Example sentences of "they [modal v] not be [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Deuchar notes that : ‘ In spontaneous speech , sentences are often difficult to delimit : they may simply be unfinished , because the knowledge of the addressee makes completion unnecessary , or they may not be discernible as units at all . ’ |
| 2 | The position with regard to side letters ( setting out supplemental agreements ) is that they may not be binding as they probably will not have been referred to in the principal agreement . |
| 3 | I said that they must n't be sad because he had , after all , crammed so much into his short life , that his parties had given enormous pleasure to so many people , that Conor was the sort of person Jack Kerouac might have loved , he was one of the ones who are mad to live , desirous of everything at the same time , ‘ the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing , but burn , burn , burn , like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars ’ . |
| 4 | If you are a regular , or plan to be , then because of the amount of work imposed upon them you need a minimum of four ferrets since they must not be overworked and must be rested from time to time through the day . |
| 5 | the size of herds or flocks should not be detrimental to the animals , behaviour patterns , ie. they should not be lonely or under severe stress |
| 6 | There 's no reason why they should n't be funny or gripping even if they do n't use many words . ’ |
| 7 | They might not be aware that er there is , you know , that there could be customers who |
| 8 | The detector was recording neutrons all right , but they could n't be sure if there were neutrons coming from the cell over and above those coming from natural sources , such as cosmic rays and general radioactive ‘ dirt ’ around the lab . |
| 9 | Kylie and sister Danielle would have their fans believe that they could n't be closer and that any hint of rivalry is all in the imagination of the press . |
| 10 | Lord Taylor , the Lord Chief Justice , sitting with Mr Justice Judge and Mr Justice Hidden , said they could not be sure that the original trial jury would have reached the same verdict if it had heard evidence which had since come to light . |
| 11 | Democrats , whilst welcoming Bush 's retreat on the tax issue , argued that it was unreasonable to expect Democrats to associate themselves with spending cuts and tax increases , if they could not be certain that the President could hold his own party to such a deal . |
| 12 | This is weaker because to say that A — M would not be true if N is false is not to say that they could not be true if N is false , as the stronger account demands . |
| 13 | Right Dennis n , tins of food , things like ham , fish , beans , anything tinned , packets of dried food , dried milk oh er dried herbs , jars jars of jam , marmalade anything that 'll keep , herbs and spices , games for the children and I think I said Monday , they need n't be new but ones that ne ones that do not need batteries . |
| 14 | Tile-kilns have been located at Tiddington and at Kelvedon , south of the town , but as with pottery production they need not be urban-based and may also be seasonal . |
| 15 | Now The Trust Deed and rules were asked for prior to their consent and the company made it clear that they would not be available until after the new scheme commenced on the first October nineteen ninety and indeed it was some eight days later on the ninth October at er Trustee meeting that the company presented the Trust Deed and rules and it was resolved that the Committee of Management would er transfer all the close scheme members er into the new nineteen ninety scheme and er the same Trustees appointed themselves er Trustees of the nineteen ninety scheme and one hour later were the presentation of a draft deed amending the British Steel Pension Scheme and a draft interim Trust Deed establishing the British Steel Pension Scheme in nineteen ninety and a draft Trust Deed and rules of the British Steel Pension Scheme of nineteen ninety were tabled for noting ; and those very Trustees that were on the first meeting agreed to transfer the assets to the new scheme , set as Trustees of the new scheme one hour later , accepted the assets and er without er seeking either legal or actuarial advice and in this case er Watsons were advisors to the company to the old scheme Trustees and to the new scheme Trustees . |
| 16 | He was then asked to explain why they would not be taxable and replied : |
| 17 | Yes she were having a look at a lamb , seeing if it were alright for the thing and er we decided that they would n't be alright because where her shed thing is , it 's too far away from house . |
| 18 | And then I thought well it 's , it 's got , it says diamonds and sapphire , I thought they ca n't be real but it says , you know |
| 19 | That makes sense , but they ca n't be accurate because compost heaps generate heat which might accelerate decomposition . |
| 20 | This is the only way out , so the adventurers must head for it , even though they ca n't be sure that the haze and mist they see beyond the archway offers any real hope of release . |
| 21 | But suddenly they ca n't be independent if they have er , er , a , an illness , a problem . |
| 22 | They will not be pressurised as to what they should put on or should not put on . |
| 23 | They will not be sensational and will precede a full year down from £3.07bn to about £2.6bn . |
| 24 | Mr Major told the Commons yesterday the EC economies ‘ are not remotely ready for one currency and I believe they will not be ready if they every will be for many years . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ They will not be satisfied until the cylinders are relocated elsewhere . |
| 26 | They wo n't be fantastic but they 'll be alright . |
| 27 | The family has been offered £6 worth of vouchers by the company , but say they wo n't be happy until their son has been compensated to their satisfaction for his suffering . |
| 28 | And they wo n't they wo n't be satisfied if the get somebody else , they 'll say |
| 29 | And they won but they wo n't be difficult cos they 're all linear . |
| 30 | They can not be sure that their children will be able to go to school or that they will receive medical treatment throughout their lives . |