Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] be [prep] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Highly intelligent and academically minded children should not be in this school … |
| 2 | He fell asleep , but hours later he woke up and felt again — as he 'd felt for a moment in the hall when he 'd arrived — that he should n't be in this house . |
| 3 | The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Lion might not be on this book list , but in the short sub-section of ‘ Finance and Government ’ were old conspiratorial favourites : F.J. Irsigier 's Who Makes Our Money ? , |
| 4 | We might not be in this situation now . |
| 5 | She would not be on this earth much longer . |
| 6 | As for sociable hours , I would not be in this trade if I expected to work nine to five , Monday to Friday . |
| 7 | ‘ Now my job 's up north , or I would n't be on this train now . |
| 8 | If we 're so smart we would n't be in this mess in the first place . |
| 9 | ‘ If she was our daughter she would n't be in this mess , ’ Whitlock retorted . |
| 10 | Maybe just a few more seconds and they would have fired him and he would n't be in this position now . |
| 11 | If you 'd let your heart rule your head instead of your winkle , you would n't be in this state ! ’ |
| 12 | But if that man Reagan was n't sending bullets to the army , we would n't be in this situation . |
| 13 | Of course with a wreck like you 've got you should be in one of the big motoring organisations — that way you would n't be in this situation now . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ If I did n't believe clothes helped , then I would n't be in this business . ’ |
| 15 | A general deformation will not be of this type and we need to know the change in volume in such a case . |
| 16 | ‘ He wo n't be at this place , ’ Doreen assured her in a lofty tone . |
| 17 | Furthermore , Piper , I wo n't be in this trench tonight , ’ continued Taff , rising to his feet and climbing out of the trench . |