Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] be [adj] [prep] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is nothing like a synchronized , long-distance , man-and-dog walk and should not be confused with it , but it is a minor walk of sorts and demands some interpretation . |
| 2 | But we should n't be frightened of it . |
| 3 | The author may or may not be aware of it , but he is stating a biblical principle . |
| 4 | Your readers may not be aware of it , but although BT state ‘ … calls to these services are charged at the premium rate of 36p per minute cheap rate and 48p per minute at other times ’ , it actually costs twice that amount when you dial from a payphone ! |
| 5 | It is a conception that might not be true of it , or all of it , and which might cease to be true of it or of all of it . |
| 6 | She could not be sure of it , but just after he entered , she thought she heard footsteps going softly away down the corridor . |
| 7 | You could not be afraid of it , you could not possibly fear something so delicate and so insubstantial . |
| 8 | ’ It was a huge success , I could n't be happier with it . |
| 9 | He need not be interested in it at the time when the insurance is effected . |
| 10 | It 's as well to laugh and I 'm , I 'm especially able to encourage you because I being a Christian know you know that sin wo n't have dominion over you so that you need n't be solemn about it |
| 11 | Constance was the only adult to whom she would dream of divulging Sam 's plot , since whether Constance approved or not , she would not be difficult about it : clearly , she did not approve , either because the act would be an invasion of property and privacy or because it would land them all in trouble . |
| 12 | A 120-member policy-making Sandinista assembly was also elected and was formally elevated to be the FSLN 's superior body despite expectations that the DN would not be answerable to it . |
| 13 | Otherwise we would not be concerned with it . ’ |
| 14 | But players ' agent Leigh Steinberg counters : ‘ You would n't be numb to it if you got the tearful phone calls I get on Sunday nights and Monday mornings . |
| 15 | Because otherwise you would n't be able to it 'd take three days to clear so that 's the best way to do it . |
| 16 | they would n't be compassionate about it you know . |
| 17 | and it was er open on her bed , she popped out for , for about , I du n no forty odd minutes to get her hair done or something I was well tempted to have a look , but I thought no if I get a diary and somebody looked , looked through mine I would n't be happy about it , so I did n't its quite a hard temptation but |
| 18 | The Civil Rights movement would n't be satisfied without it . |
| 19 | Even the feminist loonies would n't be interested in it . |
| 20 | ‘ Yet , they say we would n't be interested in it here . |
| 21 | So that 's why I ended up doing science and I 've got this far so I ca n't be bad at it . |
| 22 | ‘ Though you must subordinate the managerial [ to the pastoral and spiritual functions of the Church ] , ’ he argues , ‘ you ca n't be unrealistic about it . ’ |
| 23 | Once used to this procedure , your dog will not be worried by it — but take care not to hurt the gums , which are quite sensitive . |
| 24 | They wo n't be all for it , Amy is that what you want ? |
| 25 | The play has a satisfying documentary detail ( the title is salesman 's jargon for frightening people into buying the product , in this case by saying that their health wo n't be safe without it ) and it gives a fascinating insight into the tricks of a dubious trade . |
| 26 | They certainly wo n't be surprised by it , for the Brooklands is a logical mixture of all that 's best in the cars from Crewe : you can take for granted the leather , walnut , chrome and Wilton carpeting , and also the mighty 6.75-litre V8 , four-speed automatic transmission and familiar four-door body . |
| 27 | The plain answer is that we can not be certain about it . |
| 28 | It is possible , although we can not be sure of it . |
| 29 | Even now he can not be straight-forward about it . |