Example sentences of "they [modal v] [not/n't] be [vb pp] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of them ca n't be played because they 're so fragile and if they were restored they would n't make their original sound . |
| 2 | They must not be bought or sold or even taken or given as a present . |
| 3 | Most of them have been accidentally obtained from seeds so they must not be esteemed as different species , therefore I shall only insert their common names by which they are known in gardens , that those who are inclined to collect all the varieties may be at no loss for their titles . |
| 4 | They must not be forgotten for they gave their lives in defence of values which are under more bitter attack now all over the world than ever before . ’ |
| 5 | An inspection of the table reveals overlaps between the three trends , and clearly they should not be seen as mutually exclusive . |
| 6 | They should not be handled or taken away if found . ’ |
| 7 | Above all , they should not be imposed and regulated by a central power . |
| 8 | Birkbeck 's study of garbage pickers in Cali , Colombia , suggests that they should not be viewed as vagrants left behind by economic development but as workers who are part of the industrial system ( Birkbeck 1979 ) . |
| 9 | These funerary items were nearly always painted by heraldic amateurs — signwriters , coachbuilders and so on — so although they provide useful clues they should not be regarded as authoritative , but of course the fact that they are not can also form part of the story the local historian has to tell . |
| 10 | As for polyunsaturated fats , these are a preferable substitute in our diet , but even they should not be regarded as totally beneficial . |
| 11 | They should not be regarded as simply a last resort , but involved in the consultation process surrounding possible action to prevent risk to employees . |
| 12 | Even if some of them come for what others hold to be a wrong reason , they should not be discouraged or their motives despised . |
| 13 | By this time in Durham one J. Bailey ( no relation ) had written that ‘ the expense of horses is now become so great , that they should not be used where it can be avoided . |
| 14 | They should not be discharged immediately they reach their target weights , but should become accustomed to eating normal meals rather than the high-energy diet necessary for weight gain . |
| 15 | However , they should not be over-used or applied anywhere near the face . |
| 16 | They should n't be informed and I think that 's wrong . |
| 17 | ‘ The original walls were so badly damaged they could not be saved and had to be pulled down because the stone had become non load-bearing . |
| 18 | Controlling his own forces required more subtle tactics , for they could not be dismissed as " anti-Spain " and their part in his victory and elevation gave them a claim on his gratitude and on how post-war Spain would be shaped . |
| 19 | The fact is that Mr Kinnock and his friends understand well enough not only that they could not be elected but that Britain could not be governed without some serious accommodations of the kind they now stand for . |
| 20 | More papers lay scattered thickly over the ground between the churchyard wall and the rubble of the Cutcherry but they could not be collected because musket fire once more swept the open spaces . |
| 21 | Thus in 1779 , when it was desired to refer to Choiseul 's despatches relating to the Family Compact of 1761 , they could not be found and copies had to be obtained from Madrid . |
| 22 | As such , they could not be considered as autonomous agents . |
| 23 | In accepting the payments the revenue were doing no more than agreeing that they would not be treated as prejudicing any such right . |
| 24 | However , the Soviet Defence Ministry on March 29 offered an amnesty to other deserters , saying that they would not be punished if they rejoined their units immediately . |
| 25 | Eighty per cent said they would not be offended if they were shown the most intimate moments of love-making . |
| 26 | This would put applicants in a very false position , perhaps drive away very talented applicants who might think that there were fewer places available for them , but also to encourage people who might in fact be struggling to go to any university in the country , it might encourage them to apply and to have a reasonable expectation of success because their sporting abilities were outstanding , they would then be disappointed because they would not be admitted and if they were admitted at that level , they would probably have a very unfortunate time at Oxford . |
| 27 | A representative of the mainly-Muslim Bosnian army , which seized the village in fierce fighting over the last five days , said they would not be harmed if they stayed . |
| 28 | I said , ‘ They 'd surrender many of them , if they knew they would n't be shot or mistreated . ’ |
| 29 | But they ca n't be rewarded as men can . |
| 30 | They ca n't be sold but they could be a kind of gift ? |