Example sentences of "[noun sg] they [modal v] [not/n't] [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since such orders are not the product of a directing intelligence they can not be said to have a particular purpose . |
| 2 | Erm , another thing too it 's a , just a pity that that chap there , well both of them actually are standing whe pity they could n't be persuaded to move over a little bit because they are , you see this chap in a dark suit , he 's right against that very dark archway there . |
| 3 | He takes over her life and even her education , continues to sleep with other women and tells the poor girl they ca n't be seen together in public . |
| 4 | But without wealth they can not be tackled at all . |
| 5 | Yes , that 's one place they should n't be allowed |
| 6 | One day , soon after he arrived in the dale he had reason to go to another farm and overheard a conversation between two old ladies.p They were lamenting that it was a sad day because outsiders were coming into the dale and taking over farms and was n't it a shame they could n't be let to locals . ’ |
| 7 | Obviously , tenants will be unwilling to invest what may be considerable sums in refurbishing premises if at the end of the lease they will not be paid anything in recognition of the improvements to the premises which they have made . |
| 8 | When back office problems lead to a suspension they can not be sorted out in short order . ’ |
| 9 | When back office problems lead to a suspension they can not be sorted out in short order . ’ |
| 10 | It is particularly concerned about the system whereby land value is based on the price it would command with planning permission , since this discriminates against protected sites of ecological importance , which are on occasion " zero rated " , since by definition they would not be developed . |
| 11 | A further paragraph in this message in which the State Department gave its views on the proposal to hand-over the Cossacks we shall come to in Chapter Six , but in respect of the Yugoslavs the State Department was ruling that , whether they were Chetniks or not in conformity with agreed allied policy they should not be handed over and the Supreme Allied Commander was to be left in no doubt of the State Department 's view . |
| 12 | Sussex secretary Nigel Bett warned : ‘ If they refuse to interview our captain they will not be allowed to report our matches . ’ |
| 13 | Clients also worry about discussing their troubles in case they may not be allowed treatment . |
| 14 | In which case they could not be said to have decided the issue for themselves , let alone for others . |
| 15 | Of course they would n't be turned out of the house . |
| 16 | With luck they would n't be remarked upon . |
| 17 | Like a fiery Pandora 's box , the lid was thrown wide open , spewing all the good and evil upon the world ( and , like the Greek myth , once good and evil are loosed on the world they can not be called back ) . |
| 18 | On the other hand they can not be expected to do their job efficiently unless they have a substantial background of experience in commanding large public transport aircraft or their military equivalents . |
| 19 | They try and tighten it up even more , almost in a subconscious way to control a disaster , and we know that things like chaos and disaster they ca n't be controlled , they ca n't be wrapped up in that way . |
| 20 | Until the men are identified beyond doubt they can not be returned to Romania . |
| 21 | To the extent that such rights and privileges are to be found in the Bill of Rights , in my judgment they will not be infringed for the reasons which I have given . |