Example sentences of "[subord] they [modal v] [not/n't] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the lights — you guessed it — sit high on anorexic columns where they ca n't be stoned . |
| 2 | If you are using these , keep them where they ca n't be tampered with . |
| 3 | It will also decrease the likelihood of catching hardened computer criminals by turning informers into criminals , and allow computer manufacturers to carry on selling insecure computers for applications where they should not be used . |
| 4 | Didier Pironi told me they were about to leave the circuit for a hotel to meet in private where they could not be coerced by their bosses and , as it happens , along with a half-dozen other early colleagues , my car was well placed to follow the bus as it drove off . |
| 5 | A large proportion of Whitely 's inmates had also come via other gaols throughout the country ; prisons where they could n't be handled adequately . |
| 6 | Any complex subjects which are not present in the scheme must be placed in a more general category where they can not be distinguished from other subjects . |
| 7 | PI : Locks Warranty : In addition to withdrawing keys from locks , the keys must now also be placed where they can not be seen by a would be thief . |
| 8 | keys are withdrawn from the locks fitted to the Home and placed where they can not be seen by anyone intent on making an unauthorised entry |
| 9 | keys are withdrawn from the locks fitted to the Home and placed where they can not be seen by anyone intent on making an unauthorised entry |
| 10 | Finding the optimum location is largely a matter of trial and error , but aim to place them where they can not be seen upside-down ( i.e. , with the top end facing a wall ) , or use them as wall-hangings . |
| 11 | Consideration of particle emission from black holes would seem to suggest that God not only plays dice but also sometimes throws them where they can not be seen . |
| 12 | The surgeon is wearing a funnel on his head , the woman a book on hers , where they can not be used , and the monk looks on with indifference . |
| 13 | I think one has to remember that these are people coming from a war-torn area that had been held in either refugee camps or detention centres and they will be traumatised and although they may not be injured , they 've suffered some horror , so they 'll have emotional problems to be dealt with as well . |
| 14 | Midfielders Jon Gautrey and John Roche are both expected to have recovered from injuries suffered last weekend , although they may not be risked in view of next week 's F.A . |
| 15 | We got a call from them recently and , apparently they 've managed to come up with a program that WILL allow for a hundred Lemmings on-screen at once — although they would not be animated to any degree whatsoever . |
| 16 | As a result of the way in which the knives fall , all the Scottish provisions can be thoroughly debated , although they will not be debated separately . |
| 17 | Floor , garage floor , and step paints are hard wearing and not slippery , although they can not be called non-slip . |
| 18 | Future disbursements that you must take into account ( although they should not be put onto your bill ) will include stamp duty and a land registration fee . |
| 19 | But in the UK copyright lasts for 50 years , so they ca n't be sold here . ’ |
| 20 | Now that the Apple Computer Inc v Microsoft Corp lawsuit has been defanged and the only thing standing between Bill Gates and world domination is the Federal Trading Commission — see page three : there may be more truth than not in the observation that Microsoft wants IBM to have OS/2 so they ca n't be accused of being a monopoly . |
| 21 | Investment income is exempted from the 9 per cent national insurance tax , so they would not be touched by Labour 's abolition of the £21,060 ceiling . |
| 22 | Plants too will not come amiss if these are well rooted between stones so they can not be dug up . |
| 23 | In the stage production , all the other characters walk to the back of the stage , so they can not be seen , yet Antonio stays at the front , looking into the audience with a depressed expression on his face . |
| 24 | The losses are effectively " ring-fenced " so they can not be used to offset gains arising on the disposal of the purchasing group 's assets . |
| 25 | This may be one reason why venture capitalists argue that profitable start-up opportunities are rare — perhaps they do exist , but that the theoretically correct investment criteria are not being applied and so they can not be found — although no concrete evidence exists for this link . |
| 26 | This is because both the check and the hammer are mounted on the key , so they can not be brought closer to each other by the rotation of the key . |
| 27 | None of these third-tier authorities have significant social policy responsibilities , so they will not be examined further here . |
| 28 | The Minister is shaking his head , so they will not be completed by Christmas . |
| 29 | The experimental methods involved depend very much on the particular experiment , so they will not be discussed further in this chapter . |
| 30 | In 1910 few Liberals had argued for Home Rule in their election addresses or speeches , so they could not be said to have a clear mandate for it . |