Example sentences of "[vb mod] n't be [adj] [to-vb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would n't be surprised to learn that many people do now smoke only a quarter of their cigarettes on the bed when worried , simply because they have seen it so often in films . |
| 2 | But it certainly would n't be fair to claim that all you need to do in order to shed surplus weight is to add sufficient fibre-rich foods to your diet or switch from refined carbohydrate foods to natural fibre-rich foods like wholemeal bread . |
| 3 | It would n't be fair to suggest that most users of desktop publishing systems were unhappy with the quality of their page printer 's output — more that they have realised that they can improve the quality still further by going to a bureau . |
| 4 | It would n't be difficult to show that she wished me ill . |
| 5 | It ca n't be true to say that we chose our friends , |
| 6 | Cos cos my mum and dad wo n't be able to get that cos my dad 's working . |
| 7 | ‘ Tomorrow I wo n't be able to believe that I 've seen and touched you , Heathcliff ! ’ she cried , catching hold of his hands . |
| 8 | four hundred and thirty quid , he said bloody hell , so what I said to him is , I know you 're gon na need a car , what I 'll do is er , I 'll get to work , I 'll put it , I 'll bring the car , you bring the car in beginning of the month , next month , right , said I wo n't be able to guarantee that I 'll get it done in a week cos I 've got other work booked in , but I 'll have it in here which means I 'll be able to do work to your car , right , and it 's better me being able to do that , then it , it 's sitting out outside your house and nobody touching it for a couple of weeks , now , I might have it for a couple of weeks , see and I 'll be able to do it in my own leisurely time then |
| 9 | Briefly , if it is possible to interpret ( Ex ) Fx substitutionally as well as referentially , then it wo n't be superfluous to say that F 's actually exist , for on a substitutional interpretation they need not do so . |
| 10 | You wo n't be surprised to learn that they won by ten wickets . |