Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] n't be [noun prp] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | F—ing hell , she ca n't be Elton John every day ! |
| 2 | I 'm afraid you wo n't be Miss World again , but you 'll do . |
| 3 | It could n't be Dr Kent ; she hardly knew him , she 'd only spoken to him three times , and then briefly . |
| 4 | It was n't the van arriving for he would have heard the engine , and it could n't be Joe Maitland . |
| 5 | ‘ It ca n't be Signor Diomede — he 's far too young . ’ |
| 6 | Lewis insisted that if he was crowned WBC champion by default he was ready to put his title on the line next spring against a British opponent — but it would n't be Frank Bruno . |
| 7 | By air , land or water , it would n't be Barry Sheene if he did n't arrive in style . |
| 8 | ‘ In 10 years , it wo n't be Crystal Palace but it may be Southern League , Division Seven . ’ |
| 9 | But be sure of one thing , ’ he added bitterly , ‘ whoever makes money out of the deal , it wo n't be Brian Harley . ’ |