Example sentences of "they [modal v] [not/n't] be [vb pp] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Greece and Turkey will be asked to accept that the border between them must not be changed by force , and to agree to a set of ‘ confidence-building measures ’ — pull-backs from the border , inspectors on the ground , aerial reconnaissance — to help them trust each other . |
| 2 | In Howard E. Perry & Co . Ltd. v. B.R.B. it was held that the defendants ' refusal to allow the plaintiffs to enter their premises to collect goods which belonged to them could not be justified by their fear of intensified industrial action . |
| 3 | There is one exception to this rule of not searching the unregistered Land Charges Register in the case of registered land : prospective mortgagors who are buying a registered property have , as yet ( until they complete their purchase ) , no title to the registered land ; and therefore a bankruptcy or a receiving order made against them would not be disclosed by a title search . |
| 4 | The following year he sent to Gronovius in Holland ‘ many curiosities ’ via Collinson , hoping they may not be intercepted by the French and Spaniards , as the year before . |
| 5 | They er they they should not be received by me . |
| 6 | Although open lines of communication are important , they should not be used by the superior to command the subordinate in a matter where authority has been delegated to the subordinate . |
| 7 | They should not be changed by unilateral action , nor by force . |
| 8 | These revenue investment proposals failed to attract support in the context of the proposed accounting standard , and the ASB therefore concluded that they should not be pursued by that means . |
| 9 | When they arrived at her close he took her inside , along past the stairs to where it was dark and they could n't be seen by the rest of the close . |
| 10 | Whatever the overall trend , the steps from one class to the next were so abrupt that they could not be explained by gradual transmutation . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Archaeological evidence shows that occupation of the lowlands in the last 3000 years was achieved by long-range dispersals from the north-west of groups with three ceramic traditions , though these declined in complexity as they could not be sustained by the terra firme environment . |
| 13 | They could not be overcome by altering the organization of the world . |
| 14 | If they could not be enlightened by persuasion it must be done by force . |
| 15 | The function of underwriters was to commit themselves before the issue to buy the bonds at a set minimum price , if they could not be sold by the managing group at a price above this minimum . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | However , if on hearing or reading these sentences people computed their structures , which conform to standard rules of English syntax , and used their knowledge of the semantics of English to interpret these structures , they would not be misled by them . |
| 18 | His reported reaction was that if his order could answer a hundred heretics a year , they would not be beaten by one Catholic . |
| 19 | At conferences that year and in 1989 , we told hauliers that , without a quality accreditation , they would not be enployed by ICI Chemicals & Polymers Ltd . |
| 20 | In opinion polls , Americans generally insist that they would not be persuaded by legalisation to try drugs they are not taking now . |
| 21 | The nuns had gasped and gone to the Mother Superior for reassurance that they would n't be infected by the infidel in their midst . |
| 22 | They ca n't be faked by simply changing your motion , or anything like that . |
| 23 | The Minister is shaking his head , so they will not be completed by Christmas . |
| 24 | Speaking on a visit to Magherafelt he said : ‘ All I can say is that the community 's reply will always be that they will not be moved by this type of thing , ’ he said . |
| 25 | They will not be led by preachers at their church to face up to the fact that there are four Gospels , that John is significantly different from the Synoptics , that the New Testament writers do not always speak with the same voice even on essential matters of faith . |
| 26 | The people of Wales saw that it was unfair and they will not be fooled by this council tax . |
| 27 | SOUTH Bank , the oldest surviving club in the Northern League , stressed yesterday that they will not be beaten by their current problems . |
| 28 | They will not be covered by the Race Relations and Sex Discrimination Act . |
| 29 | Although the parties are free to agree what terms they choose , they will not be bound by any term which is not properly incorporated in the contract . |
| 30 | They will not be mystified by the first man who puts on a wig … |