Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] go [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We must not go too far , ’ said Holmes . |
| 2 | But the designer must not go too far in the other direction by filling the schedule with deeply sensitive and thought-provoking questions so that the respondent is exhausted after a short period . |
| 3 | Holmes repeated his warning that Sir Henry should not go on the moor at night , and should not go anywhere alone . |
| 4 | It is important that constituents should be able to consult us about confidential matters , but surely we should not go so far as to give comfort to murderers and bombers , as has been suggested . |
| 5 | We should not go so far as to hold a referendum , but the people must have the final say . |
| 6 | The hon. Gentleman 's mathematical skills are letting him down today — perhaps I should not go too deeply into that in case we get into a tangle . |
| 7 | ‘ And all being well there 's no reason why he should n't go ashore tomorrow morning . ’ |
| 8 | His mother reassured him , 'people often go down there with their dogs ; do n't worry , I 'm sure he would n't hurt you , but perhaps you should n't go down there for a week or two , David . ’ |
| 9 | Now that may not go quite as far as as as would would favour . |
| 10 | That may not go down so well in the middle of Leicester Square if you are wearing a suit . |
| 11 | Schrager and Short may not go this far , but they are certainly right to stress that corporate crime should be conceptualized so as to include acts of omission as well as the more obvious acts of commission . |
| 12 | It would make us a lot safer and cars may not go as fast . |
| 13 | I recognise that this may not go as far as librarians would wish . |
| 14 | It believes that audit committees and the obligatory rotation of audit partners may not go far enough to convince the public of their independence , and suggests that shareholders should be more involved in appointing auditors , determining the scope of the audit , and in the decision to obtain other services from the auditing firm . |
| 15 | If the terms of reference you have in mind are not precise , or if they are not explicitly stated , you may not go far enough in your investigations or you may stray outside the limits that your boss or client has in mind . |
| 16 | He said he was convinced the buses would continue to serve the estate but added the 20mph speed limit may not go far enough . |
| 17 | ‘ I might not go just yet … ’ |
| 18 | This , perhaps , might not go down too well in Scotland where he will find firms of chartered surveyors more than ready to rise to the challenge . |
| 19 | But perhaps we might not go there again — for a while anyway . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ The pencil could not go fast enough over the paper , so quickly changed the scenes . ’ |
| 21 | He could not go fast enough now to satisfy him . |
| 22 | He was a big fit man but he realised he could not go on much longer , and his iron resolve began to melt in the face of the powers of nature surrounding him . |
| 23 | ‘ The workload for both Barry Newbery and myself was tremendous , we both felt we could not go on much longer , and suggested that a third Designer be included on the team . ’ |
| 24 | However , his co-chairman Lord Owen , appointed by the European Community , warned that peace talks could not go on forever , saying there would come a time when action had to be taken by the international community . |
| 25 | Leith afterwards supposed she should have realised that that state of affairs could not go on indefinitely without someone getting hurt . |
| 26 | They are largely women who have got to the top in other careers and found they could not go any further . |
| 27 | I accept that the right hon. Gentleman could not go any further at that time , but is he aware that his argument that a change in the defence of provocation might allow for revenge killings is wrong and invalid because juries would not accept it in the case of revenge killings ? |
| 28 | Because of his Cartesianism , Malebranche could not go so far as to say that material objects were not really extended or in motion , but Pierre Bayle had argued that such restraint was unjustifiable . |
| 29 | Even Amabel could not go so far as to trouble Gemma . |
| 30 | We then asked him , if he could not go so far as to meet us in full , to introduce an empowering provision . |