Example sentences of "they [vb mod] not [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may not reach maturity for several years . |
| 2 | They have not chosen the new family and they may not feel love or even liking for the new partner . |
| 3 | ‘ Savings rates always lag behind — and if the 2 per cent rise is temporary they may not have time to move at all . ’ |
| 4 | She says that they 're trying to clear up the waste created by thousands of people — it 's a long job and they may not have time to do it all . |
| 5 | They may not have information about users ' success ( or lack of it ) in searching for particular books , or for books on particular subjects , or the extent to which users locate substitutes for their original choices , or the extent to which users browse or take up materials on impulse , or the manner in which impulse choices are taken up . |
| 6 | And when he returned to the college , he told the students they must n't let blindness get in the way of their creativity . |
| 7 | They must not forget sabbath law in the coming busy seasons of sowing and harvest . |
| 8 | It is for broadcasting authorities to determine what constitutes the appropriate degree of impartiality , and they must not lose sight of their obligation not to include in their programmes matter which is likely to encourage or incite crime or be offensive to public feeling . |
| 9 | Even so , the judges are hampered by the thought that they must not run counter to political trends , for example by implying a right to full compensation for the appropriation of property when a socialist legislature did not in terms provide for such compensation . |
| 10 | If you are given a box of chocolates they should not represent ruin and damnation . |
| 11 | As far as we are concerned , events before the big bang can have no consequences , so they should not form part of a scientific model of the universe . |
| 12 | It was GT 's Geoffrey Harrison who recently lambasted farmers who during the more buoyant 80 's had been ‘ obsessed with the idea that they should not pay tax . ’ |
| 13 | The problem was , Cora-Beth could see no reason now that they were engaged why they should not make love . |
| 14 | Zuwaya said they should not watch television together ; sons should not smoke in their father 's presence , nor try to wheedle or coax money from them ; and mostly they did not do those things . |
| 15 | Particularly having regard to the weight of the evidence against W , it was extremely important to remind the jury that W had a right to respond as he had done , was not bound to answer questions , and that they should not infer guilt from any failure to respond . |
| 16 | Women tell themselves frequently that they should not show anger , or be jealous , or desire power . |
| 17 | ‘ They should not see television as a panacea for all financial ills . ’ |
| 18 | The country is asked to pay the price of the Government 's overriding concern that they should not lose face . |
| 19 | They should not take account of side-effects if the sole effect is via the prices of products or factors . |
| 20 | He ran his hand the length of her spine , making her aware that he wanted her as badly as she wanted him , and for a wild moment she could see no reason why they should n't make love . |
| 21 | There 's no reason why they should n't have stuff sent by sea . " |
| 22 | So not a good day for City , but they should n't lose heart , as the score line the home side , and on another day might well be reversed as they were not that much difference in the goals . |
| 23 | They are trained professionals but they should n't lose sight of the importance of getting children to accept the discipline that comes with education . |
| 24 | Can now , can we actually move on a bit because , that has been very valuable what you said , but in fairness to Mr Maxwell it also has to be said does n't it that up until he stole these assets er this process of throwing organisations , peoples monies into a spin dryer and pulling them out of different sort of sequences was something he regularly did and we 've had witnesses to say how well he did manage the funds and how they grew , whether when they should sell stock and when they should n't sell stock and so on . |
| 25 | When people walk into an auditorium , one thing ought to happen and another ought not : their attention should be grabbed and held but at the same time they should n't fall flat on their faces because you 've failed to gaffer down a loose wire . |
| 26 | ‘ But they 'll not take advantage , Winnie said . |
| 27 | Socialists do n't like people choosing , for they might not choose socialism . ’ |
| 28 | threatened and awed the jurors to give a verdict for the King , and by unlawful means did surprize the county , that they might not make defence , and did use several menacing wicked speeches and actions to the jury and others , for obtaining his unjust purpose aforesaid . |
| 29 | If Richard , who suffers badly from asthma , had children , they might not get asthma . |
| 30 | The apprentices er did n't start before six o'clock in the morning of course they could n't start apprentice before six o'clock in the morning until he was maybe in his last year then it would be either one o'clock or two o'clock in the morning . |