Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] not be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Greece and Turkey will be asked to accept that the border between them must not be changed by force , and to agree to a set of ‘ confidence-building measures ’ — pull-backs from the border , inspectors on the ground , aerial reconnaissance — to help them trust each other . |
| 2 | The fact that ECGD may have instructed them should not be taken as an endorsement of their expertise , official or otherwise . |
| 3 | G. R.Shepherd , the Labour National Agent , wrote to local Labour Parties in March 1939 , warning them against close liaison with the Club : Since groups of the Left Book Club are not entitled to affiliation with constituency parties , joint political activities with them should not be entered into , especially when these are in the direction of a so-called " Popular Front " with any other political party . |
| 4 | It 's just possible Mr Deputy Speaker , it 's just possible I may not be selected for all kinds of reasons but if I was selected it might at least give the people of that lovely part of the world the chance of having the referendum they never had over Maastricht because of the shameful way in which the Labour party was not willing to allow the people to have their say on that vital issue . |
| 5 | I have begun to sense that , despite the touching and the ‘ precious boy ’ , I may not be headed for the Dark where the soft , fat spiders watch and wait . |
| 6 | ‘ I must not be understood to be laying down a rule that in no case where a wife acts on her husband 's instructions and under his influence is it necessary to show that she has received independent advice . |
| 7 | He added that I must not be intimidated by his and Rozanov 's fluency ; I was really quite good . |
| 8 | All my life , he wrote , I have been preparing myself for this moment , but if I have prepared myself correctly then it is so that when the moment came I should not be encumbered with the sensation of having waited for it all my life , for such a sensation , wrote Harsnet , is too heavy a burden for anyone to carry . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm here to get that treasure , ’ shouted Silver , ‘ and I 'll not be beaten by man or ghost ! |
| 10 | Just one day when I 'll not be dictated to by this thing inside me . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll not be treated as a damned security risk , ’ the Prime Minister had said to the Deputy Under Secretary . |
| 12 | But waving that ; I 'll not be affraid of old worn-out Rivals … |
| 13 | But it is easy to see what the sceptic will say at this point , quite apart from the implied oddity that there is a claim which I could not be justified in making but which another can be justified in making for me . |
| 14 | The point is that if I could not be distinguished from others in some way , then the utterance ‘ It 's me ’ would be useless . |
| 15 | After all , I could not be punished for the death of Victor Frankenstein if he was not dead . |
| 16 | I would not be mistaken over this , ’ replied Merymose shortly . |
| 17 | I would not be threatened by McIllvanney . |
| 18 | Les Stewart , Senior Manager at Oban , who has responsibility for Scarinish , had perceptively anticipated that I would not be over-extended during my stay on the island . |
| 19 | ‘ I knew that I would not be allowed to box but I proved a point by showing up , ’ he said . |
| 20 | He had prospects , but for his friends ’ sake , I shall not be endowed with more than enough for my needs . |
| 21 | If I am looking directly at a stick insect , 8 inches in front of my nose and in strong daylight , I shall not be fooled by it . |
| 22 | PAMELA : [ alone ] I hope I shall not be deserted at the hour of my trial . |
| 23 | I shall not be gratified for a benefit , although I may return it in the hope of future benefits ; similarly I shall not avenge injuries except as a deterrent to future injuries . |
| 24 | ‘ I will not be condemned without trial in this way … |
| 25 | ‘ I will not be cheated of my prize ! ’ |
| 26 | And I will not be hindered by slaves nor any dunderhead men ! ’ |
| 27 | ‘ And I give you my word that I will not be seen in public again with her . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Louise , ’ her mother burst out in irritation , ‘ I will not be dictated to by that lot up at the Mansion . |
| 29 | So er I will not be offended in the least . |
| 30 | " I will not be insinuated against , " Steven said , and tapped the front of the desk . |