaifu get all the credit if the trade talks succeed . |
| 22 | He must not write letters on behalf of the council or sign public notices . |
| 23 | Oh , he 'll not drink Tetleys . |
| 24 | There were plenty of other tasks for all three to get on with , and he might not bring Phyllis Henley tomorrow , he would prefer a more conciliatory personality , although she certainly knew her district . |
| 25 | He might not love Didi , but he intended to marry her as soon as he had the ring , and he 'd only persuaded her to return to New York to facilitate matters and save a possible clash … |
| 26 | He did n't like the sound of that much , so he changed his mind and said he might not have time , anyway , after his other reading in a church hall . |
| 27 | He might not volunteer information , but is he is asked , he supplies it in a flawlessly polite manner . |
| 28 | The acknowledgement of service enables the defendant 's solicitor to correct any misnomer in the writ unless , of course , it is so fundamental that he might not accept service at all . |
| 29 | He might not ride winners these days , but just now and then all the disappointment of his life in racing was forgotten for one sweet moment . |
| 30 | But even Butler has come to realise that in fulfilling the role of gamekeeper turned poacher he might not win friends but he could influence people . |