Example sentences of "he [vb mod] not [be] [vb pp] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old zeks say that if a man has a nightmare then he should not be disturbed because the awakened life of the camps is more awful than the pain of any dream . |
| 2 | Even though he had accepted general responsibility for his company 's operations , and would probably have agreed to print the books had the decision been referred to him , he could not be convicted unless he had been given specific notice of the offensive material . |
| 3 | BOSNIA 'S Muslim president yesterday suspended temporarily his participation in international peace talks in New York , saying he could not be involved as long as Serbs continued their offensive in eastern Bosnia and Sarajevo . |
| 4 | A physically brave man ( he was a noted wrestler and had instructed Harry Pascoe in the art at one time ) he was doctrinally circumspect , so he conducted the marriage service in such a way that he could not be labelled as either a papist or a puritan . |
| 5 | He could not be described as handsome , and , in later years , with his weight fluctuating to in excess of fifteen stone through his appetite for junkish food between pictures , he showed signs of a middle-aged spread ; not being tall , at five feet , nine inches , it tends to be obvious . |
| 6 | Since he held by patent he could not be displaced and the work was executed by his deputy , Thomas Atkins , who turned out to be as dishonest and self-seeking as his principal . |
| 7 | The train driver was in such ‘ deep shock ’ he could not be interviewed and was being counselled by staff . |
| 8 | He would not be prepared when she asked him why he had sent two men to beat up a pathetic hotel clerk and frighten a vulnerable old woman . |
| 9 | But he would be quite safe because he would keep a sharp look-out for anything and everything , and he would not be captured because no Longhand ever had been captured . |
| 10 | That of course will go and what 's more there 's going to be some drag hunting on his land of which he will not be consulted because if you had to negotiate with organisations for controlled access to its land for the use of drag hunting . |
| 11 | Eighteen months later , Thomas is making a good recovery , though he can not be diagnosed as being clear of leukaemia for another three years . |
| 12 | If , therefore , a person occupies or uses land by licence of the owner with the paper title and his licence has not been duly determined , he can not be treated as having been in " adverse possession " … |
| 13 | If A knows in advance that B ca n't come , then he is being deceptive ; but if he knows that B knows that he knows that B ca n't come , then he can not be interpreted as requesting at all ( utterance ( i ) might then be a joke , or if B is in an incapacitated ( say , inebriated ) state , perhaps a gibe ) . |